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Month: April 2024
Railroad Jerk: Bang The Drum Bang The Drum on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jy5MNdxPT0 https://open.spotify.com/track/4PnzidBRYFq0Droa87wenm?si=ddd0fdf177824418 There were dozens of indie rock bands worth listening to in the late '80s and early '90s, and one of my favorites was Railroad Jerk. After listening to Pavement's second album, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, I went on a nostalgic search … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 20, 2024
Thin Lizzy: Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9PZvrBd6eY&list=OLAK5uy_lrna8606kdCauhh-YiRw53j0yVOVM0c0E&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/1TwipVfn9aroY0EzpIPoFL?si=874e96b90029419d Everyone knows the song "The Boys Are Back In Town" even if they don't know it is by Thin Lizzy. Beyond that, most outside of the UK know very little about the band, and my guess is … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 19, 2024
Stetsasonic: Message In Our Music Message In Our Music on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r25VsZIHg2o&list=OLAK5uy_l1fPwDGNXuD0MZ_q8Yk51VG6twbx6QlM8&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2sHtVUVQ66mZOkrQTtlmrV?si=8c143234ad8e4102 Stetsasonic just released their first album since 1991. It is a great return to the sound they helped invent as well as a move into modern hip hop. The group started in 1981, spearheaded the use of a live band, … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 18, 2024
Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers: Boog-It Boog-It on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5mPzqv0Tw https://open.spotify.com/track/1tY0OjN4hL2tpprNS0G5SM?si=b80897ccbecf4675 Sometimes you need to go back and appreciate the musicians who invented 20th century popular music. Louis Armstrong is one of the inventors of jazz. The Mills Brothers are one of the inventors of the vocal group sound. Although they worked … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 17, 2024
Dolly Parton: Boulder to Birmingham Boulder to Birmingham on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9UDdN9eiO8&list=OLAK5uy_m9baJDotom54DOJ4utdZP0e5QE_njC9f4&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3yAgk5CNq7u0rDnOt59E0z?si=518204ac1e714d9e Dolly Parton's 1976 album All I Can Do was her last record before she started her run of country/pop crossover albums with 1977's New Harvest...First Gathering. Even so, Parton always understood pop music, and her cover of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 16, 2024
Dexys Midnight Runners: There, There, My Dear There, There, My Dear on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZwWnXuB_eg&list=OLAK5uy_nRiD2QvWma9BEbVnoUa_tugOePhlnaIvw&index=11 https://open.spotify.com/track/7sZa3zvNoLZI76DNhxCbeD?si=06b29494679446bd I feel like starting the week with an upbeat new wave tune. Dexys Midnight Runners are best known, especially in the U.S., for the one-hit wonder "Come On Eileen." In the UK, they were much more than a … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 15, 2024
Charles Lloyd: Defiant, Tender Warrior Defiant, Tender Warrior on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipp7oVH_6vo&list=OLAK5uy_m2IeTiqqN-urCiTdlQ54-yB2AzadNY23Y&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2KCuOB6Kqn0bt72iC7wh40?si=1798c138ec1e4790 Sunday is jazz day. Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is now one of the oldest living jazz legends. He began his professional career 64 years ago and has recorded hundreds of sessions. He has done just about everything a jazz musician can do. … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 14, 2024
The Black Keys: Fever Tree Fever Tree on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kZao-Isyw https://open.spotify.com/track/1jQYT0KG0RIa2sDNzaeeHi?si=7a26c6d099b148b1 The new album Ohio Players by The Black Keys was just released. It features several songs co-written with Beck, including "Fever Tree." This album is going to be destroyed in the press by all of the critics who don't think that bands … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 13, 2024
Caroline Rose: Bikini Bikini on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZYtOBkICDg https://open.spotify.com/track/3tPd2SLnB8ZRGc4F5ANNOR?si=082c9c6a6af24a88 One of the best new television shows of the last year is Extraordinary. The story, characters, writing, and acting are all superb, but it is the song selections that push it over the top. Every episode of both seasons is filled with great songs from … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 12, 2024
Pet Shop Boys: Sense of Time Sense of Time on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM4Vbf7VMi4&list=OLAK5uy_l3zktfGZW1PHH-vrzDUXUxXvUaV20GDbY&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/2MucEfGNV6PGqRM0UVc8rW?si=a80a135465a44a41 Sometimes you just need to bounce all over the house. It's almost the end of the week, so get up and dance to this new track by electronic music legends Pet Shop Boys. "Sense of Time" is from their upcoming … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 11, 2024
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