Saturday is lost classics day and today's selection was released 40 years ago. Robyn Hitchcock began his career as the leader of The Soft Boys, a late '70s British post-punk band whose jangle pop influenced early American bands such as R.E.M. and The Replacements. After only two albums with the band, Hitchcock began a prolific … Continue reading Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Fegmania!
Category: Saturday Lost Classic
The Waitresses: Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
Saturday is lost classics day and today's selection is the debut album by No Wave/New Wave band The Waitresses. Released in 1982, this album includes their hit song "I Know What Boys Like" and the reissues also include their holiday classic "Christmas Wrapping." The band's other well-known song (at least at the time) was their … Continue reading The Waitresses: Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
The Books: Lost and Safe
Saturday is lost classics day and today's selection was released 20 years ago. Lost and Safe was the third album for experimental duo The Books, and the band would only release one more album before breaking up in 2012. During their relatively short career, The Books were one of the most creative voices of their … Continue reading The Books: Lost and Safe
Terry Allen: Lubbock on Everything
Saturday is lost classics day and today's selection is a recommendation from Faux, Jr. Terry Allen is a Country Music artist and visual artist from Lubbock, Texas. He has released 14 albums during his 50-year career, and he has various works of art on display around the world. His second album is titled Lubbock (on … Continue reading Terry Allen: Lubbock on Everything
Jim Guthrie: “So Small”
Saturday is lost classics day. I often focus on albums much older than this one, but I recently felt like listening to it and thought I should share. Jim Guthrie is a Canadian songwriter who has slowly built a career over the last 30 years. He has worked in multiple musical media, including indie rock, … Continue reading Jim Guthrie: “So Small”
Louis Prima: “Oh Marie”
Saturday is lost classics day and I'm going back to my favorite album of 1956. After a couple of decades of steady work and moderate success, Louis Prima reinvented himself in the mid-1950s with a sound that merged older big band swing and New Orleans jazz with the modern sounds of R&B, jump blues, and … Continue reading Louis Prima: “Oh Marie”
Daniel Johnston: “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances”
Saturday is lost classics day. Forty-two years ago this summer, Daniel Johnston recorded his magnum opus Yip Jump Music in his brother's garage. I've written a few posts about Outsider Music, so I won't go into detail on how I feel about the music created by these amazing artists. Let's just say that whenever I … Continue reading Daniel Johnston: “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances”
The Stark Reality: “Thirty Days Hath September”
Saturday is lost classics day. Way back in 1958, Tin Pan Alley songwriter Hoagy Carmichael ("Stardust," "The Nearness of You," "Heart and Soul," "Georgia On My Mind") wrote a collection of songs for children titled Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop. Twelve years later, Carmichael's son Hoagy Bix was working at the Boston PBS tv station WGBH … Continue reading The Stark Reality: “Thirty Days Hath September”
Song of the Day: February 22, 2025
The Babys: Isn't It Time Isn't It Time on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6WsBdeVLm8 https://open.spotify.com/track/4q5npUQzHhlHWY562nN1J0?si=62bec21326dc4c86 Saturday is lost classics day. Question: Why aren't The Babys as famous as REO Speedwagon, Bad Company, or Journey? Answer: I don't know. They aren't even as famous as Greg Kihn. They aren't even as famous as Tommy Tutone, who had … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 22, 2025
Song of the Day: January 25, 2025
Popol Vuh: Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubwNbkaPV0 https://open.spotify.com/track/3AwI3i7cIIM323ViMmMF32?si=082d96e02f9943f1 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite movie soundtrack of the year. Great soundtracks are always amazing. The ability of an artist to create incidental music to fit perfectly with … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 25, 2025
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