"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. **What's a song you associate with your favorite photograph? - Kodachrome by Paul Simon" "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school..." I love this tune! View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile

Richard Thompson - A Solitary Life (2004)Since we mentioned “Calvary Cross” yesterday, why not get into some authentic Doom & Gloom from the Tomb situations?! Richard Thompson has a new album coming out in a couple months — Hippies, Thugs and Heroes. The first single is “Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking” and as that title suggests, it’s a pretty serious rocker. Richard wrote a song called “Old Man Inside A Young Man” more than 50 years ago, but it seems like it’s the reverse for him these days.…

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From Michael Bracewell’s novella The Smiths, in which the narrator describes first hearing ‘Hand in Glove’:And was there some stratum of attitude, somewhere in the lower register, that brought to mind the interior monologue of a drily cynical supply teacher?

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Hanif Abdurraqib, Andrew Sean Greer, Roxane Gay, and many others. Rae Cline’s novel Precious Ugly may be the year’s most powerful debut, a book that examines domestic violence and generational trauma with a rare empathy that bonds the reader with the…

“All I Need” by Air & Beth Hirsch Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What’s a song you associate with your favorite photograph? We have black and white version of this framed on our wall. A quiet moment for Becca. A moment where our future is captured before it has arrived. I knew she was going to be a wonderful mother, and this image captures that for me, the love and care, of her future child and of nature, quietly, privately on display. All I needed was a…

[1976]A one of a kind white disco instrumental jam. A bit of a stompy glam beat with some sorta funky spaced-out electro disco. For all you future droogs fighting the drear dystopia on the dancefloor.

A ridiculously under-recorded guitarist from MaliI heard Bouba Sacko on this compWent looking and was surprised how little there was to be foundMost of it as a sideman or accompanist to a star singerE.g. he's on this Either that or he's in a group (or duo) called Bajarou, whose one album has a little bit too much of that '90s sound (canned reverb) to it (and an offputting album title 'n' all- Big String Theory)Whereas this (one more time!) almost could be off the first Velvet Underground albumI…

Ruf Kutz latest release hails from the Bundjalung County rainforests in New South Wales. The 2-tracker is the work of label founder Ruf Dug’s old mate Mike Kee, who appeared on the label way back in 2010, as M.Miutante, on the “Sydney Disco Mafia EP“, which was only the second release on the imprint. There, his contribution, “Seeing Crystals”, was a gentle, organic Rhodes and conga led groove, totally subverted by a euphoric wall of shoegaze-y feedback. Here, however, the A-side, “White Cloud…

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 20th February 2026 French avantgarde death metallers Aabode have released their second record, ‘Hyper-Death’, two years after their debut album ‘Neo-Age’. Their debut was an interesting mix of avantgarde elements, industrial and electronic, alongside proggy and dissonant death metal that I really didn’t spend enough time with. Their new one seems to take that concept and dive bomb to the strangest and most esoteric depths with it. It is out now through Godz…

A brief promotional CD surveying ECM’s March 1992 releases, Music from the North gathers six pieces from three albums and arranges them into a meditation on vanishing. Its title names a region, but the sequence turns northward through consciousness rather than geography. Jon Balke w/Oslo 13 begins by demonstrating how abundance can cultivate restraint. The big band assembled for the pianist and composer’s first ECM album as leader might promise monumental force, yet Nonsentration (ECM 1445)…

There’s a tribute album of Smashing Pumpkins covers that has some gems. Smashing Pumpkins were a formative band for me, and Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness will always be among my favourite albums. A few tracks from this cover album I particularly enjoy: Today by YONAKA Cherub Rock by Carpenter Brut Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Palaye Royale Tonight, Tonight by Starbenders

Jungle “Where Are You Now“ Jungle default to making music that sounds like paradise. The grooves are relaxed, the sound is sleek, the arrangements are so harmonically satisfying that they almost feel too good. As they’ve refined their sound they’ve gradually dialed back musical tensions, so at this point a song like “Where Are You Now?” is the musical equivalent of perfectly comfortable weather. There’s a melancholy current to the song, a genuine bit of sadness in the midst of all this beauty,…

