For today’s post we are turning the wayback machine to 1987. An unsigned Dancing Hoods, featuring a 25-year-old Freddie Mark Linkous on lead guitar, performed two songs on MTV’s “Cutting Edge” program. Don Short, the drummer for the Hoods, posted this video earlier in the year. Enjoy…
sparkle on
there will come a tide gigantic, waves will crush the junk that i have saved…
A couple of interesting points. The announcer mentions that “Camper Von (sic) Beethoven” will be next week’s featured guest. Camper was founded by David Lowery, who would become a close friend and collaborator of Mark’s. Also, Mark’s buddy Tom Waits was also featured on the show.
And don’t forget Dark Night Of The Soul collaborator Suzanne Vega who was also featured in the show 🙂