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”
Cymande: “Sweeden”
It's funky Friday! Cymande released their first 3 funk albums between 1972-74. They weren't popular enough to last into the '70s but their music was sampled decades later and they are now more popular than ever. Their mix of Afrobeat, funk, and soul music may have been ahead of its time in the early '70s, … Continue reading Cymande: “Sweeden”
Stereolab: “Aerial Troubles”
I mentioned Stereolab yesterday in my post of the new Big Thief single, so it makes sense to highlight the new Stereolab album today. It is titled Instant Holograms on Metal Films and it is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg69OglydeE
Big Thief: “Incomprehensible”
Big Thief have a new album coming out in September and "Incomprehensible" is the first single. It sounds like the band may have listened to some Stereolab over the last couple of years. I'm very excited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSqYsmmfbCI
D’Angelo and The Vanguard: “Betray My Heart”
I've now watched Questlove's Sly Stone documentary twice and both times I have been impressed by the interview clips with D'Angelo. I have ignored the music of D'Angelo for 30 years but that was a mistake. I've been listening to all of his recordings over the last few days (which is easy since he only … Continue reading D’Angelo and The Vanguard: “Betray My Heart”
#PLU 6/16/25: Elvis Costello
The world is doomed and every day finds new examples of the lack of peace, love, and understanding that has led us all to this period in human history that feels like the end of days. In order to try and start each week with an attempt at some small amount of saving grace, I … Continue reading #PLU 6/16/25: Elvis Costello
Ruth Copeland: “Don’t You Wish You Had (What You Had When You Had It)”
I did not know the music of Ruth Copeland until I saw her on Questlove's Sly Lives! documentary. Like many female artists of the 1960s and early 70s, she was unknown while still playing an important role in the history of that era's music. You can learn more in her Wikipedia article. Her first two … Continue reading Ruth Copeland: “Don’t You Wish You Had (What You Had When You Had It)”
In Memoriam: Al Foster
I don't believe in the urban legend that celebrity deaths come in groups of 3 but if one wants to believe it then there is no better evidence than the fact that 3 legendary musicians all died in the last few weeks, and all at the age of 82. Al Foster died on May 28, … Continue reading In Memoriam: Al Foster
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”
D-Train: “D’ Train Theme”
It's funky Friday! The "D' Train Theme" by D-Train is from their 1982 debut album You're The One For Me. This is early '80s post-disco funk at its finest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FruKdVJ4Ziw
The Radio Faux Show 