Visual Coercion

Ted Leo, Henry Art Gallery Seattle, WA James Baluyut of Plus or Minus Broadcast Destroyer 3/18/11 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA bradford_med_deerhunter_10_27_10 The War on Drugs 3/18/11 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA

Lest Ye Wear Ye Pants too High

An early Vince Clarke-penned Depeche Mode bell-ringer, “I Sometimes Wish I was Dead” was not included with the original American release of Speak and Spell in ’81.  It’s a sparse and shockingly happy little song about clubbing… and shame?  If he had been referring to shame over dancing with the lead singer of his band [...]

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