I loved this lp when it came out almost 2 decades ago. Sure, its pretentious, but its my kinda pretentious. And its really gay, not that fake Bowie-gay. The original 11 tracks get 5 stars - a brilliant update on 70s Glamrock, as if Ziggy Stardust left the scene in the mid-70s only to return, disgusted, in '93.
Kanine Radio is a mix of the best songs of the '90s and new indie (2000s) bands that resemble that great '90s indie sound. In this mix you will hear a lot of my favorite songs from early in the '90s up until what I'm still getting excited about. The '90s were my favorite era of music, so it is no surprise that the bands that are turning me on now resemble that great '90s… more »
Do you fondly remember basement clubs with girls in combat boots and dresses, boys with long floppy hair wearing too much eyeliner and smoking clove cigarettes? Then this station is for you! Whether you want to bounce around happily to Depeche Mode and the Thompson Twins, sit in a corner moping to The Smiths and Joy Division, or blast your speakers out to KMFDM and the Sisters of Mercy. Even if you aren't a child… more »
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
