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College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 9

August 13, 2017 Dan Seeger

9. R.E.M., “Driver 8” According to guitarist Peter Buck, no song better epitomizes the early era of R.E.M. than “Driver 8.” Released, in 1985, as the second single from Fables of the Reconstruction, the band’s third album, “Driver 8” was … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 9

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One for Friday: E-I-E-I-O, “Hey Cecelie”

August 11, 2017 Dan Seeger

When I was first committing myself to the happy tasks of music fandom in my teen-aged years, I never quite understood why there wasn’t more excitement over local and area bands. This was well before the internet put practically every … Continue reading One for Friday: E-I-E-I-O, “Hey Cecelie”

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The New Releases Shelf — Out in the Storm

August 8, 2017 Dan Seeger

It causes me some amount of pain to acknowledge that an album with a distinctly nineteen-nineties alternative rock sound is a throwback. My aged bones ache a touch more heartily at the mere thought of it. But here we are … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Out in the Storm

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 10

August 6, 2017 Dan Seeger

10. Midnight Oil, “Beds are Burning” Diesel and Dust, the sixth album from the Australian band Midnight Oil, had in origins in a tour they had undertaken the year before. In 1985, a group called the Warumpi Band released a … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 10

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One for Friday: Big Audio Dynamite, “Just Play Music!”

August 4, 2017 Dan Seeger

In this weekly feature, I invoke my days at college radio station quite a bit, especially those from my first year as an undergraduate. I mean it with utter sincerity and not an ounce of hyperbole when I celebrate everything … Continue reading One for Friday: Big Audio Dynamite, “Just Play Music!”

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 13 – 11

July 30, 2017August 5, 2017 Dan Seeger

13. The Replacements, “Alex Chilton” It’s probably fair to say that “Alex Chilton” remains the most iconic song ever delivered by the Minneapolis band the Replacements. There is probably comparable safety in declaring that the song would not be nearly … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 13 – 11

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One for Friday: The Rainmakers, “Spend It on Love”

July 28, 2017 Dan Seeger

I mean it with complete sincerity and accompanying appreciation when I insist that the Rainmakers were the perfect band for the student-run radio station where I spent my collegiate years. While I and my cohorts were committed to the rebellion … Continue reading One for Friday: The Rainmakers, “Spend It on Love”

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The New Releases Shelf — Something to Tell You

July 26, 2017 Dan Seeger

I’m glad there’s a place in the pop universe for the music made by Haim. There is no claim being made here that the trio of sisters from Los Angeles are delivering something wildly transgressive or otherwise deviously edgy in its … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Something to Tell You

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 16 – 14

July 23, 2017 Dan Seeger

16. The Sugarcubes, “Birthday” In the destitute era before Kickstarter, bands needed to employ a little more creativity in their fundraising efforts. When Iceland’s the Sugarcubes were trying to scrape together the kronor for their debut single, they looked to … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 250 Songs, 1979 – 1989, 16 – 14

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One for Friday: Freelance Hellraiser, “A Stroke of Genius”

July 21, 2017 Dan Seeger

So, in my digital collection, I have a couple versions of Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle.” Sort of, anyway. I’m not sure if mash-up artists have an abiding weakness for the first chart-topper from the young woman who would … Continue reading One for Friday: Freelance Hellraiser, “A Stroke of Genius”

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