Friday Playlist
Quite the mixed bag this week. We’ll begin with a couple tracks that owe a huge debt to ’90s Brit Pop, hear a classic from that era, dive into some Aussie music, and then get even more eclectic. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aCRWYCQtr4fsR87jVmy2g?si=33cdad6f47774488 “Savior” – Siracuse I have a buddy who is super into all things Manchester. Man United. The whole music scene. But…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 85
Chart Week: April 23, 1983 Song: “Whirly Girl” – Oxo Chart Position: #28, 10th week on the chart. This was its chart peak. We love to celebrate the one hit wonders that made a big impact on the charts and the culture. Toni Basil. Nena. Tommy Tutone. Artists of that nature that you still hear today. Then there are the…
Friday Playlist + Mini Concert Review
My Friday Playlist pool has been pretty full this year. There was a little lull in the past month where I had to do some digging to fill out the weekly lists. Suddenly, though, I am overflowing once again. When I started working on today’s edition, I had 17 songs in the queue, only two of which were older tracks.…
My Podcast Life
We are coming up on the 20th anniversary of this blog. Or at least the original site the current iteration grew from. I’m sure I’ll whip together something to commemorate the proper anniversary in June. This morning I saw an article about podcasts and got to thinking about my history with them, which was somewhat tied to my blogging history.…
Friday Playlist
Mostly uptempo rockers this week. A notable exception at the bottom for a very important reason. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3o3d896tXeejDrTgtlOvWb?si=44ad7f0670b74d03 “Positive Charge” – The Gaslight Anthem The first new GSA song in nine years is a little underwhelming to me. Brian Fallon’s vocals sound very different from how they used to sound, which makes a huge difference. “Days Move Slow” – Bully The…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2WYMNH2i8FedpRDmdW3l66?si=58eb8bb6f9db4ccb “Need You No More” – Chappaqua Wrestling These kids cracked my Top 10 last year and just released their full-length album. It’s not bad; it’s getting mostly positive reviews around the webz. This is probably the second-best track. “Scabs” – Speedy Ortiz SO was one of the bigger buzz bands of the early 2010s, but disappeared for a bit…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vedWKwodnvQPSwMIsjfju?si=cbc1495fb9bb4347 “One That Got Away” – MUNA MUNA’s first album was filled with great songs with a variety of influences, from indie to dance to country. Knowing that, I’m going to assume their follow-up isn’t going to be 100% shiny, late ’80s tracks like this, which sounds straight out of a 1988 American Top 40. Although that would be awesome.…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 84
Chart Week: April 17, 1982 Songs: “Stars On 45 III (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder) (Medley)” – Stars On 45, “Pop Goes the Movies (Part 1) (Medley)” – Meco. Chart Positions: #38, 4th week on the chart. Peaked at #28 for two weeks in May. #35, 10th week on the chart. Peaked at #35 for two weeks. First off, elephant…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Iu8oNr3BY9TYrgxwQVtUi?si=40153ce895d1417a “Let’s Hang Out Forever” – The High Water Marks This was a great song to soundtrack the past week, as it felt more like summer than spring. “Want To Know” – Free Range Country or Not entry of the week. “Wrapped in Gold” – World News This could be from 1985 just as easily as it could be from…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bOTCe8GgyKEdyHV4sKxso?si=266c3bfd462b4f89 “Anti-Curse” – boygenius The supergroup released their first full-length album last week. It’s very good, or at least the high points are. I love how it’s a combination of songs where each singer takes the lead and songs that are collaborations with all three taking turns. Here Julien Baker is up front. Critic Steven Hyden liked this song so…