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Two Tune Tuesday: Inspired by Juneteenth

I went to a Juneteenth celebration – yes, here in Appleton, Wisconsin – and one band did a bunch of familiar R&B; I don’t know if it’s age or what, but I have really started to love the soul side of things. Philly soul next week!

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Two Tune Tuesday: Franz Ferdinand

Maybe you’ve had enough Franz Ferdinand, but I haven’t: I keep listening & then discovering my most recent favorite track (since it took me a while to listen to any other than “No You Girls”). So here’s the three most recent favorites: how can I not love a song that starts you don’t know the pseudonyms I assume…

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Two Tune Tuesday: Drugs

I was recently explaining having been straightedge in the mid 80s to friends who’d never heard of it, and heard tell that these days, straightedge kids drink but don’t do any illegal drugs, & to that I say: feh. The whole idea was to be raw to the universe, with no pain-bearing barriers. & For the record, some of us weren’t self-righteous or judgmental; we just got tired of being asked if we wanted a beer.

FWIW, I never did like most of the music made by straightedge bands, but preferred music by guys like Mark E. Smith, who “took some of these.”

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Two Tune Tuesday: Power & Beauty

These two ladies have gorgeous voices. You might know Corinne Bailey Rae from her “I’d Like To” (which, imho, is one of the sexiest come on songs ever recorded), and Janelle Monae has a new CD out which sounds like it kicks ass.

Do take note of this bit of lyrics from “Sincerely, Jane:”

Teacher, teacher please reach those girls in them videos
The little girls just broken Queen, confusing bling for soul
Danger, there’s danger when you take off your clothes, all your dreams go down the drain girl

Sing it!

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Two Tune Tuesday: Got a Groove?

I’m not much into “music to do drugs by” but these two tracks have appealed to me lately: the Hot Chip has some New Order resonance, and Animal Collective – at least this track – strikes me as an odd combo of Paul Winter and Adrien Belew.