Pacing Through The Flickering Light

Squeeze “What The Butler Saw” – This is an obscure song by a band whose catalog is mostly out of print due to the world being a cruel and unfair place. “What The Butler Saw” was the b-side to one of Squeeze’s biggest hits, “Pulling Mussels (From The Shell),” and has since been released on the UK import-only Excess Moderation compilation. It’s unfortunate that this song is so rare, because it is easily one of Squeeze’s finest compositions, with its gracefully thumping rhythm and elegant refrains. According to the Squeezefan website, the song was omitted from the Argybargy album at the insistence of their manager Miles Copeland, who felt that the song was too Barry Manilow-ish.

I swear, someday I am going to post a full week of Squeeze songs just to fuck with all of you.

Gina X Performance “X-Hibitionism” – This is taken from the German singer’s 1978 LP Nice Mover, which has become a cult classic for fans of icy, decadent electronic pop. “X-Hibitionism” has a nice, slow minimal groove with strange, distinctive vocals celebrating narcissism, voyeurism, and yes, exhibitionism.

What’s The Fifth Movie?

Let’s play a game.

From the new issue of Adrian Tomine’s Optic Nerve:

Ben (the manager of the movie theatre): Gene, this is Autumn. She’s just starting today.

Ben: Gene! Let’s try not to scare her off on her first day, okay?

What do you think the fifth movie on Gene’s list was going to be?