PopTodd

They may have spelled it wrong but, nevertheless I am Sparticus.

At our family Hanukkah gathering last night, my son (16) excitedly played "Freak Scene" for his younger cousins (13 and 10), who were wholly unimpressed and only mildly interested. I watched from the hallway while my son banged his head and played air drums along to the song, in his own world, and my niece and nephew just kinda sat there next to him and looked at each other and shrugged. It was like something from a Wes Anderson movie, music and all. Quite amazing.

Nice! That's a fun set!

Mystic Braves - Days of Yesteryear Think "psychedelic" and the sound of this record is pretty much exactly what you would expect, I think.I don't think it's my best writeup, but it's a pretty good record, and I think that comes across. http://active-listener.blogspot.com/2015/12/mystic-braves-days-of-yesteryear.html

The Beatles (check out the Past Masters collections. Thing is, you know all those songs so well already, that you don't think of them as non-album tracks and B-sides) Super Furry Animals R.E.M. Yo La Tengo Guided By Voices Uncle Tupelo Sugar Hüsker Dü

The first band I ever saw was Lone Justice, opening for U2. And this was a pretty great song, so probably this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvo9MbTkUbE

Good, thanks!

Oh, he's 16 now and on to Violent Femmes, Nirvana, The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., and Guided by Voices. All on his own, by the way.

I'm playing tonight. (Chicago area folks) Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/497942307050539/

Friday night, if you can: