Suck My Dickens
Jane Asylum presents “Suck My Dickens”, a Jane Does Christmas Again production featuring an 80s, rock and Goth holiday and winter-themed playlist, along with a somewhat amusing Christmas story to warm your cockles.
Apocalypse in Soho
22 songs to survive the end of the world, featuring artists like: Tiger Army, The Kills, Rammstein, HTRK, Victor and the Bully, Moondog, Mastodon, Lera Lynn
Glad to Be Gay – Tom Robinson Band
In the week of Valentine’s Day 1978, an anthemic and yet shocking protest song on a 4-track live EP sneaked under the radar to become a Top 20 hit in Britain. It was a song in which The Tom Robinson Band shamed a nation with a first-hand account of the abject indignity of being gay in 1970s Britain…
Give Us Something Worth Voting For – The Tuts
Exactly the sentiment that the Fight Evil playlist was created for, this is a song for anyone who has washed their hands of the current crop of hypocritical politicians and demands an alternative.
It’s also a belter of a protest song by a melodic pop punk three-piece from the outer limits of London.
Saku – Fort Romeau
When I am a grandma one day I won’t tell my kids that I walked miles in the snow to get to school (I grew up in the desert so that would be a flat out lie). I will, however, tell them about the time I walked to Berghain alone to see one of my favorite DJs (Fort Romeau) at 3 in the morning, . I’ll then tell them that he didn’t go on until 9a which meant I had to entertain my drunk sleepy self for another 6 hours.
Birds – Electrelane
Creativity often arises after experiencing love and the loss of it. I appreciate this song about heartbreak because it balances vulnerability with a sense of pride. The last full minute of the song is my favorite.
Summertime Sadness – Asadinho Main Vocal Mix by Lana Del Rey
Throw your hair up real big, beauty queen style, open those damn windows, and then turn this song up as loud as you can. What’s wrong with channeling your inner diva prior to getting down and dirty?