SONG OF THE DAY “Synthesizer” by Electric Six (Fire, XL Recordings, 2003). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Fire is the debut album of Electric Six, released in 2003. – Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of “garage, disco, …
SONG OF THE DAY “Southern California Wants To Be Western New York” by Dar Williams (Mortal City, Razor & Tie Records, 1996). Written by Dar Williams. Featuring Larry Campbell on guitar and mandolin. MY TAKE I’m traveling to Buffalo today for the weekend, so I thought it only fitting that this be the song I …
SONG OF THE DAY “Alone” – Heart (Bad Animals, Capitol Records, 1987). Written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song is not an original by Heart; it is a cover. It first appeared on a pet project by composers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly’s called I-Ten, Taking a Cold …
SONG OF THE DAY “Farther On Up The Road” – Mick Hucknall (Tribute To Bobby, 2008, simplyred.com Ltd.). Written by Bobby Bland. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – This is the first solo album from Mick Hucknall, the fiery red-headed lead singer of the band Simply Red. – The album is a entirely a collection of …
SONG OF THE DAY “Satellite” – Guster (Ganging Up On The Sun, Reprise Records, 2006). Written by INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song received support from US alternative rock radio, including WFNX (Boston), but failed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. – Ganging Up On The Sun is the fifth studio album …
SONG OF THE DAY “Airstream Driver” – Gomez (A New Tide, ATO Records, 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – Gomez is a British indie-rock band that formed in the mid-90’s, and have since made six studio albums, of which A New Tide is the most recent. – The band played their first gig together in …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Stoop” – Little Jackie (The Stoop, S-Curve Records, 2008). Written by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini and Adam Pallin. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – The song appears in the 2009 movie The Final Destination, an episode of 90210 and in New York Goes To Hollywood when Little Jackie asked for Tiffany …
SONG OF THE DAY “Les Etoiles” – Melody Gardot (My One and Only Thrill, Capitol Studios, 2009). Written by Melody Gardot. INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – She was born in 1985, which makes her only 24 years old! [Holy schnikes! I need to do something with my life!] – She was disabled at 19 after …
SONG OF THE DAY “Bourgeois Shangri-La” by Miss Li (Dancing the Whole Way Home, National, 2009). Written by Linda Carlsson (stage name Miss Li) INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia) – This song is currently being used by Apple in the iPod Nano 5G television commercial. – She’s a Swedish singer currently residing in Stockholm. – She’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Pourquoi” by Marie-Pierre Arthur (Marie-Pierre Arthur, Bonsound Records, 2009). Written by Marie-Pierre Arthur. INTERESTING FACTS (from Wikipedia) – This is her first solo album. – This song and its artist have both been nominated for Quebec Indie Music Awards for 2009. MY TAKE First, a big thanks to Meg for introducing …