Indiepop Does Indiepop: Velocity Girl & Glo-Worm

Velocity Girl's "Crazy Town" covered by Glo-Worm.

Well I managed to skip a whole two weeks of it, but INDIEPOPdoesINDIEPOP is totally back, dudes! After D.C. Slumberland babies Velocity Girl made the move to SubPop Records in 1993, they released their first LP Copacetic. On this record appeared a song – the best song they ever wrote IMO – called "Crazy Town". It wasn't until about three, maybe four years ago that I actually consciously started listening to Velocity Girl, but the more I listened, the more I could remember hearing some of their songs, "Crazy Town" included, on the radio (99.1 WHFS to be exact) in elementary school, which I think is pretty neat. Teeny bits of nostalgia aside, the song was slightly later covered by a different set of D.C. natives, Glo-Worm. Glo-Worm were Pam Berry, Dan Searing, and Terry Banks, all of countless other bands before and since. It appeared as the second-to-last track on Glimmer, a Glo-Worm compilation released by K in 1996. Both versions hold their own respective special places in my heart, but whenever I watch Velocity Girl's original video for the song, I have to admit, I get a little giddy for those guitars, and Sarah's voice, and for elementary school again.

[MP3]: Velocity Girl :: Crazy Town
[MP3]: Glo-Worm :: Crazy Town

Mind the tracking! Haha...

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The Essential Pam Berry Compilation

The (Unofficial) Essential Pam Berry Compilation

I've been meaning to make this for a while now, and I finally remembered to get it together this past weekend and yesterday. To many, Pam Berry is a legend. To some, Pam Berry is just the name of of a Shins song (In her honor, of course), and to others, the name means nothing at all. Sad, too, considering that if there had been a royal court of American indiepop in 90s, Ms. Berry would surely have been the queen.

Overtime she has lent her dreamy vocal prowess the following bands: Glo-Worm, Black Tambourine, The Castaway Stones, The Shapiros, Belmondo, The Seashell Sea, Veronica Lake, The Pines, and Bright Coloured Lights; as well as also being a co-founder of the legendary Chickfactor zine, and doing many other cool things, like living in DC. I have some favorites, for sure, but to be quite honest, just about everything she's ever done is completely excellent by me. If you've heard some Pam Berry before, then hopefully there's some stuff on here that's new to you. If you've never heard Pam Berry before, then hopefully you find something to love on here. I love it all, and I hope that you do, too! P.S. Like always, it's tagged with artwork and as a compilation for ease of use :D

[ZIP]: The Essential Pam Berry Compilation (12 MP3s, 51mb) NEW LINK! 12/12/09

Tracklist:
01. Black Tambourine :: Throw Aggi Off The Bridge
02. The Shapiros :: Cry For A Shadow
03. Belmondo :: Sleepwatch
04. The Pines :: Milk Bar
05. Glo-Worm :: Wishing Well
06. Bright Coloured Lights :: Open Your Eyes
07. The Castaway Stones :: Sunday Came And Went
08. The Pines :: Aurora (The Cat's Miaow cover)
09. The Shapiros :: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (Shirelles cover)
10. Glo-Worm :: Downtown (Petula Clark cover)
11. Belmondo :: We'll Never Get To Paris Now
12. Black Tambourine :: By Tomorrow

Enjoy!

Other good things:
A Personal Affair With: Pam Berry
Interview in Tasty Fanzine

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