Back like Lazarus Damn it

This corner of the electric madness has been far too quiet for too long…
What better way to begin to re-energise than by off genre operatic absurdity. A mate of mine at my last gig reminded me of the genius of well timed Maiden when sitting at a desk helpless and enraged as a caged bear with a glued on clown suit. Excuse this rare lapse of taste and hear the wonderment…

Another great gone: Lux Interior checks out

Went quite innocently yesterday to take a look at Microsoft's new very innovative celebrity related site, Wonderwall and the first news that I saw cut me down. Lux Interior dead from some heart thing. Much like the Ramones, many critics and sometime fans alike made the mistake of assuming that their unchanging style was some kind of postmodern, mannerist schtick. It was absolutely sincere. This was not a novelty act, it was Elvis, Iggy and a thousand and one garagepunk and rockabilly switchblade and speed nightmares vomited up into the post punk era. In the liner notes of their latest comp, Lux confessed that this assumption 'cuts us to our very core'. When everything around you is a joke, serious wickedness can be safely and stupidly ignored.

Lost Bands of the 80s Part XXX

Got into these cats because I am a rabid Nick Cave fan and he dug them heavily. Former head of the LA Blondie Fan Club, overindulger and unwitting creator of hair metaller Vince Neil's early look Jeffery Lee Pierce had talent to spare. 4 great LPs, lineup changes, etc etc then total burnout. The Grim Reaper ended the chance of any comeback in 1996 when Jeffery died. A sad fate for a great band. Robert Johnson brought into the Hacienda can't fail to inspire.