Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/50k3Wo5Lf0TGYxAlX7wPDp?si=bEkNmpE-QzW-z0rVIqcElQ “Heaven” – Late Bloomer. I’ve been meaning to share this song since July. It’s a big, crunchy, aggressive song that would have fit right into alternative rock radio in 1996. “Apocalypse Now (& Later)” – Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers. LJG’s announcement that she was transgendered and would be transitioning tore her previous band, Against Me!, apart.…
Friday Vids
A couple of vids for this week. As promised, one is from the 1985 countdown that played on SiriusXM last week. “Do You Want Crying” – Katrina and the Waves One of the areas of music esoterica I pride myself in mastering is knowing minor hits by bands that are widely considered One-Hit Wonders. “Well, actually they had another song…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 13
Chart Week: September 7, 1985 Songs: “We Don’t Need Another Hero” – Tina Turner “Power of Love” – Huey Lewis & The News “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” – John Pass Chart Positions: Numbers three through one. This edition is a little meta. It’s not about the songs I’ve selected, or even the original countdown. Rather, it’s a celebration…
Friday Playlist
Today is our 60 day warranty inspection, so I’ve got folks through the house. Thus, just a quick playlist for this week. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/6CrSOX14yjsauRf5VOkMLt?si=cV_Tg7aZQBmgmuBwp1TZOQ “Missing U” – Robyn. It’s always good to have new Robyn jams. “Poison” – David Nance Group. Some good, old fashioned, dirty rock ’n’ roll from Omaha, NE. “Christmas Down Under” – Phosphorescent. Despite the title, this…
Music Reads for Rainy Weekend Days
A few very good music links to share. Apologies as a couple of these are slightly out-of-date with the change in seasons. Good reads regardless. First, investigative journalism at its finest. Taylor Swift and Bryan Adams’ Duet of “Summer of ’69” Reopens One of Music’s Great Historical Mysteries: Is This Song About the Sex Position? Next, isn’t it funny how…
Friday Playlist
Well, as I check this morning, it looks like Spotify and WordPress are cooperating, so I’ll give the old Friday Playlist thing a shot. Which is good because I have a ton of great music that I need to make sure you’re paying attention to. Apologies if this (likely) breaks again by the time you get around to listening. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/30rbsbW2LTA3LUldT2ZrOv?si=BYE6yNofSDiJ1bSSKiRbeg…
(Early) Friday Vids
I’m posting this a little early as Friday is a big day for the Mrs. and I: We are flying to New York City, the first visit there for both of us, believe it or not. Officially this is our annual trip to one of her conferences. But we will be spending most of the weekend with her two college…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 12
Chart Week: August 18, 1984 Song: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – Twisted Sister Chart Position: #39, 4th week on the chart. Peaked at #21 for two weeks in September. In between contractor visits last week, which have caused a move of my computer gear onto the dining room table temporarily, I was trying to hack together a post about…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 11
Chart Week: August 5, 1989 Song: “18 and Life” – Skid Row Chart Position: #32, 5th week on the chart. Peaked at #4 the week of September 23. These late 80s countdowns are not my favorites. By 1987 my tastes were drifting away from mainstream, Top 40-style music. Emphasis on the word drifting, because I still liked plenty of music…
Friday Vid
“Leave It Alone” – Amanda Shires. This song totally blew my mind this week. Shires is Jason Isbell’s wife and a member of his backing band, The 400 Unit. When I first began exploring his music, I checked out some of the songs she had recorded in the past. They leaned a little too country for my tastes. But her…