Tuesday Tunes

Some Tuesday Tunes. 

I remember seeing The The's video for "This Is the Day" back in the mid-80's and was perplexed that it was not part of the official YouTube channel. Matt Johnson didn't like the way it turned out, but 40 years later he's made peace with it. I'm thrilled about that as I find the video's green screen backgrounds quite charming. "This is the day your life will surely change."

The The "This Is the Day"

I wanted to use a live video from the Moving Pictures tour of "By-Tor and the Snow Dog," but the jerk who posted it to YouTube won't let it be embedded so here's the studio track instead. The Smashing Pumpkins would use (Billy Corgan himself says they ripped off) the marching band style licks of the Professor (heard approximately at 3:54 of the song) for "Cherub Rock" so listen to that one right after. 

RUSH "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"

Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock

Names and addresses are easy to forget. Peter Hook's bass playing his the highlight for me. The video very clearly highlights Bernard Sumner instead. 

New Order "Regret"

The Verlaines "Bird Dog"

R.E.M. "So. Central Rain"

Sebastian Cabot "Like a Rolling Stone"

Monday Music

I've been down the rabbit hole of new New Zealand rock thanks to The Beths. Of course, I've been a huge fan of the Flying Nun record label out of New Zealand for decades so I will include some awesome tunes from those groups too. So, here's a treasure trove of incredible music from there. 

First up here's some Hans Pucket. Their videos are witty and their music is fantastic. As D.D. Blank told me one evening via text message: "somebody under the age of 50 has listened to skinny tie pop. Maybe, there's hope." I will try and do a full post on this band of phenoms soon. 

Comfort

Straight To My Heart

The Chills will live forever in their "Kaleidoscope World." They have stereos and electric guitars...

Kaleidoscope World

Bailter Space's 1995 release Wammo has just been reissued on vinyl. I highly recommend this Flying Nun band with their sweet shoegaze rock. 

Splat

Bird Nest Roys were brilliant one album wonders. They were said to be one of the Flying Nun bands that had the Dunedin sound, but were actually from Auckland. 

Ain't Mutatin

Speaking of mutating, the Verlaines line-up is an ever-changing carousel, but as long as Graeme Downes is writing the tunes we're good. I do love when Jane Dodd was in the band though. 

Doomsday

The Clean! This band's music came to me later than other Flying Nun acts, but it was instant love. Their songs helped me through a rough patch of life and are right at the top of my favorite New Zealand bands.

Anything Could Happen

Platypus

Here are a plethora of classics from The Beths. Liz Stokes writes the tunes. The band arranges them and guitarist Jonathan Pearce produces the records. The albums sound incredible and the songs are magic. I have purchased them in every format from Bandcamp. Now I need to find a G & L Fallout guitar and a Jansen amp. 

Little Death

You Wouldn't Like Me

Lying in the Sun

Jump Rope Gazers