Shriekback « Blair Scott: Synthentral

It’s Cinco de Mayo. You know what that means? It means a bunch of white people who for 364 days a year hate “illegals” are suddenly like “Viva La Mexico” and drinking margaritas and eating Mexican fare (or Tex Mex if they’re too fucking stupid to know the difference) at their local restaurant. Most of them think they’re celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day, but May 5th is not Mexico’s Independence Day. It’s not their version of our 4th of July. It’s a celebration of a single victory in a battle in a war they ultimately lost. But hey, keep on keeping on white folks!

So some random music before I go to bed…

ARTIST: A-ha
SONG: The Sun Always Shines On TV
ALBUM: Hunting High and Low
YEAR: 1985

ARTIST: Shriekback
SONG: Lines From The Library
ALBUM: Natural History- The Very Best Of Shriekback
YEAR: 1983

ARTIST: The Fair Sex
SONG: You Know How
ALBUM: Thin Walls, Part 1
YEAR: 2003 (album)

ARTIST: Inspiral Carpets
SONG: Causeway
ALBUM: Life (Extended Edition)
YEAR: 1990

ARTIST: The Mobile Homes
SONG: Hurt
ALBUM: There Is No Place Like Away
YEAR: 1999

ARTIST: BIOMEKKANIK
SONG: Dry Dusty Ground
ALBUM: Violently Beautiful
YEAR: 2015

ARTIST: Spektralized
SONG: Of the End
ALBUM: Capture the Moment
YEAR: 2006

ARTIST: Celebrate the Nun
SONG: Ordinary Town
ALBUM: Meanwhile (Deluxe Edition)
YEAR: 1989

I’m sitting on a conference call to activate a T1 in Florida. Mostly boring twiddling of thumbs waiting for others to get their work done so we can take the next step. So… music to pass the time by more quickly. I wonder how many songs I have with the word “work” in the title…

ARTIST: The B-52’s
SONG: Work That Skirt
ALBUM: Whammy!
YEAR: 1983