Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qSu2wUNZdxpOL37MvmsXL?si=7CVOmwG5RkyuVWoRN70smA “Start All Over Again” – Candy Opera This sounds straight out of the early ’80s New Romantic movement, with a few modern flourishes. Which makes total sense as Candy Opera got their start in the early ’80s Liverpool music scene. They plugged along for about ten years, split up, and went their separate ways. Then, three years ago, they…
Friday Playlist
After taking nearly a month off from sharing new-ish music, it’s time to start getting caught up. So an extra-long playlist this week, filled with recent songs and a few classics. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5loDhcQ5z3UdAFjkS3fuFY?si=CRH1_dOfRMOJEYbwB2x2lQ “Funny Farm” – The Hold Steady A late 2020 treat, and THS has a new album due out on February 19. That day is going to be a…
Emergency Playlist
A special playlist is in order this morning. There are plenty of other songs about this fine state that I’m guessing came from folks not happy with what went down in Georgia last night, thus they have been left behind. Hell, some of these may make no sense in the context of the election, Jay Farrar comparing his impending estrangement…
Friday Playlist
It’s not every year that Jan. 1 falls on a Friday. I better commemorate the day properly. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Oujqry0LpkOAHZtVAHAP3?si=grpHae5cTSaIigH2h-_a2w “The New Year” – Death Cab for Cutie “New Years Morning” – JarJarBeatz “New Year’s Day” – U2 “New Year” – Beach House “Happy New Year” – ABBA “This Year” – The Mountain Goats
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 52
Chart Week: December 22, 1984 Song: “Bruce” – Rick Springfield Chart Position: #33, 6th week on the chart. Peaked at #27 for a week in January. As artists move through their careers they often jump from one record company to another. This can lead to uncomfortable situations when the artists break through and their previous employers attempt to capitalize. Rick…
Beatles Songs, Ranked
“Favorite Songs by Artist X” lists are a dime a dozen when it comes to certain bands. They are click-baity and unnecessary, as they’ve been done and done and done again. Still, as a music fan I will almost always read them and listen to the songs they cover if it is a band I care about. I think that…
Timeless
We’ve lost so much this year, but proving that there is some light in the world, Darlene Love is still with us. For years and years she appeared on David Letterman’s program to sing her signature song just before Christmas. I did not know she moved that over to The View after The Late Show ended. Even Covid couldn’t keep…
Friday Playlist
Christmas vacation, or what counts for it in 2020, is nigh. My in-laws have arrived, the girls have about four more hours of class, and by early afternoon we will be in the final countdown for Christmas. For this year’s Blog Christmas Playlist, I’ve chosen to focus on songs you probably won’t hear on your local Christmas music station. Use…
Favorite Songs of 2020
My pre-list State of Music comments are pretty simple this year: 2020 felt like a weak musical year. I don’t know whether to blame that on Covid, me getting older and having to fight changing tastes harder, or that it was just a rough year for good tunes. There are some high quality tracks in this list, but I’m not…
A Hunch Proved Right
My Christmas spirit is at an all-time low. I don’t think I’m alone in that this year, nor do I need to explain why. I’ve only watched a couple Christmas movies, I’m not reveling in Christmas music every waking hour, and we’ve had a couple hard discussions about what our family Christmas gathering plans should be. But one thing has…