A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.
The sticker that Reckless Records put on a copy of Iconoclast’s Groundlessness of Belief seven-inch If hardcore label Ebullition released it, chances are I own it or want to. So when I found an inexpensive used copy of this 1994 Ebullition seven-inch by Jersey emo band Iconoclast at Reckless recently, I knew I had to buy it. But the shop employee who wrote the description of the record for the display sticker really sealed the deal for me: “At one show the singer knocked his own teeth out and bled everywhere. Giving the guitarist the opportunity to sing the song ‘I like you less than apple pie’. They really where something.” I think I’m going to frame it.
Sasha Geffen’s investigation into the pop “wet boy” phenomenon First of all, if you don’t follow Sasha on Twitter, you should. Their examination of “wet boys”—young men appearing drenched in water in pop-music videos—has been ongoing for months. Here I am, still contemplating Harry Styles‘s wetness vs. Mark McGrath’s. Did Gene Kelly’s iconic “Singin’ in the Rain” have any influence on these young men? I love getting an in-depth, long-form analysis of music trends, but apparently some people don’t!
Barbra Streisand, “The Way He Makes Me Feel” Barbra Streisand is my vocal icon. The great Alan and Marilyn Bergman wrote the lyrics of this song, and Michel Legrand composed the music; it appears in Streisand’s 1983 film Yentl, for which she served as executive producer, director, and star (playing a young woman who disguises herself as a man so she can study at yeshiva). Oh, and she’s the only one who sings in the entire movie. Iconic.
