The debut album by Lifetime, featuring former Miles Davis sidemen, drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin, and also featuring organ player Larry Young. This band was basically the start o… more →
The Beat Patrolwrote 18 hours ago: We’re kicking off the new year the right way, bringing you what might be the first great song … more →
wrote 1 day ago: I’m ringing out the old year by doing a massive overhaul of my iPod’s contents. For Christmas my bes … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Unmistakeably XTC in style, with the understatedly religious lyrics and Andy Partridge’s disti … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: This unique book provides a ten-year tour of New York City graffiti captured on walls, trucks, and s … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Brian was but an awkward senior in high-school when XTC’s Respectable Street came out on the a … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: 1.2.3.4.5 … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s very difficult to make jokes about a record you think is really, really good and doesn … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Day 12 and an actually truly amazing record for the first time courtesy of ex-Cleaner From Venus, Mr … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Today’s Song Spotlight is “The Mayor of Simpleton” by XTC. It’s from their 1 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Bjork—Selmasongs One Little Indian, 2000 Like the film Dancer in the Dark did for the musical, “In t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “If I’m going to Hell, I’m going there playing the piano.” ~ Jerry Lee Lewis … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Shortly after moving to Texas in 1989 I figured out I didn’t like working in my Aunt’s s … more →
wrote 1 month ago: What makes for a great chord? It depends on context and mood and purpose, obviously, but some gener … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Just chilling on Friday night with my daughter. We’re braiding gimp and waiting for The Wizar … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “Dropout Boogie” started life as Captain Beefheart’s debut album “Safe as Mi … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “Jason and the Argonauts.” It was Clover Club Larry that introduced me to XTC. We had h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: One of my favorite things to do in the 21st century is burn CDs for people. Partly, it is the narcis … more →
wrote 1 month ago: XTC online: Chalkhills … more →
wrote 1 month ago: WE DON’T LIVE HERE ANY MORE. THE SWELLCO & SWELLCO VIDEO CIRCUS IS MOVING TO A PRIVATE SER … more →