Month: May 2018

King Bea Culpa

Song of the Day: The KingBees – My Mistake We are not exactly sure what mistake The Kingbees are owning up to in this propulsive, neo-Rockabilly gem – they seems to be apologizing for not choose the straight life over the life of a Rock and Roller (and maybe mistaking a guy for a girl …

Their Ship of Love Is Ready to Attack

Song of the Day: DFX2 – Something’s Always Happening Twin brothers Donald and David Farage (DFX2 – get it?) are frustrated and annoyed.  They lost their employment and crashed their car and worst of all they are “threatened with obscurity”!  That last thing was really more than a threat as they remain almost completely unknown …

Nothing Ever Happens to Us, ‘Cept We Miss the Bus

Song of the Day: Buzzcocks – Something’s Gone Wrong Again Life is really bugging Pete Shelley.  He lost a sock, his egg yoke broke (no joke), he missed a bus, etc.  Somehow, Shelley and the Buzzcocks make these petty little annoyances seem ominous and even downright perilous.  But, haven’t we all felt like that sometimes, …

The Original First World Problems

Song of the Day: Fred Neil – That’s the Bag I’m In “I burned my fingers on the coffee pot,  Toast was cold and the orange juice was hot,”  Fred Neil complains in this mostly tongue-in-cheek list of problems that are ruining his day/life.  The tune is saved from sounding whiny by a slightly funky …