The Dictators: I Live For Cars and Girls

The first time I heard The Dictators it was this song.

My older sibling had a collection of 45s of punk songs. This was one, along with ones by The Saints, The Ramones, and other bands. This one I really liked, and eventually I'd borrow someone's copy of Go Girl Crazy and make a tape of it. I almost wore that tape out.



That's the song that kicked it all off. I need more of these guys - I named the blog for one of their songs, after all.

The Big Pink: Dominoes

I remember the first time I heard this song - it was on the radio on the way home from my MMA class. I immediately cranked it up. It sounded totally familiar but very new at the same time - like a long lost 80s hit I'd heard but forgotten.



I was listening to a couple tracks by Pulp and they brought this to mind.

The Dickies - Stukas Over Disneyland

This is indirectly Blue Tyson's fault for reminding me of this . . . although my friend Tom and I were talking about how it's a shame The Dickies don't tour our area.

Dave Edmunds - Queen of Hearts

I heard this track by Dave Edmunds on my ride home today:



I'd already had the radio up loud because Loser by Beck was the song before, so I didn't turn this up - but I didn't turn it down, either.

It's a cover, and I like the other big hit version of this song, too. He doesn't have Juice Newton's voice, but I like Dave's guitar on this better than that version.

Big Audio Dynamite: Rush

Pretty much, if someone from The Clash is involved in a project, I like it. Terry Chimes with The Lords of the New Church, Joe Strummer's solo stuff, and of course, Mick Jones and Big Audio Dynamite.

Here is my favorite track, Rush.

Single Version:



Album Version (the one with the long bridge):

Japanese Boy - Aneka

The other day I heard a song that reminded me of this one by Aneka:



I missed that song when it came out, but lucky for me, Rockstar Games put it on the radio in Vice City. It's still weird to hear it without driving around in a stolen car, shooting out the window or doing crazy jumps. Might be time to hook the original Xbox back up and go for a twirl around Miami, er, Vice City.

Happy Birthday John Lydon

John Lydon turns 60 today.

Happy Birthday!

Here is what's probably my favorite P.i.L. song, to celebrate. May the road rise with you, Mr. Lydon. Thanks for all of the music.



And here is a shot of him much earlier, in some recently unearthed shots of the Pistols playing in Caerphilly.


(left to right - Glen Matlock, John Lydon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones)