Paolo Nutini: ‘Iron Sky’
This is without a doubt one of the most moving, soulful, powerful songs I’ve heard in a long, long time. A tour de force. Well worth the ten minutes you’ll spend watching. We are...
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All gone…
…to look for America. Yes covers Paul Simon. Sorry for winking out for a while. The long-form posts don’t come as easy as they once did, but one is on the way. Promise.
Sunday Morning Radio: Radio Paradise, Paradise, CA
Radio Paradise has long been a go-to station around here. It was one of the first stations we found when we got our Squeezebox and went looking for internet stations, and it stands apart...
On this date in 1955…
Carl Perkins recorded ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dave Grohl and the Art of Over-Saturation
I’ll start this post by stating that I am a Foo Fighters fan. From that first, tentative album – when it was Grohl doing everything by himself – I’ve liked Foo Fighters. What was...
Nope. Not gonna use that song title.
Upon leaving last night’s Jenny Lewis show at Terminal 5 (highly recommended! Review coming later), my wife noticed the story about AC/DC’s Phil Rudd, murder for hire, and meth. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was...
M83: ‘Midnight City’
I’m looking out my office window, and the sun has set. This song catches the mood of a dark world, November style.
Ministry: ‘Everyday is Halloween’
Back in the Eighties, before Ministry turned into the Industrial Rock juggernaut that brought us ‘Jesus Built My Hotrod,’ they were a synth-poppy outfit that wasn’t the least bit out of place among the...
The Secret of Abbey Road’s Success? Limitations.
The Atlantic’s piece on Abbey Road has a lesson for young musicians – don’t try to be perfect. In some ways, the process of recording music is very much the same as it was...
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