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College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 16 – 13

December 3, 2017 Dan Seeger

16. The Creatures, “Standing There” Siouxsie Sioux was never one to recede from pointed commentary, particularly when it came to sexist attitudes that have long been rife in society. For the first single from the Creatures album Boomerang, she and … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 16 – 13

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One for Friday — Tommy Keene, “In Our Lives”

December 1, 2017 Dan Seeger

One of the great pleasures of working in college radio is discovering monumentally talented songwriters and artists, and then claiming some sliver of their coolness by playing their songs on the radio. This was especially true in my personal era, … Continue reading One for Friday — Tommy Keene, “In Our Lives”

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The New Releases Shelf — Colors

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 Dan Seeger

Even as I’ll admit that I’m fairly detached from up-to-the-minute music scene scuttlebutt, it seems to me there’s a surprising lack of enthusiasm or even basic interest around the release of Colors, the new album by Beck. This is an … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Colors

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 20 – 17

November 26, 2017 Dan Seeger

20. Kevn Kinney, “MacDougal Blues” Back in the day, I don’t think we knew about the ability to claim Kevn Kinney as one of our own. Livin’ on the air in Central Wisconsin, we had a prideful devotion to artists … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 20 – 17

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One for Friday — Blue Aeroplanes, “Jacket Hangs”

November 24, 2017 Dan Seeger

The countdown currently occupying our Sundays around here is pulled from the March 16, 1990 issue of CMJ New Music Report, the trade publication that served college radio for a few happy decades before imploding the last couple of years. … Continue reading One for Friday — Blue Aeroplanes, “Jacket Hangs”

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 24 – 21

November 19, 2017 Dan Seeger

24. Kate Bush, “Love and Anger” In 1989, When Kate Bush released The Sensual World, her sixth full-length studio album, it had been four years since she’d shimmered new music into the world. Bush was never particularly prolific or expedient, … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 24 – 21

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One for Friday: NirVincent, “Lithium”

November 17, 2017March 5, 2021 Dan Seeger

Based on the albums Annie Clark released under the name St. Vincent, I thought she was an incredibly impressive and intricately inventive musician. Then I saw her play live — during the tour to support the utterly magnificent St. Vincent … Continue reading One for Friday: NirVincent, “Lithium”

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 28 – 25

November 12, 2017 Dan Seeger

28. Nine Inch Nails, “Head Like a Hole” Last week, I noted that “Down in It” was the first song Trent Reznor wrote for the album Pretty Hate Machine, the debut release from his band Nine Inch Nails. “Head Like … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 28 – 25

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One for Friday — Jack Frost, “Thought That I Was Over You”

November 10, 2017 Dan Seeger

When the self-titled debut album from Jack Frost was released, in 1991, the pitch to college radio kids was simple and obvious. The group teamed Steve Kilbey from the Church — still delivering sturdy left of the dial hits at … Continue reading One for Friday — Jack Frost, “Thought That I Was Over You”

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The New Releases Shelf — Masseduction

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Dan Seeger

  Of the wondrous “New York,” the lead single off Masseduction, Annie Clark recently said it was the first entry from her swath of creations under the name St. Vincent that she listened to and believed it could be someone’s … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Masseduction

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