Author: DJ Stereo Faith

Song of the day: Jim Carroll Band “People Who Died”

In the face of the huge number of recent deaths of prominent musicians and entertainers, this Jim Carroll Band song feels eerily pertinent.

“The Bridge” from Liverpool-based alternative band, Clinic‘s sophomore LP, find the group perfecting their iconoclastic sound.

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“Search and Destroy” finds the 2nd iteration of Iggy and the Stooges ripping into the Vietnam War with frenetic abandon. Play this one loud!

The genre mashing, sample heavy and pointedly ironic debut single from Sigue Sigue Sputnik helped create a truly strange UK subgenre.

Maximum Joy‘s “Building Bridges” is a forward-looking dub and horn-inflected post-punk dance anthem, featuring an early house piano line.

Categories: Blog, post-punk, punk, Song of the Day Tags: Dance, dance-punk, house, Maximum Joy, music, post-punk, song of the day, UK

Devo launched a precision strike with their thrilling 1978 live read of “Uncontrollable Urge” for a now defunct comedy show.

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“Hymn From a Village” finds the earliest iteration of the perennial Mancunian college rock band, James, at their hyper literate best.

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Bryan Ferry unleashes an incredible and sophisticated read of Bob Dylan‘s ’60s classic, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”.

Categories: Blog, music, rock, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, music, rock, Roxy Music, song of the day

Righteous Philly punk rockers, Sheer Mag, bring the fire and indignation with this standout cut from their debut LP.

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The Jam pay tribute to the Colin MacInnes novel of the ’50s with one of the most poetic and evocative rapid-fire pop anthems ever written.