The Vulgar Boatmen are an archetypal cult band. Those of us who love them really, really love them, but the three albums the Indiana/Florida band released between 1989 and 1995 never reached a wide audience. So, the reissue of debut You And Your Sister, bolstered by a pair of new remixes and three previously unreleased tracks, is a gift. Dale Lawrence and Robert Ray wrote strummy, propulsive tunes that could recall Good Earth-era Feelies, the Velvet Underground or Stax/Volt soul. The band will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new Q&A with Lawrence.
Lawrence: A good touring/roadtrip game is to note and collect the names of local beauty parlors, one of the few lines of business that have not been devoured by national chains. Here are a few I’ve picked up.
The Place For Hair
Debra Jean’s Entourage oOf Beauty
Sudden Change Beauty Gallery
The Hair Porch
It’s Your Hair
Kim’s Spotlight On Hair
Virtuous Woman Beauty Mall
Glenda’s Hair Is My Business
Hair In Motion
The Hair Controllers
Curls And More Christian Beauty
Hair Jazz
Who’s Hair
Hair Etc And Company
Otis Boyd’s Private World Beauty Salon
Dimensions In Hair
The Polished Lady
Ultimately Sheila’s
Hair Quest Etc.
The Hair Garden
Perma Hut Of Beauty
Janice Anointed Creations
Golden Damsel Of Coiffures
[MAGNET‘s office is right across the street from a salon called Fashion Hair Mall. Watch their video after the jump. —ed]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LGsuuBs9nM
