Dolly Parton, one of the most awesome humans on the planet, has passed away at age 80. This one is hitting harder than most for me; I have nothing but pleasant memories of Dolly’s music and seeing her performances throughout the entertainment industry over the decades. She’s done so many great things throughout her career. I encourage you to visit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which shares books to encourage youngsters to read. The world will definitely miss her. We needed more people…

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS: Country Music Legend and Actress Dolly Parton Dead at 80.

Surprised how absolutely crushed I am by the passing of Dolly Parton. A true legend and beautiful soul. What a gift she gave us all, not just in music but how to handle fame with grace, humor, and humility.

In 1966, Mark Kac published a paper in the American Mathematical Monthly called “Can One Hear the Shape of a Drum?”. A drum head has a set of resonant…

Bibio & Dorian Concept – “Shame” Jason Calhoun – “what we deserve” Eric Angelo Bessel – “Pathways” The post Visual Velcro 58 first appeared on Palms Out Sounds.

I still don’t know exactly what “A Long December” by Counting Crows was meant to evoke in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, but I can tell you what it did for me: instantly took me back to that window of time in the early-to-mid 1990s when I was working in Atlanta. Spending a lot of time driving around and listening to the radio station 99X, which seemed to have every one of their songs on frequent rotation. Supposedly, 99X was the home of “alternative rock,” but I suspect they said that…

Richard Lloyd - CBGB 1979As is obvious, I’m a big fan of Television bootlegs — for some reason, I never get tired of hearing that Tom Verlaine / Richard Lloyd guitar weave, even on the most lo-fi of tapes. Of course, bootlegs don’t pay the bills for the musicians involved. So! If you’ve enjoyed any of the various Television recordings I’ve shared over the years, now’s the time to open your wallet: Lloyd was recently diagnosed with cancer and is “financially strapped.” In a better world (or…

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Part of the User Manual Series where I give some brief overviews of the media, experiences, thoughts that help make me...me. Released hourly on my 32nd birthday. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium HMV in the Square was a great place to flick through CDs. The first two I ever bought were Stadium Arcadium and Bullet in a Bible. Both of these still stick in my memory and, alongside Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Kerrang, helped define my musical taste all through my teens. I'm a fan of the album…

[1967]A scuzzy fuzz monster with a neanderthal beat sweetened by the use of some very cool bells!Fuzz and bells: What an unusual but great combo!

Surely, you have enjoyed that cinematic classic, “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” Surely you remember the toga party at Delta House. Surely you savored the jumpin’ jive of Otis Day & The Knights. If so, you will recall John Belushi, as Bluto, screaming, “Gator!” as everyone drops to the floor and writhes in frantic ecstasy.Did you know that scene just might possibly have been inspired by an incident in Cincinnati?Bluto’s shout was the cue for everyone to do The Alligator, a dance performed…

This popular US R&B quartet were billed as The Original Coasters because they were led by tenor singer Cornelius “Cornell” Gunter who’d been an “original” member of The Coasters who had moved to New York from Los Angeles to record for Atlantic Records in the late 1950s. Gunter had remained until 1961 before leaving to form his own version known as The Fabulous Coasters. In November 1966, British promoter Roy Tempest brought Gunter’s version over for a nationwide tour, but it’s not clear who the…

Would you believe, I have actually written about ZZ Top? I reviewed their Greatest Hits along with a Lynyrd Skynyrd box set. ZZ TOP, Greatest HitsMelody Maker, 1993Like 'funk', like 'raunch', boogie is one of those rock'n'roll concepts that are elemental and un-analysable. There's probably some Rockschool equations that could enable you to go through the motions, but musicology can't endow or explain "feel", or account for the continuum that links such disparate instances as Led Zep's "Black…

I’m writing this entry while listening to my OPM rock playlist. I thought of writing about music because of an incident that happened last Saturday. While I was folding our clothes, I was listening to Tyla’s “She did it again.” My husband laughed and told me how I told him in the past (before we became a thing) that I only listen to songs that aren’t synthesised. Songs that you can hear the instruments in the background. It made me chuckle, too. My music taste has gone through a lot that I…

