On the protopunk, punk, and post-punk side, I'd recommend the following for summer mixes:
- Ramones - "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" or "California Sun"
- Buzzcocks - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
- Stooges - "Loose"
- Clash - "Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad"
- The Damned - "Neat Neat Neat"
- The Slits - "Shoplifting"
- Wire - "Mannequin"
- Raincoats - "Fairytale In the Supermarket"
- Minutemen - "The Glory of Man" or "It's Expected I'm Gone"
- Camper Van Beethoven - "Ambiguity Song" or "We Saw Jerry's Daughter"
- The Feelies - "Crazy Rhythms"
- The Replacements - "Kiss Me On the Bus"
- Husker Du - "Celebrated Summer"
- Yo La Tengo - "Little Honda"
I should stop because I could probably go on for another hour.
Also congrats on your Decemberists tickets - I wish they would come here.
I wish they would, too. The Long Winters are opening. We were just talking about them, right?
Buzzcocks - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
Did they become Revolting after or before?
I should stop because I could probably go on for another hour.
No, its all good! iTunes is going to looooove me!
The Long Winters are opening. We were just talking about them, right?
Yup. And then Alicia mentioned they were on her Buffista Mix and then
I got
her Buffista mix the next day and got to listen to them. It all worked out nicely. But it would be nicer if I got to see them. Who skips Lawrence? Then again, I might have missed them.
Did they become Revolting after or before?
Revolting Cocks is a whole 'nother band, with all the revulsion and none of the buzz.
Decemberists tour dates. I don't see anything near Kansas.
Hayden -- Make sure you get there early enough to see the Places. It's basically just this one woman named Amy, with another guy helping out on bass. Some good stuff.
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sorry 'bout that!
Decemberists tour dates. I don't see anything near Kansas
They're playing on my birthday here in SF. I wonder if Emmett would want to see them.
Oooh. I bet Emmett would love the show. They're definitely kid friendly.