Empire Records Soundtrack

Today was one of those days where every single appliance of mine seemed to die! First, I couldn't even get access to the mp3s in my external hard drive and then my pre amp died. I had no way of listening to any of my music. wah! It was too hot so I needed a distraction, I watched Empire Records! I was excited because I hadn't seen it in a while and looked up some of the songs from the soundtrack!

The song that plays in the suicidal mirror scene is by the Martinis who include Joey Santiago, kick ass guitarist for the Pixies! who woulda thought? and his wife. I think the song is pretty awesome and sounds like the cranberries but with a more American Pixies feel!

One thing I didn't catch when I saw this movie way back when is the mention of the Shaggs! If I knew how to make a movie, I would make one of the Shaggs. The story behind the band itself is crazy enough for a whole movie! The father of the sisters in the band was told at a young age this his daughters would go on to make a band, and so later in life he made his daughters be in a band. The girls didn't know how to make music but they learned (sorta?). The Shaggs are a hard band to get into, its outsider rock for sure but their music is so endearing and haunting it totally grabs you! The shaggs are also briefly mentioned in the masterpiece, Like A Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Dan Clowes!