Happy new year. A gift for you.
Why this song?
I could have used a lot more love - The idea behind the lyric seems simple. At first listen, it appears it is a lament where I wish I had…
Read moreDec 29 2016
Happy new year. A gift for you.
Why this song?
I could have used a lot more love - The idea behind the lyric seems simple. At first listen, it appears it is a lament where I wish I had…
Read moreDec 12 2016
Mount Schtick-More by Drew Friedman.
1985:
Lords of the New Church front man, label mate, and friend Stiv Bators tells me the following:
"If IRS Records ever suggests you guys do a live record, your days are numbered. They'll say…
Read moreDec 8 2016
Wall of Voodoo 1984
London
Uncredited
Just off the plane from LA.,we are about to start The Lords of the New Church/Wall of Voodoo Tour. We had spent the year carving a new band from the old. In this photo…
Read moreNov 4 2016
When the Heart Awakes
Listen to When the Heart Awakes
The first song I wrote from this collection, When the Heart Awakes is a mother's lament. It's a portrait of a troubled woman who gave up custody of her daughter…
Read moreOct 24 2016
Virtue Triumphs When the Devil Sleeps By Judy Schaechter
Listen to VIRTUE TRIUMPHS
LOST AND FOUND!
While digitizing hundreds of old cassettes, I have been able to reconstruct my long lost, unfinished album: Virtue Triumphs. Started soon after the 1990…
Read moreOct 5 2016
The Song of Music Business Executives Who Reject An Artistic Endeavor By Applying Positive Reinforcement
The Backstory
In the 1980s, an artist needed a record contract. We were dependent on the cash advance that would pay for recording at a…
Read moreSep 28 2016
(These Times Are) Crazy-Crazy
Johnette Napolitano, Wire Train, Andy Prieboy.
1993
Where I found it:
While digitizing hundreds of old tapes, I happened upon this song in an unmarked cassette.
My jaw dropped. I had completely forgotten it.
Johnette is…
Read moreSep 17 2016
BUILD A BETTER GARDEN has a history almost as long as the Book of Genesis itself.
The original was written about 1993. It took me many weeks and cigarettes to write. In those pre-google days, I put together the list…
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