1979
Here Comes A Saturday
For the first Saturday of a new year (and new decade, as well), I give you a song from 3 decades prior, in 1979. Yet it is just as relevant and just as lovely as ever.
Cowboys International — Here Comes A Saturday (1979)
Direct connection
While the previous video was more of an internal self-promotion video for WFAA in Dallas, this video was a major ad campaign used during junctions and station breaks for Philadelphia’s KYW-TV. It is simply stunning — these promos have a futuristic, whimsical, avant-garde tenor paired with a bit of psychedelia. It might be […]
Dumb waiters
Isn’t this album cover pop art at its finest?
And while I wouldn’t say the album’s contents itself are perfect, it has a brilliant production value that is something akin to the Beatles and Spector in the synthpop age. Listen to “Perfect Hostess”, for example:
The Korgis — Perfect Hostess
Greg Vandike
One of my few ‘hipster cred’ indulgences is courtesy of last.fm, when you find that your very own screen name is listed as one of the ‘top listeners’. And I’m not talking some mainstream band, I’m talking about something or someone like Greg Vandike, who is all but forgotten by almost everyone.
See! Here I am!
Greg […]
Oh Kato b/w holiday in the middle of the week
Lori and the Chameleons –Touch (1979)
Our Daughter’s Wedding — Lawnchairs (1981)
Boys keep swinging
When you’re a boy
you can wear uniforms
When you’re a boy
other boys check you out
David Bowie — Boys Keep Swinging
The Associates — Boys Keep Swinging
I’m your direct connection … to the boob tube.
What I am about to show you is brilliant, in and of itself. It manages to make Philadelphia seem like one gigantic fire hydrant set loose, this weird combination of hip, informed, dramatic and coy at the same time.
However, this is just the song KYW-TV used for their Direct Connection promo spots, which aired from […]