Tag Archives: Hercules and Love Affair

Norway and Germany “Got That White”

March 3, 2009 – 10:30 am
Sunday into Monday most of the Eastern seaboard was socked with a late Winter storm that local meteorologists were predicting as the “worst of the season.” I don’t know if the system lived up to the hype, but we appear to have received a solid foot here in Western Massachusetts where every sidewalk is […]
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Rave, Rave Before the Crying of the Light!

January 27, 2009 – 10:30 am
Favoritism towards an album that marries hippie-hearkening Pop to mutant club beats and a single that revives Boz Scaggs-esque country-boy Disco is one thing, but the love I had for the Disco magic revivalism of last year’s self-titled debut from Hercules and Love Affair was something else entirely. I mean, chunky club beats or […]
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It’s Like Krull Meets Desperately Seeking Susan

July 16, 2008 – 9:40 am
I guess I was a bit more inspired by the merger of mythology and music in Monday’s post than I realized. One doesn’t have to be Joseph Campbell to recognize the influence of primeval myths on human society, especially the arts. And searching for good music to listen to can often feel like […]
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Hercules in New York: Now 100% Schwarzenegger Free!

February 21, 2008 – 11:51 am
I recently prefaced one of my posts with a complaint about my own lack of participation in the bacchanalian self-indulgence that is club-oriented nightlife. Last night I came tantalizingly close to ending my streak of club non-attendance only to be thwarted when a member of my party was found lacking proper identification to enter such […]
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