Oops

 Yeah, so I wasn't paying attention and missed a day.

Now it's the start of my work week.
Do your own homework

When You Land Here, It's Time to Return (1997)

Flake Music.

They'd rechristen themselves the Shins shortly afterward.
The rest is history.

More of the Same. Good Shit.

 Yep.

 

 Rituals (1985)

The other Lou Miami release.

"Dance with Death" makes an encore appearance which is just as well since it's worth repeating.

Yeah, This is the Good Shit.

 I'm loading up the queues and it's getting late since I wasted an entire week doing fuck all.

Fascist Love (1982)

 

Lou Miami and the Kozmetics

The A side is a fucking classic, but it's the cover of  Lulu's "To Sir With Love" on the flip that got all the college airplay. Original single came in a plastic bag made to look like a Lord and Taylor one.

Later on that same year. (or maybe before. The timeline is really fuzzy. I was in High School for fuck's sake)

Lou Miami and the Kozmetics (1982)

Look, I'm not trying to tell you what to do with your life, but "Dance With Death" is a really really fucking great song. You might want to check that out.

Oh Yeah, Before I Forget.

 

So while I wasn't as totally productive in some senses this past week, I did accomplish two things.

I drove all the way to Wisconsin to buy another vintage guitar.

A (probably) 1969 Baldwin/Burns Split-Sound "Jazz" guitar that is a perfect match for the Baldwin "Jazz" bass I've had for a long ass time.
Both were stripped and refinished in the 70s to natural wood because that's what people did back then.

It's a shame that Jim Burns was such a failure at the business end of things because these guitars are fucking cool. (I also have a 1972 Hayman 1010 from his next failed guitar venture. It's a beast.)

Anyway, my hands are tired from playing too much.

So without further ado

Let Go of Your Bad Days (2003)

This is the follow up post about the Salteens.

I played the shit out of this when I got it a while back.

You too may do the same.

Prince Was Telling the Truth

 Sometimes it really does snow in fucking April.

At least it does in Minnesota.

Hopefully wherever you are, dear reader, it's full on fucking Spring and you find yourself every day with the particular dilemma where you have to decide in the morning if you're going to dress for the early morning cold and sweat on the way home or if you're going to be chilly now to be appropriately dressed for later.

It's a nice problem to have.

I mean, it was supposed to be Opening Day for baseball around here just last week but it was postponed due to snow.

Short Term Memories (2000)

The Salteens from Vancouver. That's in Canada.

This is the sunny pop you need to bop along to on a pleasant Spring day.

Enjoy the sunshine.

 

Plus an added bonus:

 

Tomorrow (2000)

Here's a contemporary single to go with the full length that has includes a passable cover of Guided by Voices in "Motor Away" for extra credit.