I don't know what it is about March. I always associate it with discovering great tunes. Maybe it's the change in the weather or the feast of friends that is St. Paddy's Day. I saw on Slicing Eyeballs that Morrissey's "ViVA HATE" came out this week 29 years ago. I still remember my first "taste" of the album. I was working the midnight shift at a drug treatment center. My main duties were making sure no parties or sex erupted after hours. Evidently, i wasn't that good at the job, because i would always hear later how the residents found a way under my nose.
So for some reason, i was actually able to tune in WRFL for a change (it was after midnight so the signal had less competition. I heard the arresting noise of "Alsatian Cousin", it was unlike anything ever put out by The Smiths. Vini Reilly's guitar and the programmed beats ensured that. There was lots of concern in Moz Fandom at the time because of the portrayal of Morrissey as some shrinking violet who would be unable to function without Johnny Marr. Funny to imagine now. Has Johnny had any memorable tunes since leaving The Smiths? Any LP with "Everyday is like Sunday" "Suedehead" and "Hairdresser on Fire" is classic. It's a shame he didn't do more with Vini and Steven Street.