Spring rekkids

The first Gene record Olympian (1995) always makes me think of May. I remember buying it on cassette, listening to it, thinking "hmm! Pretty not bad!" and then going to International Affaire thing here in town and getting plastered on weird plum liqueurs from the Middle East, etc.

The first song on the LP is "Haunted By You" and there is a video I'd not seen, which is loveably low-tech and is SO British it stops just short of trotting Benny Hill out as an extra. Also Steve Mason's "Look at me! I'm Paul Weller!" guitar stance/face is pretty sweet!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZnGKlx4UZU

Then, my buddy Chooch had been raving about the new Bird and the Bee, who, while I liked the last record alright, I have an aversion to because the chick's dad was in Little Feat, and they just sort of smack of too much Largo-ness. To me, anyway. So it was not without a sense of obligation that I fired up their new one today, as Chooch had sent it along. Well, it's stellar, low-budget Lynchisms of this here video notwithstanding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI3g9RaVkdY

Also, Chooch is a microbiologist at Mayo Clinic and says re: pig fever to "[not] believe the hype!"

So that's one less thing to worry about. Back to suitcase nukes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwPYuC5Y4k