Welcome to WEEK 178 of 4T! (Video Episode #4) Royal Crescent Mob – Spin the World (1989) How Do YOU Discover the New These Days? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescent_Mob Ever walk through a bookstore and not really know what you want, and while you’re browsing you find a book that catches your interest enough to buy it? That same thing happened to me a lot when walking through Tower or Full Circle or Sam Goody. Usually I’d go into a store knowing exactly what I wanted, and needing to get it NOW or I’d start to itch. Sometimes I’d browse new shit and feel the urge to throw a curve ball into my collection. I’ve always been restless for the new, and never want to miss out on something t
Welcome to WEEK 177 of 4T! (Video Episode #3) The Dead Milkmen – First Four Albums (1985-88) Irreverent Reverence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Milkmen#Discography Philadelphia – my old hometown – has a rich musical history, and every few years there’s a buzz about the scene there (NOW? - look up Mannequin Pussy). When I was a teen, the Philly area had some major acts either making their name then (The Hooters, Joan Jett, Robert Hazard & the Heroes) or starting out on their way to major success later (Boys II Men, Will Smith, The Roots, Live). I was immersed in the present and the possible. And like most of music fandom in Philly, I had a hunger for good music of any kind. The
Here's last week's episode of The Thursday Throwback Track, featuring my first ever video podcast version. Welcome to WEEK 175 of 4T! (Video #1) The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) What Ailed Me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kiss_Me,_Kiss_Me Let’s get this out of the way first. The Cure ranks top 5 for me. When I discovered them back in the mid ‘80s, they became instant soul mates. Like Prince & U2 – two other top 5-ers, they were just about 10 years older than I, and from the get-go showed me my musical future. Each one represented a way of digesting many influences and spitting out the results in a way that had emotional depth, musical intelligence, innovation & acce
