Music Archives: 03/2016

John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic The Thing is one of the few films he directed but didn’t score. Venerated Italian composer Ennio Morricone provided…

This laugh-out-loud funny footage of backstage mayhem at a Butthole Surfers show was taped at Atlanta’s 688 Club on February 28 1986. It’s probably one…

Wowie Zowie! It’s the ultimate Frank Zappa fan’s stickiest wet dream. Buy–and live–in the great man’s former five-bedroom, 8000 sq ft home in the Hollywood…

My Bloody Valentine’s lovely, restrained rendition of Hal David and John Barry’s “We Have All The Time in the World” was recorded for Island Records’…

Although there is currently but a skeletal entry for Minty on AllMusic.com, the tags alone are intriguing enough: “Harsh.” “Outrageous.” “Provocative.” “Quirky.” “Self-Conscious.” “Stylish.” “Uncompromising.”…

One of the more interesting untold stories of the ‘90s underground rock explosion was the existence of a midwestern micro-genre so obstinately difficult and obscure…

George Melly (1926-2007) I have a hard time picturing the Dangerous Minds reader who wouldn’t fall in love with the rakish, bisexual jazz singer and…

On February 26, 2016 “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” celebrated its 50th anniversary. The song, sung by Nancy Sinatra and written by Lee Hazelwood,…

Grace Jones and Rick James at the Grammy Awards, 1983 One of my really awful guilty pleasures (I also love the band Rush, but I…