I Know I Said I’d Be Good, But They Dig It When I’m Bad

Prince and the Revolution “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore / Let’s Pretend We’re Married / International Lover” (live in Syracuse, 3/30/1985 – The whole concert that this is taken from is fantastic, but I’m posting this medley for its interesting dynamic of Prince playing to the audience and holding back. Being a tease is a big part of his particular brand of showmanship, and that’s definitely on display here.

Alice Cooper “Clones (We’re All)” – As heard on last night’s Best Show On WFMU with Tom Scharpling, the first new episode in five weeks. This comes from one of Cooper’s lesser known albums, Flush The Fashion, but some of you might know the excellent cover version by The Smashing Pumpkins from the Aeroplane Flies High box set. I had never actually heard the original until last night; I had always assumed that Billy Corgan made his version synth-y and new wave-y because that was what he was into at the time, but as it turns out, the original was pretty damn synth-y itself. This song comes highly recommended if you’re a fan of The Cars.

True Human Victory

Oh, I nearly forgot to mention the Andrew WK quote from last week’s Entertainment Weekly! It is probably the greatest quote of an artist hyperbolically describing one’s own creation in all of recorded history, rivalled only by 60s era Stan Lee:

He describes his upcoming CD as “pure unadulterated triumph, unmitigated glory, absolute complete euphoria, melodic ecstacy, and true human victory.”

I’m sure he’s right!