SONG OF THE DAY “Beds Are Burning” by Midnight Oil (Diesel & Dust, Sprint Music/ Columbia, 1987). Written by Rob Hirst, James Moginie, & Peter Garrett. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Midnight Oil won eleven Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards during its career, including induction into the Hall of Fame in 2006. At …
SONG OF THE DAY “A Girl Can Dream” by Melissa McClelland (Victoria Day, Six Shooter Records, 2009). Written by Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – This is McClelland’s fourth album. – Melissa McClelland is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Burlington, Ontario, in her youth and now bases her …
SONG OF THE DAY “Life Is Unbelievable” by John Southworth (The Pillowmaker, digital release, Grimsey Records, 2007). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – John Southworth (not to be confused with the 16th English martyr) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. – His style encompasses the full spectrum of popular song genres, from oldies-radio to folk, 80’s pop …
SONG OF THE DAY “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by Rhythms Del Mundo (Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba, HIP-O Records/ Universal Music, 2006). Written by Bono. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba is a nonprofit collaborative album, which fuses Cuban rhythms and melodies with popular tracks from US, UK and …
SONG OF THE DAY “Maybe” by Ingrid Michaelson (Everybody, Cabin 24 Records, 2009). Written by Ingrid Michaelson. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – This is the first single off of Ingrid Michaelson’s fourth studio album, Everybody. There are more instruments incorporated into “Maybe”. – Billboard stated that: The last track to make it onto Ingrid …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Lamp Is Low” with music by Peter de Rose and Bert Shefter, and lyrics by Mitchell Parish. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The music was adapted from “Pavane pour une infante défunte”, a piece by Maurice Ravel. – Mildred Bailey made the first notable recording of the “The Lamp …
SONG OF THE DAY “Horchata” by Vampire Weekend (Contra, XL Records, 2010). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – This is the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. – “Horchata” was released as a free download on October 5, 2009 on the band’s website. – The album was available for streaming on MySpace …
SONG OF THE DAY “Fuel-Injected” by The Swollen Members (Bad Dreams, Battleaxe Records, 2001). Produced by DJ Kemo and Concise. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Take It Back” was the album’s first single though the record didn’t take off until the second single, “Fuel Injected” was released. “Fuel Injected” turned the underground rap group …
SONG OF THE DAY “I My Me Mine” by The Polysics (Now Is The Time!, Tofu Records: U.S.; Tired & Lonesome Records: U.K.; Ki-oon Records: Japan, 2005). WHY TODAY? My new cousin, Sarah, got me onto this amazing Japanese New Wave/ Synth-Pop band! I’m super bummed that they are coming to the Magic Stick in …
SONG OF THE DAY “Popcorn” by Hot Butter (Hot Butter, Musicor, 1972). Written by Gershon Kingsley. MY TAKE/ WHY THIS SONG? I move files around all the time on my hard drive, so Itunes can never find my files, and I periodically have to delete the library and start fresh. I’ve done just that today, …