Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
For some reason the date August 22nd rings a bell. I’m not sure why, but my DNA is still craving the tranquility of an endless summer. Here in the canyon, the truth is school is already back in session. As I struggle to come to grips with that fact, I can no longer pretend I’ll soon be slipping back into a lazy summer.
I’ve been reaching for my records. Songs help me to make sense of where I am in the world. (Is that too or deep or stupid?)
The good news is I have three days of solid rock ‘n’ roll this weekend. Might be a cool weekend to remember my ear plugs. Grungy old and new pals, The Strokes, NIN, Blood Bros Soundgarden and more are blasting sets through the southland—it’s the last licks for the summer of 2014 and the west coast is leading the charge.
Fuck Yeah is this weekend and based at the foot of the LA Coliseum—it’s gonna be goliath!
As for your humble Idelic host, I hope this playlist amuses. I’m having fun gathering songs about dudes and chicks. I’m sorta in replay mode from a couple of years ago when I did a playlist inspired by the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. The concept was a mix of songs about people, almost as if you were sitting at a table and guest by guest someone would sing a song about all in attendance.
So, call this week a playlist of songs all about chicks! Chloe, Maureen, Angie, Alison, Lisa, Stephanie, Christine, Susie, Lily, Deena, Molly, Deana, Jane, and Jenny..not to mention Rhonda Lee, Mary Ann, Mabeline, and Ana Mae. I do believe you are girls at the dawn of womanhood…
Listen and daydream about them.
“My aim is true.”
xoxo
The Idelic Hit of the Week:
BRONCHO – Class Historian
