We all did it, knew someone that did it, or knew vaguely of it. I'm not talking about meth, vogueing, spandex bike shorts, or secretly buying the NSYNC christmas album. No. I'm talking about WITCHCRAFT.
The 90's was a very huge time of learning identity. People were coming out, going back in the closet, species were being discovered (I was REALLY into dinosaurs, alright? Leave me alone). But the weirdest trend? TEEN WITCHCRAFT. Paganism, Wicca, earth mama, whatever you want to call it, witches were popping up all over the fucking place. Sidenote: One time I called a dude a warlock and was on the receiving end of the gayest rant ever about how Warlocks were actually evil or yada yada yada. I was TALKING about THIS Warlock, stupid.
Anyways, it did predate the whole "going green" thing didn't it? Nature. Treat others how you want to be treated. Don't harm no motherfuckers unless you want to go to the unspeakable place. Or something. Actually, as I remember, shit came back like, 1308103810 worse for you if you say, cast a spell where you willed someone to fall down a flight of stairs. I've been paying for that shit ever since 1997. DON'T CAST EVIL SPELLS. Of course nowadays, we lack nice witches. Everyone is into ghosts. Ghosthunting. Demons. Chip Coffey. It's all about the supernatural instead of paying attention to the natural shit around us. We have real lives to tend to. We don't have cameras and red lighting and gay mediums and all that shit. NO. Back then, all witches had was nature, elastic waist earth tone ankle skirts, ill-fitting tank tops, and hella books. THEY PREDATED THE INTERNET.
Which is why, readers, I PRAISE the 90's witch. They should be honored, presented with medals, given a gift certificate to a vegan/vegetarian friendly hip-but-not-too-hip bistro, and a hummer in a hummer. Those bitches knew how to apply beliefs to REAL LIFE instead of taking shit so literally.
Go on with your badass self, 90's witches.
Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen
The Knife - Rock Classics
Kate Bush - Waking The Witch
I seriously cannot say no to Chip Coffey.
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The Gay 90's: Burn her, throw her in the river!
Covers!
Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
This post could be like ten pages long, so we'll probably do more covers posts in the future, but in the meantime here's Grizzly Bear's cover and a few other great ones that feel right for today.
Enjoy!
Covers!
Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
This post could be like ten pages long, so we'll probably do more covers posts in the future, but in the meantime here's Grizzly Bear's cover and a few other great ones that feel right for today.
Enjoy!
Covers!
Since Grizzly Bear just covered Hot Chip's Boy From School, I thought a covers post was in order! I'm pretty sure everybody loves a good cover, so there's really not much else to say.
This post could be like ten pages long, so we'll probably do more covers posts in the future, but in the meantime here's Grizzly Bear's cover and a few other great ones that feel right for today.
Enjoy!
The White Worm
I'm not sure how it happened, as it often is with the internets, but I stumbled upon an interview with this band The White Worm.
The interview (conducted by Cody Critcheloe from SSION) starts like this: "The future of lesbian music can be summed up in two words: WHITE WORM!" I'm not sure if lesbians can be convinced of that, especially since it's kind of unclear whether or not White Worm is a joke, but their drunken night of Hole karaoke and a couple of Ambien version of Stevie Nicks' Stand Back has got me convinced.
Also--the members of the band, Erin Zona and Rachel Mesplay Helm, seem like total pothead weirdos, which is always a plus. Check out Erin Zona's blog for more on her creative process.
And here's the White Worm video:
The White Worm
I'm not sure how it happened, as it often is with the internets, but I stumbled upon an interview with this band The White Worm.
The interview (conducted by Cody Critcheloe from SSION) starts like this: "The future of lesbian music can be summed up in two words: WHITE WORM!" I'm not sure if lesbians can be convinced of that, especially since it's kind of unclear whether or not White Worm is a joke, but their drunken night of Hole karaoke and a couple of Ambien version of Stevie Nicks' Stand Back has got me convinced.
Also--the members of the band, Erin Zona and Rachel Mesplay Helm, seem like total pothead weirdos, which is always a plus. Check out Erin Zona's blog for more on her creative process.
And here's the White Worm video:
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