Although I consider myself completely immune to marketing I clicked on the Apple Music link pointing out it's the 40th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.'s first full length, "Murmur." Listened to this so frequently I still know it by heart but upon today's re-listen I am struck by the strong Mission of Burma influence on "9-9," which is of course track 9 on the album.
"Murmur" 40 years later sounds so fucking good. Thank you Apple Music marketing department.
I'm not about to give away the identity of Spike Magazine's band of the year 2022 but you should definitely take an ear gander at WMFO.org. Starting at 10:30pm Eastern you can listen to a studio performance by the resplendent The Chelsea Curve.
http://www.wmfo.org/non-tls/popout_player.php?bitrate=256
On the Town with Mikey Dee
My pitch for a more modern remake of "The Phantom of The Opera:: This time, the Phantom is a woman and the opera is “The Hours.”
So many timelines and emotions and tragedy. FOUR (count 'em, FOUR) divas. I'd call my self a genius if I didn't know real geniuses don't do that. I hope somebody is writing my ideas down.
I am in absolute love with "peste" magazine and may have taken ages more to find it were it not for a link put up by @gregggonsalves
It has the spunk and sass of SPY Magazine and the dark humor of Diseased Pariah News, two publications that were key to my mental survival of the early AIDS disasters.
Funded by reader donations and if I get some Xmas $ I will definitely share with "peste."
