Apologies to those who care, but I missed the September playlist. So, that's why this playlist is merging two months together. Yes, it's October. But Halloween is lame, so this playlist will not be including "spooky" music. Look elsewhere. (click to listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/dark-stuff-september-october-2025/pl.u-76oNG7eCd7BV0)
This month, I begin with a song from Ace Frehley's first post KISS album, 1987's 'Frehley's Comet.' Ace was a musical hero to me, and his recent passing has been a tough one. R.I.P. Ace. I've been dealing with insomnia related issues for a few years, and the Go-Go-'s track " You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)" really rings true.
I follow those up with incredible songs from SASAMI and Radiohead. The next song, from Lana Del Ray, is the first song of hers that has ever connected with me. Will I become a Lana fan? To early to tell, but "How To Disappear" is incredible. Gringo Star, Buffalo Tom, Paul Weller, and Superdrag come next. Really love that BT tune...
The live recording of Hüsker Dü's "Green Eyes" (from the forthcoming Live box set) is powerful, and I followed it with Sugar's "Hoover Dam," since Bob Mould's OTHER band, Sugar, has just returned after 30 years.
A rare, early track from Deep Sea Diver comes up next. Don't skip the KISS track that follows. "Journey of 1000 Years" is unlike any other song in the KISS catalog. It's a soaring, epic song that is not about Gene Simmons' unit.
Further on down in the playlist, I threw in a cover of Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" by Stef Chura. After some funk from Teddy Pendergrass, I thew in some NWOBHM from Avenger (This band was formerly known as Blitzkrieg) and then some US metal from Anvil.
The playlist closes with songs from Fishbone, a live recording from The Replacements, an obscure Chicago band called The New Duncan Imperials, Elvis Costello, Styx, and some late 70s Journey.
A pretty amazing two hours.
