I know there are some folks who were irked when VH1 Classic expanded its playlist to include songs from the early 90s. (I think their rule went from “must be from the 80s or earlier” to “must be at least ten years old.”) But me, I don’t mind at all. While trying to get Alex to sleep I checked out tonight’s “The Alternative” block, and within an hour they played They Might Be Giants’ “Birdhouse in Your Soul,” R.E.M.’s “Feeling Gravitys Pull,” Matthew Sweet’s “Sick of Myself” and Dada’s “Dizz Knee Land.” That would’ve been a good hour’s listening back in the heyday of WDRE (the modern rock station I listened to in high school).
And that reminds me, I have to see if I can get tickets to Dada’s show in Philly next month . . .