Category Archives: music

superlatives of 2007: music

Well, 2008 is here, so it’s time for me to wrap up 2007. Let’s start with the music scene: Albums of 2007: Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Sure, Led Zeppelin reunited in 2007 (with what I understand was a phenomenal concert, by all accounts). But the real treat from the Zep set

happy christmas!

I hope yours is merry, safe and joyous! I leave you with the lyrics to my favorite modern Christmas song: “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon. (Happy Xmas Kyoko Happy Xmas Julian) So this is Xmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this

is it just me?

Or are most modern pop and R&B stars incapable of simply hitting a note and holding it? Or are they hiding their inability to do so in a sea of melisma? Seriously: why do primal songs – “Over The Rainbow” and “As Time Goes By,” among others – need to be doctored by a modern

concerts? we got that.

Inspired by Sweetpea, as well as sprite and Sam, I play the meme game again: Copy this list; leave in the bands you’ve seen perform live; delete the ones you haven’t, and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. An asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. Two

wednesday random ten

More ten-pack randomness for a Wednesday: “Maria/Tonight/’o Paese D’ ‘o Sole/Cielito Lindo” – The Three Tenors “Let’s Spend The Night Together” – The Rolling Stones “Lost In Emotion” – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam “Waiting Under The Waves” – Kris Delmhorst “Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel (even better: it’s the ultra-rare mono mix) “Brain

wednesday random ten

Once again, Sweetpea is away, making waves in the land of Garrison Keillor. So here’s my random ten songs from iTunes today: “Hurricane” – Kris Delmhorst “Spirits In The Material World” – The Police “Searching For A Heart” – Warren Zevon “Does Your Mother Know” – ABBA “The Captive Heart” – Brendan Perry “Southwind” –

wednesday random ten

Since Sweetpea has posted a lot today, I’ll go with my random ten iPod/iTunes songs du jour: “One Slip” – Pink Floyd “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band “Matchbox” – The Beatles “Highway To Hell” – Tiny Tim “Space Oddity” – The Langley Schools Music Project “Let It Be”

tuesday quick quips

Some things that have crossed my mind today: WAMU’s decision to relegate their bluegrass programming to the HD range is flat-out stupid. The powers-that-be at WAMU continue to prove that they know how to implode a local radio station, creating more of the same (political talk radio and over-syndicated NPR content) rather than provide a

must-hear musicians for august

Just a few artists to consider listening to during this hot summer: The Lovell Sisters Jason Spooner Trio Josh Rouse The Polyphonic Spree Béla Fleck & Chick Corea Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovia Circus of Dreams All are a suitable cure to summer doldrums.

i went, thanks to sprite

sprite rules. She convinced me to quit worrying about the bag (citing the example of a friend of ours who has lost her wallet numerous times in NYC, only to have it return fully intact every time) and go to the Polyphonic Spree show. So I did. Yes, I missed the first few songs, but