This will mean something to exactly 2 of you, but apparently Afghan Whigs are reuniting next year!

*takes any opportunity to use the "dulli is god" tag*

And since this came up on my flist earlier this week, a look back at "O.P.P." (yeah, you know me ( Read more... )

On my commute this morning, "Left of Center" came up, and it struck me that while yes, John Hughes's movies were a huge part of my teenage years, the soundtracks were even more influential.

I was a sophomore in high school in 1986 and the Pretty in Pink soundtrack was seminal to my musical experience. Not just "Left of Center" and "Pretty in Pink ( Read more... )

The theme this week was "music from your high school years." Which. Yes. I went to high school from 1984-1988, and these are all songs that immediately say "high school" to me (there may be one or two things that are a couple years early or a summer late - it was a long time ago - my memory is hazy), and I still love them. Music was exceptionally ( Read more... )