It's less than a week before the big day, so let's get the big ball of twine out to wrap up some Xmas gifts, starting with The Wailers, who are out of their (Christmas) tree once again to lambaste the consumerism of the holiday season with the Dylan-esque "Christmas Spirit" ... a couple of Yuletide yowlers by The Hallmarks and the freaky-peaky A440 follow. Santa's sleigh propels into the 70s with a "reason for the season" number by Alex Chilton & Big Star is next, and then a Christmas list by Vaughn Toulouse & his 80s post-punk pals Department S make your whole cup of eggnog runneth over! We wish it was Xmas everyday!!

It's less than a week before the big day, so let's get the big ball of twine out to wrap up some Xmas gifts, starting with The Wailers, who are out of their (Christmas) tree once again to lambaste the consumerism of the holiday season with the Dylan-esque "Christmas Spirit" ... a couple of Yuletide yowlers by The Hallmarks and the freaky-peaky A440 follow. Santa's sleigh propels into the 70s with a "reason for the season" number by Alex Chilton & Big Star is next, and then a Christmas list by Vaughn Toulouse & his 80s post-punk pals Department S make your whole cup of eggnog runneth over! We wish it was Xmas everyday!!

It's less than a week before the big day, so let's get the big ball of twine out to wrap up some Xmas gifts, starting with&nbsp;The Wailers, who are out of their (Christmas) tree once again to lambaste the consumerism of the holiday season with the Dylan-esque "Christmas Spirit" ... a couple of Yuletide yowlers by&nbsp;The Hallmarks&nbsp;and the freaky-peaky&nbsp;A440 follow. Santa's sleigh propels into the 70s with a "reason for the season" number by Alex Chilton &amp; Big Star&nbsp;is next, and then a Christmas list by&nbsp;Vaughn Toulouse &amp; his 80s post-punk pals Department S&nbsp;make your whole cup of eggnog runneth over! We wish it was Xmas everyday!!

Christmas Spirit!

The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&amp;B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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