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Burl Veneer posted I Spy for the FBI | Yesterday
In the midst of my Bill Murray spy-movie high I dug out one of my old favorite spy songs, "I Spy for the FBI." I first heard it sung by John Hiatt on his album Two-Bit Monsters, but I can't find that version. The second one I heard was a radical reworking by the early-80s British postpunk-swing band...
Burl Veneer posted Filling in the gaps | Jun 2, 2008
Having had access to the college radio station record library during the 80s, not to mention the constant stream of new releases that came in, and then spending all my disposable income (plus future income, once I got a credit card) on imported British records, I felt sure I must have uncovered...
Burl Veneer posted Erasing history | Jun 1, 2008
It always galls me when a new band takes the same name as an old band; for one thing it's an annoyance to have net searches mucked up with the pretender's name, and at worst they end up overwriting the history of the original band. How infuriating that the name of transsexual rock great Wayne/Jayne...
