A Summer Music Cocktail

Mixed and stirred by John Lane

1. Percy Faith Orchestra, “Theme From A Summer Place”
Wait, stop, don’t run away while I’m writing to you! Does it sound vaguely like the music the patients would listen to in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” after being given their meds? OK, yes, a little bit. But the pizzicato strings and the lush sweep of violins make this a classic nonetheless. Good welcoming tune as the party begins.
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Looking For A Visionary: Redd Kross on YouTube

By Less Lee Moore

Although Redd Kross recently reformed with its finest line-up to date (Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald, Roy “No Relation” McDonald, Robert Hecker) and although they have been playing shows all over the world for the past few years (UK, Spain, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago. . . to name a few) I’ve chosen to focus on ten older videos (plus one honorable mention).
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Brave and Vogue in a Zone of Clones: Top Ten 45s from Garbo’s Daughter

Intro by Less Lee Moore

Garbo’s Daughter call themselves the “last of the rock and roll innocents.” Their music is as sweet and delightful as they are.
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Top Ten Lists of 2007

The staff at Popshifter share the lists of the Top Ten Things that kicked our asses this year.
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