While I can’t relate to property development, this was my self chosen theme song for a very long time. To me it’s just about trusting yourself and your worldview; living life in a way that makes you happy even if it doesn’t conform to what other people think you should be doing.
And there’s that fuzz bass that’s just chef’s kiss
Edit: the whole “punk rock for nerds” aesthetic of BFF plays into it a lot too. I love punk, but I am not and never have been a punk. I’m a computer nerd.
I have memory issues. Add that to not getting into music until I was in my tween years and the one song that I can think of that had a lasting impression:
And holy shit, do I hate this song. My local classic rock station would play this sometimes. Didn’t get it then, still don’t get it now. The worst part is that it’s so memorable and catchy. And just annoying. I love the Cosmic Thing album, but earlier B-52s just isn’t for me.
A few years ago, Har Mar had a Me Too moment. I was disappointed (especially with his non-apology), but not terribly surprised. If you ever saw him live years back, it would be hard to be shocked. And while no excuse, I hope that age and sobriety have changed him enough to be better.
I gave up on listening to this album for a long time afterward, but fuck…it’s so good.
This seems like an unfortunate name for a mobile app that doesn’t have anything to do with notifications. I mean, I get what they’re going for, but I don’t think it quite works in this case.
That said, the app looks nice and I’ll give it a try.
If it’s been a while, I’d strongly recommend you give The Bottle & Fresh Horses another try. I felt the same way, but then years later it really clicked for me. “Buy American” and “Una Soda” are the only really weak tracks for me and even those aren’t bad. The first 4 or 5 songs are great and id argue that they do the “Down Together” chorus even better on “Fonder and Blonder.”
I suppose it was written as some kind of reflection on a relationship, but it’s impossible to separate it from Gord Downie’s passing now. Highly recommend watching the documentary of the same name if you haven’t.
Tanner Olin Smith was thesinger, guitarist, and bandleader for Laminated Cat. I got to know him casually in the year or two prior to his untimely death. I always liked spending time with him. He was kind, smart, talented…just a good guy. I wish I had gotten to know him better.
Instead of posting the obvious choices from Fountains of Wayne or That Thing You Do, today we’ll go with a tune from Ivy. Adam Schlesinger’s death hit me harder than any celebrity before or since.
I decided to only consider bands that broke up legitimately and not due to the death of a member. Given that the 29th anniversary of this album just passed and I was thinking about them reuniting…