Do you like Huey Lewis and the news? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in ‘83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In ‘87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip to be Square”, a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself.
Missed Something
Thanks to the cleaning peeps dropping by the household today I was forced to take my half-day from work relaxation elsewhere. Thus I find myself sitting uncomfortably in an awkwardly tall stool/table at Caribou Coffee at the intersection of N. Druid and Lavista. Now this is noteworthy as it marks only the second time I’ve ever been in any type of coffee purchasing destination by myself. How is this you ask? Well, I’m not much of a coffee drinker (not one bit actually as I mostly find hot drinks too hot, I don’t even really care for hot chocolate) and I always found other places to study in college. So here I sit, taking it all in and quickly realizing I really didn’t miss much at all.
Free Wi-fi is always pretty choice though…
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SHUT IT DOWN INTERNET
WE HAVE A WINNER
I should be in the Hall of Fame for Embarrassing Things Happening Over the Air While DJ-ing
Right before I went on the air to back-announce, I went to allmusic.com to look up what the acronym “DMBQ” stands for. It turns out that the allmusic homepage has a video commercial for Nuva Ring, and the first few seconds of it played over the air. I can’t stop laughing.
yeah…i heard this live and it was even more glorious than you could possibly imagine.
