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The show i missed can be lived vicariously through others, thanks to a friend who sent me a copy of the Pixies' live show in NYC last December. 18 great tracks of nostalgia - the best kind to spend a weekend recovering from a two-week-long dark haze of viral infection: coughing, intensely stuffy nose, fever and head and body aches of the worst kind. Transporting back to Boston in the late 80s, following around a small band called the Pixies to bookstore and record store appearances, never noticing anything until catching their video on MTV's 120 Minutes and noticing the one guy playing guitar in the band looked like a Filipino - Joey Santiago! 
Early 80's SKA! Hearing The Specials again makes me want to jump around the room, stomp my feet, and sing at the top of my lungs "Pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah, pressure's gonna drop on you!" It's time to go back to the job listings and earn some money...Meanwhile I could go for some The Selector, Fun Boy Three, The/English Beat, General Public and Madness. Makes me miss the days of I've Seen Elvis and Put3Ska with Myra's incredible vocals, no bathrooms and downing lots of San Mig beer.
If you haven't yet heard, but should have by now, the Killers are the newest wave! Hailing from Vegas, hard to believe given the dismal state of the local music scene there, I automatically took a liking to them. If you remember Send me an Angel from Real Life, if you ever were a Duranie at some point and loved the gamut of New Wave, listen to this band! The fact is, they had to leave Las Vegas to become famous in the UK before America even batted an eyelash. Sounds like The Strokes' story, but the music is 10X better. 
I saw Moby 5 years ago in a small place called The House of Blues in Las Vegas. Moby makes you want to dance, although his little tea shop makes you want to run away from uber hip cafés with bad service and a bunch of posers. The ltd. edition Hotel double CD includes a 70 minute ambient music disc. It takes off where 18 and Play left off. More gospel, elctro-pop, and guest vocals on this one. I've yet to give it a real good listen, but it's hard to hear it over Spongebob's laughter and Squidword's moaning.
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