I stumbled upon Sheena Ringo hearing her first album being played in a trendy Taipei record shop in the late 90s and became an instant fan. Back then she was known as the Queen of Grunge and her first two LPs really drove that home. After her pop success she expanded to psychedelic jazz with a fabulous vibe of 1960s seedy burlesque clubs and 1930s gin joints. Hands down Japan’s most high concept pop star, she never does a show or tv appearance without pulling out every stop and putting on a mixed media barrage of classy retro homage to the past century of japanese music. Her latest work in 2024 is a series of collaborations with younger pop divas which honor and respect both artists but with the expected and extravagant Ringo flair and polish. Heres a few videos, please watch them all.
Category: Good Music
The first goth band?
The Poppy Family with their darker take on late 60s pop psychedelia could very well be an inspiration for the early 80s goth flavors of post-punk such as The Cure, Siouxsie and Strawberry Switchblade. Lush, well produced radio friendly with an ominous tone. Terry Jacks would later have a #1 solo hit in 1973 with the morose Jaques Brel inspired death ballad “Seasons in the Sun”
dont ever change texas
this song came out 51 years ago and the sentiment still holds. texas is still at least 51% populated by racist sexist anti-gay fucktards who cant rock n roll to save their lives.