possibly inspired by the track posted two days ago, “Dancing is Dangerous” and “Is There More to Life than Dancing” is the awnswer to sparks disco. Yes, the whole No. 1 in Heaven album is dancetasktik, but the two selections (that fade into one another) are choice.
All else that I will say is that the [...]
I think I fell asleep in the classroom, the same classroom that Aaron Milton does in the film “Cherry,” which was filmed on campus at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, and throughout downtown Kalamazoo. The film was like an introverted “Where’s Waldo” —the audience Thursday night was looking for all the Kalamazoo landmarks they could find. [...]
Ah, the most profound song: “Love can conquer all” — challenging (or glibbly embracing) the fact that no one can amount to anything if they are not constantly in a relationship, infatuated, or in love.
A short, sweet, possibly television theme “The Ablongs” (possibly Oblongs?) is sandwiched between the two version of Love Can Conquer All. [...]
Angst in My Pants…the Sparks album that all of my friends first take a liking to. The 80’s synth pop sounds and lyrics
Angst in My Pants
Kidnap is an unlikly narritive that sounds like it could have been used for a children’s animated short feature. A Trying Day is all the optimism you need on [...]
On Monday night, I went on my first assignment for the Kalamazoo Gazette—a fire at a saw mill all they way out in Scotts, Mich. It was huge, four departments were called to the scene and the flames consumed some 3,200 square feet structure. From the charred remains, it looked like it was a huge, [...]
In keeping with the two year tradition, I will be uploading some rare Sparks songs this up coming week.