Before the dawn of Creation, the label to love was Stiff, and one of the major reasons to love Stiff was Nick Lowe. When not acting as staff producer and songwriter he threw out some great singles and one e.p., the giggle inducing "Bowi". "Bowi" may have been chock full of little jokes but the music was a delightful three track blast of summer sing-a-long plus one dashboard slapping surf/drag/dance instrumental, "Shake That Rat", which seems to be a good tune for a rainy Friday that starts what looks to be a soggy weekend.
The "Bowi" tracks and other stray singles and collectibles were recently collected in the Yep Roc re-issue of Nick's "Jesus of Cool" L.P. Yep Roc, of course, is shaping up to be the label to love as it collects yesterdays heroes and a handful of young, snotty, hopefuls who are mindful of their label mate elders.
Have a great weekend.
