Now that I've got my Morrissey rant out of the way, I can settle back into my routine. "This was a solid program," and so on. But sometimes the mundane is the truth. This was a solid program. Segue-wise, I probably lost my way somewhere in the middle, but Superpitcher seemed to settle me. 15-minute songs [or whatever] will do that.
But, you know, I can't escape The Smiths no matter what I do. As I've written elsewhere, they are the reason any of this matters to me. But for a time in the late 80s I must have thought that I'd outgrown them, or they embarrassed me, or I was grieving them, or something. At any rate I "moved on" and where did I go but to Felt and the Cocteau Twins, both represented here on this broadcast.
Cocteau Twins broke my heart, and I have chronicled that, sort of, but it wasn't political. I will never be able to quit them unless I discover that one of them hates black people, or something. [I hope I'm not inviting any revelations here.]
I brought Felt into my life at a crucial time. I had of course heard "Primitive Painters" on the radio plenty of times, and I played it plenty of times, as "trendy Sacramentans" [which I ultimately became] were apparently prone to do. But I bought Poem of the River after a harsh telling-off from someone I thought was a friend, and in that moment of vulnerability it was just right. Lawrence struck me, even then, as a more interesting, less problematic Morrissey. Please god don't let him be a Brexiteer or have a thing for Hitler.
BOMBAST playlist, 2018 April 25, 2100-2300:
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Cruising Altitude Departure 31, 2019 March 23
We Are Your Latenight Weeknight Companion: Transmission 455, 2019 March 20
She Understands There Are Problems: Transmission 454, 2019 March 17
Never Was Naive Enough To Know When I Was Wrong: Transmission 453, 2019 March 13
You Can't Get Enough, But Enough Ain't the Test: Transmission 452, 2019 March 6
Another Island Where No One Remembers Your Name: Transmission 451, 2019 February 27
This Is Why First Impressions Are Often Correct: Transmission 450, 2019 February 20
I'll Walk You Through The Heartbreak, Show You All the Outtakes: Transmission 449, 2019 February 13
I Gave My Time, Now I Want It Back: Transmission 448, 2019 February 6
Fireworks for You in the Ozone Snow: Transmission 447, 2019 January 30
Ducking as a Chandelier Comes Crashing Down: Transmission 446, 2019 January 29
Everybody Hears You and Don't Hate What You Say: Transmission 445, 2019 January 23
Protecting You from Psychological Harm Is Our Ultimate Aim: Transmission 444, 2019 January 16
Keep Your Gifts and Keep Your Money: Transmission 443, 2019 January 9
Sound Formed in a Vacuum May Seem a Waste of Time: Transmission 442, 2019 January 4
How Long Have You Had This Plan: Transmission 441, 2019 January 2
A Happier Planet Than This One: Transmission 440, 2018 December 26
We Met at a Ski Lodge: Transmission 439, 2018 December 23
Let Me Show You How Sweet It Could Be: Transmission 438, 2018 December 19
You Know That Time's Not Kind: Transmission 437, 2018 December 12
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