Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Neko spinning some absolute gold on this song off her Blacklisted album and written by Dee Sylvia & Guy Wood, 'Look For Me (I'll Be Around)' which is one of the best stalker songs ever written.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Songs, they dont get much more beautiful than this gem. Dim the lights, and have a listen. 'I Wish I Was the Moon' up next.

How will you know

If you found me at last

'Cause I'll be the one, be the one, be the one

With my heart in my lap

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan of oil

That had run from the block

Of a Falcon sedan 1969

The paper said '75

There were no survivors

None found alive

Who even writes songs like this anymore? One of the absolute best singer/songwriters Johnny's ever heard. 'Star Witness' classing up the joint tonight.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Johnny's birthday weekend usually involves Neko Case, you kids should know this by now. This track, 'Red Tide' was described by Neko as sort of her breakup song with the Pacific northwest. Let's listen along, shall we?

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Johnny's tail always wags when he gets to choose a Neko Case song from her incredible catalog. 'The Needle Has Landed' is of course one such song. Perfect harmonies between Neko and Kelly Hogan on this one. 

Who writes songs like this anymore? Just brilliant:

So that's why I never come back here

That's why they spit out my name

Your exes have clawed up the Bible

Trying to keep me away

With the sledge of tectonic fever

The needle has landed again

Let it play

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE AND HER BOYFRIENDS!

Johnny will have to ask Neko Case next time he sees her whether of not 'Honky Tonk Hiccups' require a mask or some kind of vaccination but Johnny will sure update everyone.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Oh, the Neko Case album Blacklisted is all that and a bag of chips. After hearing some of her earlier rockabilly and country music Johnny downloaded this one and his life hasn't been the same since. Just an incredible album with sooooo much good in it.  Not many better than this one.

Push play, sit back, enjoy brilliant music and lyrics, easy.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

You never can't go wrong with a Neko Case song, especially off the killah Furnace Room Lullaby album. Turn the song up loud, put your feet up, light up a cool tasting Backwoods Smokes if you still have a box from the 1970's and enjoy, 'Twist the Knife'

You'll be my guest
And I'll let you stay
Leave me the check
I'll pay with the rest of my life
Twist the knife

GO!

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE TING TINGS!

Johnny has always loved this song. He remembers the Ting Tings playing at Liberty State Park in Jersey City years ago. A great show. Neko Case and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were on that bill as well as Johnny recalls (And he recalls a lot).

Johnny is pretty sure hitting a big drum like this is a four credit hour class at Purdue University. 'That's Not My Name' getting us started right tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Tonight we're gonna go with a soundtrack theme, all tonight's songs have played a great part in one movie or other.

Kicking things off with some absolutely seminal Neko Case with 'Furnace Room Lullaby' which was the title cut on the album bearing the same name. It was used in the movie, The Gift, clips of which are provided most handily in this video. Songs don't get more haunting than this.