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.
The Gay 90's: Burn her, throw her in the river!
The Knife + Planningtorock + Mt. Sims
This morning The Knife released Colouring of Pigeons, a track part of their collaboration with Planning to Rock and Mt. Sims. The collaboration will eventually end up as the music for Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma's opera based on Darwin's On the Origin of the Species.
Colouring of Pigeons has some signature Knife sounds but definitely does sound more like a score than a regular song. Either way, the collaboration between this group of artists is sounding great so far and I can't wait to hear more!
Check it out for yourself! (and as a bonus Planningtorock's Hiding Where I'll Find Me)
The Knife in collaboration with Planningtorock & Mt. Sims - Colouring of Pigeons
Planningtorock - Hiding Where I'll Find Me
The Knife + Planningtorock + Mt. Sims
This morning The Knife released Colouring of Pigeons, a track part of their collaboration with Planning to Rock and Mt. Sims. The collaboration will eventually end up as the music for Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma's opera based on Darwin's On the Origin of the Species.
Colouring of Pigeons has some signature Knife sounds but definitely does sound more like a score than a regular song. Either way, the collaboration between this group of artists is sounding great so far and I can't wait to hear more!
Check it out for yourself! (and as a bonus Planningtorock's Hiding Where I'll Find Me)
The Knife in collaboration with Planningtorock & Mt. Sims - Colouring of Pigeons
Planningtorock - Hiding Where I'll Find Me
The Knife + Planningtorock + Mt. Sims
This morning The Knife released Colouring of Pigeons, a track part of their collaboration with Planning to Rock and Mt. Sims. The collaboration will eventually end up as the music for Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma's opera based on Darwin's On the Origin of the Species.
Colouring of Pigeons has some signature Knife sounds but definitely does sound more like a score than a regular song. Either way, the collaboration between this group of artists is sounding great so far and I can't wait to hear more!
Check it out for yourself! (and as a bonus Planningtorock's Hiding Where I'll Find Me)
The Knife in collaboration with Planningtorock & Mt. Sims - Colouring of Pigeons
Planningtorock - Hiding Where I'll Find Me
Keep The Streets Empty For Me
The only thing I want to listen to when it gets dark out at 4:30 in the afternoon is Fever Ray.
This one is new.
This one isn't.
Keep The Streets Empty For Me
The only thing I want to listen to when it gets dark out at 4:30 in the afternoon is Fever Ray.
This one is new.
This one isn't.
Keep The Streets Empty For Me
The only thing I want to listen to when it gets dark out at 4:30 in the afternoon is Fever Ray.
This one is new.
This one isn't.
Self-Portrait
I am seriously gay for Jay-Jay Johanson. I forgot how good he was. Seriously, what is in the water in Sweden where it's just like, EVERYONE IS TALENTED. Starting off his career in 1996 with the release of his first studio album "Whiskey", Jay-Jay has managed to craft himself a career of smart, accessible, but just arty enough where he has remained below the radar from many. His most "mainstream" appearance has been doing guest vocals for The Knife on their song "Marble House" (That's him in the second verse, not some crazy voice machine). That and he's a total babe. Leave me alone, I like skinny white dudes.
His latest album, "Self-Portrait", released in 2008, has rapidly become one of my favorite albums. Not quite trip-hop (That trend is dead, leave it alone, even Portishead hates it), not quite a full band record, it's a slinky little pop record that fits the mood just right. In fact, I fell asleep to it last night. It sort of actually caused a nightmare. Nevermind. Forget this entire post.
Jay-Jay Johanson - Automatic Lover
Jay-Jay Johanson - Autumn Winter Spring
The Knife - MArble House (ft. Jay-Jay johanson)
Self-Portrait
I am seriously gay for Jay-Jay Johanson. I forgot how good he was. Seriously, what is in the water in Sweden where it's just like, EVERYONE IS TALENTED. Starting off his career in 1996 with the release of his first studio album "Whiskey", Jay-Jay has managed to craft himself a career of smart, accessible, but just arty enough where he has remained below the radar from many. His most "mainstream" appearance has been doing guest vocals for The Knife on their song "Marble House" (That's him in the second verse, not some crazy voice machine). That and he's a total babe. Leave me alone, I like skinny white dudes.
His latest album, "Self-Portrait", released in 2008, has rapidly become one of my favorite albums. Not quite trip-hop (That trend is dead, leave it alone, even Portishead hates it), not quite a full band record, it's a slinky little pop record that fits the mood just right. In fact, I fell asleep to it last night. It sort of actually caused a nightmare. Nevermind. Forget this entire post.
Jay-Jay Johanson - Automatic Lover
Jay-Jay Johanson - Autumn Winter Spring
The Knife - MArble House (ft. Jay-Jay johanson)
Self-Portrait
I am seriously gay for Jay-Jay Johanson. I forgot how good he was. Seriously, what is in the water in Sweden where it's just like, EVERYONE IS TALENTED. Starting off his career in 1996 with the release of his first studio album "Whiskey", Jay-Jay has managed to craft himself a career of smart, accessible, but just arty enough where he has remained below the radar from many. His most "mainstream" appearance has been doing guest vocals for The Knife on their song "Marble House" (That's him in the second verse, not some crazy voice machine). That and he's a total babe. Leave me alone, I like skinny white dudes.
His latest album, "Self-Portrait", released in 2008, has rapidly become one of my favorite albums. Not quite trip-hop (That trend is dead, leave it alone, even Portishead hates it), not quite a full band record, it's a slinky little pop record that fits the mood just right. In fact, I fell asleep to it last night. It sort of actually caused a nightmare. Nevermind. Forget this entire post.
Jay-Jay Johanson - Automatic Lover
Jay-Jay Johanson - Autumn Winter Spring
The Knife - MArble House (ft. Jay-Jay johanson)