Nineties Revisited: Up the Kyber (Little Drummer Boy)

Original video located here. Accessed 23rd December 2018

Song title: Up the Kyber (Little Drummer Boy)

Artist: Hoodoo Gurus

Year: 1991

Why I like this song:

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Nineties Revisited: Asshole

Original video located here. Accessed 18th December 2013

Song title: Asshole

Artist: Denis Leary

Year: 1993

Why I like this song:

Twenty years on and I still know every single word XD

Choon of the Month: Song for Zula

Original video located here. Accessed 3rd March 2015

Song title: Song For Zula

Artist: Phosphorescent

Year: 2013

Why I like this song:

Sometimes songs take time to reach you. And this was one such case.

I guess because sometimes it takes some life experiences to make one connect with a particular song. And the humiliation and disappointment is strong with this one...

The Asian Connection: The Key of the Twilight

Original video located here. Accessed 10th April 2020

Song title: The Key of the Twilight

Artist: Emily Bindiger / Bee Train

Year: 2002

Why I like this song:

.hack//SIGN seems destined to remain a divisive series. It's critics slam it for being slow moving, dialogue heavy and frequently spending an awful lot of time building up something that turns out to be pointless.
But you wouldn't say a bad word regarding it's soundtrack. It's a compelling blend of folk, electronic and layers of female vocals. All through the guiding hand of one Yuki Kajiura.
Its just the thing for any high fantasy adventure and wouldn't have been out of place in any MMORPGur. 

Personally, I don't know what kind of creative juices Kajiura is running but I want some of it.

Choon of the Month: Lazer Gun Show

Original video located here. Accessed 12th September 2013

Song title: Lazer Gun Show

Artist: Hey Geronimo

Year: 2013

Why I like this song:

These guys grabbed my attention and now they've upped the ante. This charges out the door with energy and enthusiasm and I think I like it.

Nineties Revisited: True Tears of Joy

Original video located here. Accessed 13th November 2013

Song title: True Tears of Joy

Artist: Hunters and Collectors

Year: 1992

Why I like this song:

Well I heard Hunters and Collectors' What's a Few Men album so why not keep that train going and address the Cut album?

This was a song I remember quite distinctly from my youth in the early nineties and it always stuck out for me. Yes I already knew of Hunters and Collectors but this was different from what I heard previously from them, being more restrained and reflective. 
And I still feel the same way twenty years later. And listening to a lot more Hunters and Collectors didn't hurt.

We Are Live: The Unguarded Moment

Original video located here. Accessed 11th November 2013

Song title: The Unguarded Moment

Artist: The Church

Year: 1981

Why I like this song:

Recently I saw Steve Kilbey and his band live. Its not quite The Church but it'll do.

It was a good show too. Given that he was performing under his own name one would think he would play a lot of solo stuff but, surprisingly, nearly half his set was Church songs. But that isn't a bad thing. He even snuck in a Jack Frost song too (Jack Frost being a supergroup he formed with Grant McLennan of the Go-Betweens fame).