90s Monday: So Alive

by | Aug 17, 2015 | 90s Monday

This song was released just shy of 1990, but I’m including in in 90’s Monday anyway. Close enough, right? Love and Rockets was formed by Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins after Bauhaus split up (we’ll visit Peter Murphy in the next post). I...

90s Monday: Freedom '76

by | Jun 8, 2015 | 90s Monday

The first book of my series-in-progress is set in New Hope, Pennsylvania; a tiny town harboring an eclectic mix of history, art, and assorted weirdness. During my recent trip to New Jersey, I was able to pop across the Delaware River to investigate. While I was there,...

90's Monday: Pretend We're Dead

by | May 11, 2015 | 90s Monday

Girls that rock! Interesting factoid: During their performance at the 1992 Reading Festival, the band… were forced to stall their set. The rowdy crowd grew restless and began throwing mud onto the stage. In protest, lead vocalist Donita Sparks removed her tampon...

90's Monday: Talk Show Host

by | Apr 20, 2015 | 90s Monday

This is one of my favorite Radiohead songs. Talk Show Host is from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack circa 1996, and it’s on the playlist I listen to while writing my work in progress. I’m loyal to the 1968 movie so I wasn’t crazy about this modernized...

Seasick, Yet Still Docked

by | Apr 6, 2015 | 90s Monday

I spent many afternoons languishing in delicious melancholy to this song. I am a poor, freezing-cold soul, So far from where I intended to go. Scavenging through life’s very constant lulls, So far from where I’m determined to go. Wish I knew the way to...