la résistance

Like so many, I am angry, confounded, saddened by the state of the world. 2016 just keeps kicking us in the arse. I ...

blood red rose

A mix for Halloween featuring music from 70s European horror soundtracks, eerie vintage folk-pop, ...

from 1974: 50 albums you can't live without

You might not expect to find a decent music guide in a 70s teen girl magazine, but that's exactly what I came ...

lake ruth

Actual Entity is the lovely debut album from Lake Ruth, a New York City-based band comprising members of The New ...

rien qu'une photo

Spiked Candy kicked off with a France Gall video and a Quebecoise France Gall cover, so for old times' sake, I ...

candy break

Sorry, everyone, not to have blogged for a long time and to have neglected to let you know that I'm on (unintended) ...

spiked candy canes 3

spiked tradition

This blog has gained many new readers since I first posted my Spiked Candy Canes mixes in 2005, so I thought I'd ...

stocking stuffers

I'm feeling spoiled this year thanks to all the quality Christmas music I've found online that the artists have ...