Non-Metal Music
Minor Key Music 82: Switchblade Symphony – Wallflower
Goth, like black metal, went through a few waves on its journey from post-punk bands with bad hair to emo kids dancing under bridges (still with bad hair). Today’s band, Switchblade Symphony, comes from goth’s second wave (or maybe third?) and thus are by not means to be considered sonic originators. But, for my money,…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 81: C. K. Strong – Sweet Talkin’ Candy Man
Russ Meyers, infamous for low budget titty movies, took a foray into modest budget titty movies with 1970’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Not only was it, like the rest of his oeuvre, an artistic masterclass from the mind of a horny teen on a meth bender, it also has one of the most…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 80: Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy (Thunderpuss remix)
I’ve talked about disco on MKM before, and even about the Pet Shop Boys before, but I’ve never featured a song that was quite SO disco and quite SO Pet Shop Boys as today’s song: https://www.isleyunruh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Pet-Shop-Boys-New-York-City-Boy-Thunderpuss-2000-Club-Mix.mp3 I first discovered Pet Shop Boys with this version of “New York City Boy,” via a friend group (shout…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 79: Shirley Collins – The Cherry Tree Carol
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] black metal, I’m talking about music in a minor key. I’m a happy guy, but there is something about sad, sad songs…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 78: Solid Space – Destination Moon
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black Metal, I’m talking about music in a minor key. Sure, I’m a happy guy, but there is something about sad,…
Read MoreMailbag Monday 84
Want to have your pressing questions answered by Isley Unruh himself? Send all queries HERE, and I will get to them as soon as I can on a future Mailbag Monday! This month on Mailbag Monday, we have A.J. and Laura–boldly taking on the complex “Greta Van Fleet question”: “What is the deal with Greta Van…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 77.5: Merry Medieval Christmas
As an apology for last year’s Christmas playlist of underground black/death metal songs, I thought I’d do a list this year of songs that actually celebrate the birth of Jesus, rather than decrying his lack of goatborn blood. I love all types of pre-classical Western music, but for today’s list I wanted to limit my…
Read MoreMinor Key Music 77: Mick Softley – Time Machine
It’s no secret that I love me some folk music. My first exposure to folk music was pretty much every black metal fan’s first exposure to folk music–via neofolk music. After bands like Death in June taught me the joys of 3 chords, strummed with no distortion, over vocals of dubious merit, and accompanied by…
Read MoreBritney Spears’ Top 20 Most Underrated Songs
Yesterday I had a hard time coming up with 5 overrated Britney Spears songs, today I had a hard time keeping my list of underrated songs under 20. With 9 albums under her belt, Britney has plenty of back catalog to choose from, so some hard cuts had to be made. I started by getting…
Read MoreThe Top Five Most Overrated Britney Spears Songs
Today’s Britney Week post was very hard to write. When someone has the depth of catalog, consistency, and is as legendary as Britney Spears, it’s gonna be tough to find any songs that are “overrated.” Even making a list of “worst” songs would be easier, every artist has a few clunkers, Britney included. But this…
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