Oh, and Hec, I was playing the Glamourdolls while ripping it, sitting next to LB (who was drawing Batman, as per usual) and he said "this is good Batman music." I believe the song that was playing was "Do You Like Boys." I will let you draw your own conclusions.

I concur with Little Bird - it's excellent Batman music. Action packed, glossy and just a bit twisted too.

Today's subject is Music You Watch.

First, I'll note that the last episode of The Alternative I TiVoed was excellent for mopey boys (Cure, Peter Murphy, Echo and the Bunnymen) and power pop fans (my beloved Hoodoo Gurus, Let's Active [the puppy video], The Mats video for "Alex Chilton" [they were still in their "we'll make a video, but you can't make us make it interesting" phase), and The Bongos' "Number With Wings." Ple, did you know there was even a video for that? I sure as hell didn't. Oh yeah, and they catered to my inextinguishable Jane Wiedlin crush with the "Cool Places" video.

Also, picked up a DVD of interest to msbelle, joe, hayden and Misha: Heartworn Highway - a mid 70s documentary about the margins of country music (at the time) including, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Earle (very young), Rodney Crowell (ditto), David Allen Coe, John Hiatt.

For fans of British eccentrics, I also got the DVD for....well, I'll just share the box copy:

Landing squarely in the What The Fuck department is Bonzo Dog Band alumnus Vivian Stanshall's Sir Henry At Rawlinson End. If you're looking or white-hot action hat delivers Trevor Howardin a tutu on a unicycle, then consider your quest at an end.

my beloved Hoodoo Gurus

Saw them live circa 1986. Most fun I've ever had at any concert I've attended.

I kind of remember the "Numbers with Wings" video.. .

I kind of remember the "Numbers with Wings" video.. .

As videos go it was fairly standard 80s pop surrealism. I just didn't know they had any videos for that song or any other.

I know one of youse guys penned a book about pop music. If someone would kindly provide me with the title, I'd love to add it to my Amazon wish list. Ta ever so!

Hec co-edited a book about Bubblegum Music.

That's the one. Thanks!

Woo hoo!

Nicely pimped, Jon.

Thank you, Alicia.

Hec, when does the new book come out?

I'm thinking of asking Quimbys if they can order it for me (assuming they otherwise wouldn't have it.) Would that be helpful? I'm thinking that if they order a copy for me they might order one or two more copies for their shelves....

Not Hec (who is probably frantically proofreading the proofs as I type), but the tentative publication date is October 26. And ordering is probably definitely helpful.