∆AIMON - Vargtimmen

One of my favorite bands. One of my favorite films.

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New music was old once. I was a student in Manchester in the late 90s, and the Manchester music scene was legendary, but those legends became the cash cows for a shameless industry and the songs became pension funds for artists who lost the will to actually make more art long before I arrived. The best bands were the ones who couldn't care less about the musical heritage of the city and the Balconettes were the best.
Bette Davis and the Balconettes from 1997.

Six Degrees of Jeff Buckley

Today from 1-3PMSLT I will be continuing my monthly Sunday series Six Degrees. Six Degrees is a play on "six degrees of separation," where I organize my set around connections to a single artist: their influences and followers, covers, label and genre mates, collaborators, and more. I have been doing this since I started at Velvet the first Sunday of every month. So far I have done sets on Elvis Costello, Prince, Morrissey, Queen, Joan Jett, and the Pixies. Today I will slow things down a bit with a focus on one of my favorite singer/songwriters, the late Jeff Buckley.

It is hard to put the majesty of Jeff's music into words so I have included this video. Yes, this song has become a horrible cliche, and the world largely has Jeff to blame/thank for that. But friends, I defy you to listen once again to this version. Truly listen to it. You will end up changed.

I Ain't Fooling

It is April Fool's Day. Commercial advertising, newspapers and magazines, blogs and every other mass media seems to fall over themselves with clever ploys to go viral on April 1st, but why not celebrate the music of fools, foolishness and foolish things. And that's what will be playing tonight from 5 to 7 PM SLT - with your DJ Cajsa.