SONG OF THE DAY “We Almost Lost Detroit” by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (Bridges, Arista Records, 1977). Written by Gil Scott-Heron. WHERE’D I HEAR IT? This album version was featured on ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7 in episode 10, “Shelter”, an episode about the Detroit riots of 1967. LINKS First, a great Dec. 2003 Mojo article …
SONG OF THE DAY “Universal Frequencies” by His Name Is Alive (Stars On ESP, 4AD Records, 1996). Written by Warren Defever and Matthew Smith. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. – After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting …
SONG OF THE DAY “People Gonna Talk” by James Hunter (People Gonna Talk, Go/ Rounder Records, 2006). Written by James Hunter. WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. LINK allmusic.com’s review (4 out of 5 stars) INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – James …
SONG OF THE DAY “Roll On Oblivion” by Jason Collett (Here’s To Being Here, Arts & Crafts Records, 2008). WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Jason Collett is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter. – He is a member …
SONG OF THE DAY “Trouble Tracks” by Cowboy and Indian (2010 single?) WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. LINKS Cowboy and Indian’s official website here. Cowboy and Indian’s MySpace page here. ARTICLE FROM FILTERMAGAZINE.COM The story of Cowboy and Indian is …
SONG OF THE DAY “Madder Red” by Yeasayer (Odd Blood, Secretly Canadian Records, 2010) WHERE I HEARD IT On this season of NBC’s Parenthood, the episode titled “If This Boat Is A ‘Rockin’ “. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Yeasayer (pronounced /ˈjeɪseɪər/) is an experimental rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. – The …
THE PLAYLIST Cake- Sick of You (due out 1/11/2011) Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down (due out 1/11/2011) Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On The Hush Now- On Holiday Here’s a link to the free download. No video available (that I could find) on youtube.com Midnight Juggernauts- Lara Versus the Savage Pack
SONG OF THE DAY “Icarus” by White Hinterland (Kairos, Dead Oceans Records, 2010). WHERE I HEARD IT This was the song played during Gretchen’s (you may know her as “Wretchen”)finale runway on this season of Project Runway. Hate the clothes, love the music. LINKS Here’s a link to download the song for free: Click here. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Allentown” by Billy Joel (The Nylon Curtain, Columbia Records, 1982). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Allentown” is a Billy Joel song, which first appeared on Joel’s The Nylon Curtain (1982) album, accompanied by a conceptual music video. – It later appeared on the following Joel albums: Greatest Hits: Volume II …
SONG OF THE DAY “Something In The Water” by Brooke Fraser (Flags, Sony Music, 2010). Written by Brooke Fraser and Scott Ligertwood. WHERE I HEARD IT Just like yesterday and the day before thats blog entry, this song came to me by recommendation from Daddy Dearest, as he listened to CBC Radio 2 for me. …