Garbage Day – Brendan Benson

SONG OF THE DAY “Garbage Day” by Brendan Benson (My Old, Familiar Friend, ATO Records/ Red Records, 2009). Written by Brendan Benson. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Brendan Benson (born in Royal Oak, Michigan) sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs. [HOMETOWN BOY!] – His debut …

A Joni Mitchell Playlist

Oh god, this playlist is SO PERFECT. It’s exactly the task I needed. In making it (and, really, in writing these blogs throughout the week of Joni), I have been falling for Joni’s storytelling and guitar and arrangements all over again. Making a playlist of my favorites is the perfect way to end this celebration …

Joni Mitchell’s Top 10 Albums

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 …

Blue – Joni Mitchell

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 …

For The Roses by Joni Mitchell

SONG OF THE DAY “For The Roses” by Joni Mitchell (For The Roses, Asylum Records, 1972). Written by Joni Mitchell. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes - Blue and Court & Spark. – In 2007 it was one of 50 …

Born For Me by Paul Westerberg

SONG OF THE DAY “Born For Me” by Paul Westerberg (Suicaine Gratification, EMD, Capitol, 1999). WHY TODAY? I love when this kind of thing happens. I was singing this chorus in bed last night (sometimes I have karaoke nights in bed where I test out songs in my head for hours to see if they’re …

Once You Got Me Going – Debby Blackwell

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 …