Why? Because this was my first ever record, that’s why. I was 6 years old, and 6 year olds love Rock ‘N’ Roll Clowns, right? Actually, i’d had no idea who they were till my sister Dora bought the KISS comic book. I was all like, “who the fuck is this?”. Well, i didn’t quite [...]
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Something That Means Something: Lush “Spooky”
Posted: August 9, 2010 in ToeZoo's Classic AlbumsTags: Aron's, Baggy, Britpop, Chris Acland, Coachella, Echo & The Bunnymen, Emma Anderson, Gala, Lush, Maxell, Miki Berenyi, Shoegaze, Spooky, The Palace, The Smiths
In 1992 Lush played The Palace in Hollywood (now The Avalon Hollywood), and some friends and I made the trip over. Back then, all the shoegaze bands played The Palace and did signings at the late-great Aron’s Records. We headed down, but i refused to wait in line. However, i did hang around hoping Emma would see how great looking i was and come over and introduce herself. If that’s sounds cringe-worthy, i also stood in front of her at the show trying to grab her attention! You know what? I was surrounded by hundreds of other smelly 20-somethings trying the same thing. Embarrassing. I realized that night how ridiculous I was and killed my infatuation right then and there. However, the music still sounds great!
