Do me a favor, gentle reader:
1. Go to pandora.
2. Set up a Joe Jackson station
3. Fast forward until you get to the first Joe Jackson song
4. Is the next song either a) Elvis Costello or b) Talking Heads? Drop me a line and confirm this in the comments field.
I’ve been having a Joe Jackson week […]

I’m not quite sure how it happened, but back in 1981 I ended up with a cassette of Almost Blue instead of Trust. I bet it was a matter of heading to the store for “that Elvis album with him on the cover” or maybe that’s all that was left in the cassette racks […]

Pump It Up

I’ve long admired Elvis’ song writing ability… and riding in a car the other day, this song served as a reminder of the musical prowess of The Attractions. Taking a moment to clear out some MTV memory archive cobwebs, the video brings it all back into focus, with it’s skinny pant legged, pigeon toed […]