<![CDATA[The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:37:33 EST Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:37:33 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-we-still-[heart]-the-mekons-231143.php <![CDATA[The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-we-still-[heart]-the-mekons-231143.php#c892702 The think I love most about The Mekons is that Sally Timms has the foulest mouth EVER...

the rich girls are weeping

]]> 33:231143:c892702 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:37:33 EST <![CDATA[The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-we-still-[heart]-the-mekons-231143.php#c886770 I still have my I ♥ Mekons tee! One of my coworkers came up to me the first time he saw it and almost whispered, "I love them too."

(The rest of my coworkers are really f-in' sick of me talking about how I used that shirt to teach the notion of "subculture" to Comp. 101 students back in the day, but that's another story...)

mishaps

]]> 33:231143:c886770 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:51:41 EST <![CDATA[The Vault: We Still [Heart] The Mekons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-we-still-[heart]-the-mekons-231143.php#c886503 As a diehard Mekons freak, I'd say that they achieved many enthusiasts (most notably Christgau, who gushed and gushed) after 1985's "Fear and Whiskey," which is where everyone should start. Also, check the youtube clip of "Ghosts" and witness a stunning camera-caress of lead singer Sally Timms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DMlxrGIi8U

Regardless, thanks. Why they remain so under-appreciated is way beyond me.

shovelingslop

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