Sunday is jazz day. Jazz vocalist Nicole Zuraitis just released a new album titled siren songs volume 2. It includes seven tunes, including covers such as the standards "Willow Weep for Me" and "You Oughtta Be In Pictures" as well as jazz versions of pop songs such as Carole King's "So Far Away" and Stevie … Continue reading Nicole Zuraitis: “So Far Away”
Category: Song of the Day (2025)
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”
Funkadelic: “One Nation Under A Groove”
It's the fourth of July and it is also funky Friday! In the U.S. that can only mean one thing. It's time to listen to "One Nation Under A Groove" by Funkadelic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjUvgdzimo
Matmos: “Steel Tongues”
Matmos are an avant-garde electronic duo who have been composing mind-expanding soundscapes for the last 30 years. Their new album is called Metallic Life Review and is one of my favorite collections of difficult listening this year. The first five tracks, including "Steel Tongues," are a diverse collection of shorter explorations of samples, effects, and … Continue reading Matmos: “Steel Tongues”
The Mekons: “You’re Not Singing Anymore” and “Falling Leaves”
The Mekons are the last remaining original punk band, although they have not made punk music for over 40 years. I have been a Mekons fan since I first reviewed their 1989 album The Mekons Rock and Roll for my college radio station, so any new music they create is a gift. Their new album … Continue reading The Mekons: “You’re Not Singing Anymore” and “Falling Leaves”
Bobby Sherman: “Julie, Do Ya Love Me”
Former teen idol Bobby Sherman died on June 24, 2025 at age 81. Sherman leveraged his stardom into a brief career as a musician and actor in the early 1970s before settling into a real world career as a paramedic and deputy sheriff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_oN4En3Dk&list=OLAK5uy_mR2vIGEglb9Arv9LQ7gJDCUpWSVsTV91E&index=6
Fruko y sus Tesos: “Tania”
Sunday is jazz day and today we're going down to South America for some salsa. Fruko y sus Tesos were a Colombian group who were influential in bringing salsa music to South America during the heyday of salsa in the late 1960s/early 1970s. They hit their popularity peak in the mid-1970s at the same time … Continue reading Fruko y sus Tesos: “Tania”
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”
The Pro-Teens: “Peachfuzz”
It's funky Friday! After 2 days of old-school hip hop featuring Zev Love X (MF Doom) of KMD, it makes sense to showcase the new album by Australian retro-funk group The Pro-Teens today. Their new album is titled Your Concurrence in the Above is Assumed and pays homage to the music of MF Doom. Their … Continue reading The Pro-Teens: “Peachfuzz”
KMD: “Peachfuzz”
I've been in an old school hip-hop mood lately. "Peachfuzz" was on the debut album Mr. Hood by KMD. Zev Love X of KMD later became better known as MF Doom. This is all to say that this music is important in the history of hip-hop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mHBiu_JOOw
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