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 …
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 (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 “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 …
SONG OF THE DAY “What Did My Lover Say (It Always Had To Go This Way)” by Wolf Parade (Expo 86, Sub Pop Records, 2010). Written by Spencer Krug. WHY TODAY? Ugh, I can’t believe I’m just getting to telling you about this great song and playlist today! I’m so mad at myself!! This blog …
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 …
SONG OF THE DAY “For Love & Your Mother’s Sake” by The United Steel Workers Of Montreal (Three On The Tree, Weewerk Records, 2009). LINKS MySpace Page CBC Radio 3 United Steel Workers Of Montreal page Official Website Toronto-based indie label Weewerk Records INTERESTING FACTS (a la Wikipedia) – United Steel Workers of Montreal (or USWM) …
SONG OF THE DAY “Bluebirds, Flowers & Other Things” by Brent Randall & His Pinecones (We Were Strangers in Paddington Green, 2008). LINKS NOW Magazine Review, Toronto, January 7-14, 2009 | VOL 28 NO 19 Obscure Sound Blog, February 24th, 2009 My blog entry from February 6th, 2010 about “Strange Love (Don’t Be Lazy)”, Â another …
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 …