After geeking out together for many moons, it was decided amongst the members of The Shoegaze Collective that we would have a "themed" Friday, during which Paul picks a random theme and the rest of us spend all day Friday trying to find shoegaze related or hilarious (and everything in between) videos to post on the Collective's wall. (Yes, we know we are nerds, okay? WE KNOW.) Madness, sleuthing, "hey I was gonna post that!", giggling, and other geeky/awesome things ensue.
It will now be a weekly feature on When The Sun Hits to post Paul's top picks and who posted them from themed Fridays, because it's fun, and we're all about music and fun around these parts. The Shoegaze Collective is a private group on Facebook, but simply contact Paul Lopez and tell him WTSH sent you, and you'll be added to the group. See last week's post, our first feature on this, for more explanation and information!
Proceed with caution:
If it's not already stating the obvious, we mostly do this just to laugh ourselves silly, which is a helpful hint when perusing these lists. Although Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" is a legit gazer anthem, that's true enough, if you are trolling this feature for new shoegaze bands to listen to, there is maybe a 15% chance that will happen. That other 85% falls in the "we oughta be ashamed of ourselves" category...
And now for this week's theme:
WIND
Breeze – Cranes: Scarylady Sarah
Whistle Down The Wind - Nick Heyward: Rob Turner
Call Me The Breeze - Lynryd Skynyrd: Anna Bouchard
Tsunami - Skywave: Amber Crain
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler: Kim Welsh
Gypsy Wind - Dan Folgerberg: Erin Grooms
WIND
Breeze – Cranes: Scarylady Sarah
Whistle Down The Wind - Nick Heyward: Rob Turner
Call Me The Breeze - Lynryd Skynyrd: Anna Bouchard
Tsunami - Skywave: Amber Crain
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler: Kim Welsh
Gypsy Wind - Dan Folgerberg: Erin Grooms
Santa Anna Winds -The Wedding Present: Perry Pelonero
Dust In The Wind - Kansas: Al Schenkel
She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze: Paul Lopez
Wind Of Change - The Bee Gees: Robert Alistair