SONG OF THE DAY “Ragamuffin” by Michael Hedges (Aerial Boundaries, Windham Hill Records, 1984). Written by Michael Hedges. INTRODUCTION: OUR NEW GUEST BLOGGER This is a real treat for anyone who appreciates the craft, innovation and true artistry some musicians on this earth are just plain blessed with. My good friend from college, Dave, is …
Another week, another set of great new releases in the music world! Before the playlist, a word. It’s 2010. Right. That’s a new decade actually. So all of this music that’s been happening ALL FREAKIN’ YEAR I’ve been tagging 00’s….WRONG. That decade is so over and done with. Let the great re-tagging begin! Well, not …
SONG OF THE DAY “Que Sera Sera” by Sly & The Family Stone (Fresh, Epic Records, 1973). Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. WHERE I HEARD IT A great new show on ABC called “Detroit 1-8-7”, which I’ve blogged about before for having a killer soundtrack in its pilot episode, featured this ULTIMATE COVER …
SONG OF THE DAY “Why Try To Change Me Now” by Fiona Apple (The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman, New West Records, 2009). Written by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Joseph Allan McCarthy. MY TAKE This incredible compilation not only includes this sick track by my girl Fiona, but also includes …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, Merge Records, 2010). Written and composed by Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara, Win Butler, Will Butler, Regine Chassagne & Tim Kingsbury. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. – Coinciding with …
Joni Mitchell’s Top 10 Albums (in order) Blue (1971) – I think every track on this album is a brilliant, hence why my playlist below of my favorite Joni songs is, like, half Blue and half every other album she wrote (lol). This album is an ALBUM in every sense of the word: completely worthy …
SONG OF THE DAY “Blue” by Joni Mitchell (Blue, Reprise Records, 1971). Written by Joni Mitchell. MY TAKE Well, obviously I’m having a little bit of a Joni Mitchell moment this week. I always love Joni, but the amount of time I actually spend listening to her is sometimes diminished by the amount of time …
SONG OF THE DAY “Once You Got Me Going” by Debby Blackwell (The Blank Generation – Blank Tapes NYC 1971 – 1985, Strut Records, 2010). LINKS Amazon link to the album Village Voice article on album release, March 9th, 2010 PRESS RELEASE FROM STRUT RECORDS The first ever album retrospective of one of New York’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac (The Dance, Warner Bros./ Reprise Records, 1997). Written by Stevie Nicks. MY TAKE This song seems to seriously want me to blog about it this week! First, I’m singing along to it as I’m creating a birthday playlist for my Aunt Di (find the playlist below! …
SONG OF THE DAY “I Had Something” by Lucy Kaplansky (The Red Thread, Red House Records, 2004). Written by Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Litvin. MY TAKE I first heard this song on Putumayo’s American Folk album, and have since bought Kaplansky’s album The Red Thread because this track peaked serious interest in me—which is saying something …