I'm always checking out new music and seeing what's trending. Sometimes I agree that an artist/song sounds good and am pleased when they start taking off and I hear their music on the radio (Dominic Fike has continued to grow on me). There are occasions I scratch my head and am amazed that something I think was awful goes on to be huge. I, clearly, prefer when something new surprises me with its quality, and Leo Waters is fresh-ish to the music scene with a great tune, "Smoke + Mirrors." It's…

Produced in 1998 by Manasseh and Markie Lyrics aka Jah Lingwa of the R.D.K. Hi-Fi Sound System, Judith’s “Such Is Life” is a really cool cover, a fantastic female reading, of a song written by Trinidadian musician and singer Kenrick Randolph Patrick aka Lord Creator. Patrick first cut the track in 1968, after an 18 month prison stretch for cannabis possession, as a rocksteady side for Vincent “Randy” Chin, at 17 North Parade. However, it was later radically reimagined with Lee “Scratch” Perry.*…

Closest I came to a selfie with Brandi Carlile at today’s sound check.

Mick Goodrick/Fred HerschFeebles, Fables and Ferns Mick Goodrick guitarFred Hersch pianoRecorded August 1988 at Classic Sound Studio, NYCEngineer: A. T. Michael MacDonaldRemixed 2025 by Chris AllenOriginal recording produced by Fred HerschCover photo: Jean-Guy LathuilièreAn ECM ProductionRelease date: June 19, 2026 Recorded at Fred Hersch’s New York studio in August 1988, Feebles, Fables and Ferns documents the only recorded meeting between Hersch and guitarist Mick Goodrick, then fellow…

What a fantastic album. It’s a perfect counterpart of the feeling of numbness that Phoebe’s last album conveyed. This one is like I’m feeling all the feelings all at once.

Words: Chris ArnsbyBruno Brookes: “Good evening and welcome to Top of the Pops. On the show tonight, Jason Donovan, Martika, Zoe, and also this fellow who’s locked himself away in a studio for the last couple of years making a terrific album and also sporting a hit single. Here in the Top of the Pops studio the one and only Midge Ure.” [19] MIDGE URE: COLD, COLD HEART. Three drummers? Do you think maybe that’s too much percussion? Midge Ure doesn’t. During the drum break, a handheld camera…

Datassette presents a series of mixes intended for listening while programming to focus the brain and inspire the mind (also compatible with other activities).

Having spent the time since the release of their debut album 27℃ last Summer touring, touring, and more touring (all in Asia of course), Hammer Head Shark have finally taken the time to release their first new music of 2026. 『ぼくらふたりきり』dropped as a single back in June, almost a year to the day from aforementioned […] The post Hammer Head Shark -『ぼくらふたりきり』 appeared first on Space Echo.

When Life Is Overdirect linkThe Fraley TrioGlen Fraley, Lead, Guitar / Dorothy Fraley, Alto / Patty Fraley, SopranoBassett Recording ServiceSpringfield, OhioB-1386The Fraley Trio had a previous record in 1962. For details see Gloryland Jubilee, A Discography of Sacred & Gospel Music, 1943-1969

An I’iwi belts out a song from the branch of a tree on the Pu’u O’o Trail off Saddle Road.

Piu - MilaoModular synths and Moogs blend beautifully with raga and field recordings on Milao, the latest from Vancouver Island-based Priyanka Chakrabarti, who records under the Piu moniker. The album’s 12 tracks go way beyond gimmick, as Chakrabarti explores a landscape of gently glitchy electro-pop, traditional vocal melodies, classical Indian music and more. In the process, she’s come up with something wholly original and highly personalized. “Real places, real faces,” she sings. A new world!

I played music on my little purple iPod Mini during the last two hours of the ride home, and Undertow by Lush got stuck in my head. At the time this album came out I wasn’t all that into Lush but over time I’ve come to appreciate the shoegaze harmonies this band specialized in.

It's hard to look away, even when Tori plays some deep cut you don't know, as the music is entrancing and everyone's locked in like a spell has been cast.Currently Listening: Tori Amos “Past the Mission”Reply via email

[1967]Roll up roll up for some teenbeat moody and broody garage from Holland Michigan group The New Era. This killer sunshine pop smash has got all the irresistible jangly guitars and hook laden sweetness you could want from an ace 60s pop song yet it's still barely even a cult record.Unknown pop gold right here folks!Rewind.