πΊπ¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix
Modern English:
π΅ Gathering Dust
#ModernEnglish
βΆοΈ πͺ Automagic π show π» playlist on Spotify
βΆοΈ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Gerade gelesen, dass Modern English in diesem Jahr Konzerte spielen wird.
Da muss ich doch glatt mal wieder ihr Debutalbum "Mesh & Lace" von 1981 auf 4AD hΓΆren:
https://modernenglish.bandcamp.com/album/mesh-lace
#ModernEnglish #4AD
Another 7β reissue on colored vinyl, Modern English - I Melt With You on purple marbled vinyl
#modernenglish #imeltwithyou #80smusic #vinylsky
March 27th: The outdated term for today is "faking a cly," a 19th-century British slang term for picking a pocket.
Source: "A London Antiquary" (1860.) A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words. London: John Camden Hotten.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
See you Monday!
From the album After The Snow by Modern English (1982)
#nowplaying #songshare #modernenglish #1982music #dinocds #besteveralbums #musicsky π§π΅
March 24th: The outdated term for today is "Brian O'Linn," 19th-century rhyming slag for gin.
Source: "A London Antiquary" (1860.) A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words. London: John Camden Hotten.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
The signal is breathing. Currently:
πΆ Modern English - I Melt with You πΆ
π‘ Tune into the signal at outworldfleetradio.online
#ModernEnglish #OutWorldFleetRadio
π OWF MAIN PROGRAMMING π
"Don't stop believing. Don't stop listening."
Modern English, hailing from Essex, are one of the 4AD bands that never achieved the status of their better-known label mates such as Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, or Pixies, but are still active today despite various break-ups and line-up changes.
#forgottensongs
#modernenglish
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - A Song By A Band/Artist Whose Name Starts With M
#ModernEnglish - Someone's Calling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gyq6Zp1fJU
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 13 - A Song By A Band/Artist Whose Name Starts With M
#ModernEnglish - Ink And Paper
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fVL1MDKVig
March 13th: The outdated term for today is "unrigged," 19th-century British slang meaning "stripped of money and clothes."
Source: Anonymous. (Circa 1848.) Sinks of London Laid Open. London: J. Duncombe.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
See you Monday! Good luck, and may you remain rigged.
Album artwork for Long in the Tooth by Modern English from Long in the Tooth - Single
Modern English proving they still know how to write a hook that doesn't need a keyboard πΈ 'Long in the Tooth' is all guitars and grit - the way it should be
#NowWaveLive #SynthNot #ModernEnglish
πΊπ¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Modern English:
π΅ I Melt With You
#ModernEnglish
βΆοΈ πͺ Automagic π show π» playlist on Spotify
βΆοΈ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
March 10th: The outdated term for today is "paper hanger," early 20th-century slang meaning "counterfeiter."
Source: Jackson, L. E. (1915.) A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang. Portland, OR: Modern Printing Company.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
I Melt With You π»
#ModernEnglish
πΊπ¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow
Modern English:
π΅ I Melt With You
#ModernEnglish
βΆοΈ πͺ Automagic π show π» playlist on Spotify
βΆοΈ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
March 3rd: The outdated word for today is "recreant," a 19th-century sailors' term for anyone "who had yielded in single combat."
Source: Smyth, W. H., Belcher, E. (1867.) The Sailor's Word-Book. Blackie and Son, London.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
Far out this album came out in 1981, 45 years ago. π― Still sounds great. π§
#NowPlaying
#ModernEnglish
open.spotify.com/track/3sp5n7...
February 18th: The outdated word for today is "tajaso," a 19th-century US sailors' term for "the jerked beef supplied to ships."
Pronunciation (I think): tah-JASS-oh.
Source: Smyth, W. H., Belcher, E. (1867.) The Sailor's Word-Book. Blackie and Son, London.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
Dropping this in the timeline for fans of Classic Alternative bands like Veruca Salt, Modern English and The Cure with more recent artists mixed in. Listen on Mixcloud.
www.mixcloud.com/Paulsplaylist/frequently...
#Music #AlternativeRock [β¦]
#NowPlaying
#MusicSky
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βΆοΈ Modern English - I Melt With You (1982)
#ModernEnglish #IMeltWithYou #postpunk #newwave
February 11th: The outdated word for today is "calibogus," a 19th century term for an American drink consisting of rum mixed with spruce beer.
Source: Grose, F. (1811.) Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: publisher unclear.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
πΊπ¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Modern English:
π΅ Someoneβs Calling
#ModernEnglish
βΆοΈ πͺ Automagic π show π» playlist on Spotify
βΆοΈ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
January 29th: The outdated term for today is "to be cagged," which is 19th-century British slang for being "sulky or out of humour."
Source: Grose, F. (1811.) Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: publisher unclear.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
January 22nd: The outdated word for today is "mundungus," a 19th-century British slang term for "bad or rank tobacco."
Source: Grose, F. (1811.) Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: publisher unclear.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
πΊπ¦ #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MiddayShow
Modern English:
π΅ I Melt With You
#ModernEnglish
βΆοΈ πͺ Automagic π show π» playlist on Spotify
βΆοΈ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Album artwork for Not My Leader by Modern English
π΅ Now Playing on Now Wave Radio:
Modern English - Not My Leader
From the album: Not My Leader
#NowWaveRadio #NowWaveMix #ModernEnglish
January 15th: The outdated expression for today is "napper of naps," 19th-century thieves' cant for a sheep-stealer.
Source: Grose, F. (1811.) Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: publisher unclear.
#OutdatedWords #ModernEnglish
Mein Lied fΓΌr heute:
Modern English - I Melt With You
#LiedFuerHeute
#MusicSky
#PostPunk
#ModernEnglish
#ModernEnglish music.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvkb...