The B-52’s

The Vinyl Countdown # 355

The B-52’s, Cosmic Thing (1989) A couple of years ago, we’re in Anaheim, Calif. We’ve just had a huge day at the Disneyland empire. (There’s no other kind of day to have there). And my bro-in-law, a veteran of taking the nieces and nephews to the land of the extreme marketing amid playground rounds, tells […]

The Wonderful World of the B-52s: From Rock Lobster to Love Shack and Back

I don’t feel this is any sort of guilty-pleasure confession to be making but I’ve always thought Love Shack was pretty good. But I’m annoyed by it, absolutely. And for many reasons. Chiefly because, like perhaps any runaway pop-single that threatens to ruin the magic of a band’s truly amazing work through its ubiquity – […]

The Vinyl Countdown # 1584

The B-52’s, Whammy! (1983) Went on a bit of quest recently to check out more by The B-52’s. This album (their third) had completely passed me by. But I was always a bit of a fan of the band (in fact this is the only one I hadn’t ever heard). Perhaps I got a bit […]

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