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The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Jingle Bells Jingle Bells on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALun_USeEY https://open.spotify.com/track/42VWiNs76HJuAkuoPWsMD3?si=f7314fd248034c15 It is the day after Thanksgiving, and here at the Faux household that means one thing - all Holiday music, all the time. You can visit my past posts about Holiday music if you want to take a deep dive into … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 29, 2024
Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacree Alice's Restaurant Massacree on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs https://open.spotify.com/track/4OjKHySJHstsImlUW3qfml?si=770e6d17cbc34aa6 It's Thanksgiving in the U.S., although here at the Faux household we don't treat the holiday as a celebration of our violent, ethnic-cleansing history. We instead celebrate this day as the start of an extended Holiday season, and as a day … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 28, 2024
I've had to take a break from the Radio Faux Show for a week or so, but I'll be back soon with songs and photos. Everything is fine - just too much going on and I had to reprioritize some of my time. Insert sad face emoji. I'm not sure if I'll get many posts … Continue reading A Quick Message
Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras in New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjZkO9YlFk&list=OLAK5uy_nPrYWMgSTtXkFtfpGYMETXeKlXT2KfFBs&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/21cQzMJzLseYq3Q0Di3XqK?si=793b12642aec4907 It's funky Friday! I'm going to put a little bit of funk history into today's post by going back to what is considered one of the first funk recordings. Professor Longhair incorporated Afro-Cuban rhythms into his music … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 8, 2024
The George Peabody Library I had to take a week off from these posts due to personal stuff, but I'm back this week with some photos from a recent trip to Baltimore. Here are several more photos from the inside of the George Peabody Library. I've also included a song by Greg Kihn (who was … Continue reading Photo of the Day: November 7, 2024
Frank Zappa: Be-Bop Tango Be-Bop Tango on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85B2xDg9M-4 https://open.spotify.com/track/5z0fPH3O7SqAIkJPMPoynB?si=069aa8753ef3404d Completing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Be-Bop Tango" from the 1993 album The Yellow Shark. In 1990, Zappa was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and he spent the last few years of his life working on orchestral and Synclavier … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 7, 2024
The George Peabody Library I had to take a week off from these posts due to personal stuff, but I'm back this week with some photos from a recent trip to Baltimore. This is the inside of the George Peabody Library. The interior of this library is one of the most beautiful libraries in the … Continue reading Photo of the Day: November 6, 2024
Frank Zappa: Dancin' Fool Dancin' Fool on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyvMZkzadA https://open.spotify.com/track/6tCk1N85t6h4v1xXI6o0Ad?si=b83191a848b840b1 Continuing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Dancin' Fool" from the 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti. After releasing several of his most successful and best-known works in the early '70s, Zappa spent the rest of the decade in turmoil surrounding his … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 6, 2024
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church I had to take a week off from these posts due to personal stuff, but I'm back this week with some photos from a recent trip to Baltimore. This is Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church. Construction of the church was completed in 1872 and it is one of … Continue reading Photo of the Day: November 5, 2024
Frank Zappa: Camarillo Brillo Camarillo Brillo on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkppN14ugMo https://open.spotify.com/track/6Ln5KqJbn672z67ZowD2pu?si=507db6aea39c4475 Continuing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Camarillo Brillo" from the 1973 album Over-Nite Sensation. After bursting into the adventurous music scene of the late '60s, Zappa experienced a whirlwind of a career. His music was simultaneously loved and hated … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 5, 2024
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