Most people think of Seasonal Affective Disorder as a depression that strikes in the cold, overcast days of autumn and winter.  I guess I always have to be the rebel, because I like those kinds of days and I swear I experience that disorder when the days start getting warmer and longer.  I start feeling […]

One of the highlights of the 1981 concert film Urgh! A Music War is seeing Gary Numan perform “Down in the Park.”  Fantastic song, but the performance is what is especially notable.  A door opens on the stage and a tiny futuristic one-seater vehicle rolls out with the performer inside.  The entirely of the song, […]

“The Middle Ages sucked”. That line is true, whether it concerns the medieval era or the middle years of an estimated lifetime.  In this case, it means the dark ages as “This Is the Renaissance” puts a bizarre spin on that period, whether you pronounce it “Ren-ah-sance or Ren-eh-sance”. Such is the wit of Sparks, […]

Isn’t it strange that something from decades prior can seem to foretell the sound of some modern music when, in actuality, that contemporary music is a throwback to an earlier sound? As I write this, we are still deep in the throes of 80’s nostalgia.  Having lived through that decade, I now understand why my […]