Tag: The Clash
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37 songs for a new job
When I reported that I’d found a job, I threw together a list of 19 songs about work to celebrate. Thanks to the educational efforts of Accused of Lurking, spinflipmag, Tttwitchy, Jerry Kaufman, mikenr, Special D, Mr. Seaside, Number 9, and further research by all of us here at the…
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It’s on. It’s on like Donkey Kong!
My loyal readers (all three of them) know that I’ve been looking for work for, well, a while. I’m sure it seems like forever to everyone who has had to endure my complaining. And so I’m happy to report that I’ve landed a job, as the copywriter at this fine…
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Best Debut Albums of the 20th Century By Newcomers Who Aren’t Somebody Stupid Like Foreigner
I finally watched The Doors, which I meant to see in 1991. (I’ve been busy.) Two hours of Jim Morrison self-destructing is not what I’d call a date movie. I did enjoy the Thanksgiving scene at the home of Morrison and his saintly but scatterbrained girlfriend, which ended with a…
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How I went gaga for Gang of Four
“Barracuda” Heart 1977 “At Home He’s a Tourist” Gang of Four 1979 “Here Come Cowboys” The Psychedelic Furs 1984 (With thanks to Loyal Reader Barb for suggesting this post.) I’m lucky. I’ve usually had someone in my life who could explain music to me. In the early 1980s, that someone…
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