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“Far” from The Soft Moon

The Soft Moon perform "Far" at the Cloak & Dagger Festival at the Globe Theatre on 10.21.17.
Let's start the evening with The Soft Moon, a post-punk coldwave barnstormer of a band from the Bay Area, as in San Francisco, or more specifically Oakland.  I first caught wind of these guys at last year's Cloak & Dagger Festival in Los Angeles.  I had no idea who they were.  Only knew their name.  …

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Having a “Cow” with two Gene Loves Jezebels

Michael (left) & Jay Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel, respectively...
I've been on a bit of flashback kick these last few days, exploring some of the more alternative glam, goth, and new wave romantic bands from the '80s, and seeing where they are today.  U.K. artist Gene Loves Jezebel is one such act, who were huge in the mid-to-late '80s, with such singles as "Motion …

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The Sisters of Mercy’s “Emma”

The Sisters of Mercy's Andrew Eldritch & Patricia Morrison, circa 1987. Photo sourced from Reddit.
Another oldie for a Friday afternoon, straight out of 1987 from alternative Goth rockers The Sisters of Mercy.  "Emma" is not their most popular song from the era, like "Dominion/Mother Russia," "This Corrosion," or "Lucretia, My Reflection."  But it's the one I always remember.  Lyrically, it's a total downer.  But musically, it's surprisingly melodic and …

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Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Dear Prudence”

Siouxsie and the Banshees. Photo sourced from artist's Brazilian Facebook.
We're going way back to 1984 for Siouxsie and the Banshee's cover of the Beatles' classic "Dear Prudence."  When I think of the '80s, songs like this one are my immediate go-to's.  Sure, it's a cover.  And for any Beatles fan, it's probably tantamount to sacrilege.  Especially, when it was done by a British fringe …

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