Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 42
Chart Week: April 23, 1983 Song: “One On One” – Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart Position: #7, 13th week on the chart. Peaked at #7 for three weeks. Sometimes I come across anecdotes on AT40 that make me giddy. For example, I first heard this episode a few years back while in the car one Sunday morning. I heard…
Friday Playlist
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend here in Indianapolis. I hope wherever you are the weather will allow you to get outside and enjoy a nice day or three as well. Here is a soundtrack for your weekend activities. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2m70OjejtkxJ8EBtrMNp1q?si=OiwSDNEkT72u-q53Dqj-PQ “Sun Baby” – The High Violets I loved this band in the mid–00s and thought they had disappeared. I…
Let’s Go Crazy
Last Tuesday CBS aired a very important program. Officially titled Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince, the show as a tribute to the late Prince, who died exactly four years ago from its initial air date. The show got such a great reaction that CBS re-aired it Saturday night. I recorded the Tuesday broadcast and watched it Thursday…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ddMMjiHleKoYQxrbqYtS6?si=X92EEij0R8-j-eVxPIdeQg “Runaway Dog” – Retirement Party Seems like there have been several songs I’ve shared lately that have a strong, mid–90s vibe. Not sure if that means the grunge years are coming back. Add this one to the list. Especially in the rhythm section this has the feel of a Belly song. “Wash it Away” – Black Lab This wasn’t…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol 41
Chart Week: April 10, 1982 Song: “Genius of Love” – Tom Tom Club Chart Position: #37, 12th week on the chart. Peaked at #31 for two weeks. (Administrative note: this is the second RFTS entry from this chart week. The first is here.) This entry is both about the song and about the radio station on which I heard it…
Friday Playlist
I’m going to try to mix these up a little more than I have been lately. The focus will still be on sharing new(-ish) music. But I’m also going to throw in a few more older songs each week, just to stretch this out a little and make it feel a little more like my old podcast. If I could…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 40
Chart Week: March 30, 1985 Songs: “Missing You” – Diana Ross, “Nightshift” – The Commodores Chart Positions: #15, 18th week on the chart. Peaked at #10 for two weeks in April. #10, 10th week on the chart. Peaked at #3 the week of April 20. Music fans know where I’m going with this entry. These two songs were both tributes…
Friday Playlist
I think of myself as pretty knowledgable about tech things, or at least tech things that I use regularly. For months, years maybe, I’ve been lamenting how I have to delete my Friday Playlists out of Spotify after a month so my local library doesn’t get too unwieldy to scroll through. “If only you could do nesting folders like in…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IPr9tKB4PIXoAOtBfcs0P?si=Oct24QEbS4K9B16v3Kv4QQ “I Know That Much” – The Lathums This band is from England, but there is a distinctly 80s, Australian vibe to their music. To be fair, there is also a strong early 90s jangle pop feel to it as well. I also hear REM and Johnny Marr. This is turning into a wine description: “Oaky, but with a hint…
Friday Vid
“The Rising” – Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band It’s a big new music week. I’m a few songs into my first pass at the new Pearl Jam album. There are at least four more new albums that require my attention today. So just a video today, and something to hopefully give a little hope that things will get…