Women of Music Volume 24Lovely Deborah Evans on cover tracklist Anita Karlsen - '57 Chevrolet.mp3Ann Breen - Save The Last Dance For Me.mp3Bernice Gooden - Just Wanna Be Near You.mp3Carol & The Country Rebels -Fire Below.mp3Darlene Gillespie - Rock-A-Billy.mp3Deborah Evans & The Flying Lizards - Money.mp3La Rene La Rue - Bye Bye.mp3Norma Lyn - Whole Lot Of Shakin'.mp3Sally Massey - Walkin After Midnight.mp3Sharon Higgins - The Girl Who Always Does And Says She Don't.mp3Sugar Pie DeSanto - I…

In this new age of artificial intelligence, I have managed to accomplish in one weekend what would have otherwise taken several weeks. After 12 years of my Rudy Van Gelder Collector’s Discography being grossly incomplete (the word “collector” being carefully chosen to tastefully imply its incompleteness), I can finally call the discography “complete”, ... More→

After following every pre-release milestone that deary set leading up to the release of their debut full-length album Birding back in April, I’ve not checked back in because following a Spring UK/Europe tour to promote the record, they’ve kept a relatively quiet Summer, prepping for another round of continental touring this Fall. But, in that […] The post deary @ The Lower Third, London – April 2026 appeared first on Space Echo.

1955. Cover art by Jane Sinnickson Flora. The programme for the symphony (1845 version) by Hector Berlioz: Part One: Daydreams, Passions The author imagines that a young musician, afflicted by the sickness of spirit which a famous writer has called the vagueness of passions (le vague des passions), sees for the first time a woman who unites all the charms of the ideal person his imagination was dreaming of, and falls desperately in love with her. By a strange anomaly, the beloved image never…

Towards RebirthOut 24th July on Dark Descent Records With its roots in Merciless or Massacra, but growing branches out to death metal with a more developed melodic palette comes the latest album from Chile’s Ripper. A stylistically far reaching effort that’s nevertheless delivered in a tight package of neatly arranged riff pockets. Dense but traditionally anthemic thrash vocals are complicated by darkly moralistic death metal accents, the choppy chromaticism of death/thrash acting as antagonist…

Michael Beach - Live at Phoenix Central ParkOne glance at the names on the cover here should be enough to get you to check it out. On this downright extraordinary live album, California-born/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Michael Beach is backed by a murderer’s row of Down Under talent: bassist Lloyd Swanton (The Necks), drummer Joe Talia (Oren Ambarchi, Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O’Rourke, countless more) and guitarist Mick Turner (Dirty Three). With Beach behind the piano, the focus is more on…

Hey people! Earlier this year, I shared the fourth movement – “Fugue” – from Benjamin Britten’s Suite for Harp, played by Lavinia Meijer. I thought today I could share another movement from this same suite, but played by a different artist – and also one who has already appeared on My Inner Mishmash before, for example here; Welsh harpist Catrin Finch. She released this suite as part of her debut album, 1999’s “Harp Recital”, which she recorded at the age of 19. She’s done so many different…

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS: Actress Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in ‘Nashville,’ ‘Heroes,’ dies at 36. While she’d had issues with alcoholism over the years, releasing a memoir back in May about her struggles, no cause of death has been initially disclosed. I never got into Nashville, but Heroes was a favorite when it was airing.

So I attendance at this game: Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Phelps, Devin Booker, Dunn, Britney Griner, and a few other suns players were in attendance to play tribute to Diana’s 20 year career. So many sports icons. It was amazing. The game was tight all the way to the end and Thomas got a steal and made a wild 3 pointer to get within 1 point with 6 seconds left. It was a tough loss to watch for Diana Taurasi. And us. This post **(The Phoenix Mercury and Diana Taurasi)** was last edited **10…

Spalding Rockwell Gray (June 5, 1941 – c. January 11, 2004) was an American actor and writer. He is best known for driving autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several films, working with different directors. Theater critics John Willis and Ben Hodges called Gray’s monologues “trenchant, personal narratives delivered on sparse, unadorned sets with…

For whatever reason, I’ve been in a hard bop mood lately. Last week, while driving, I very much enjoyed Johnny Coles’s trumpet. This week, I’ve been enjoying some Tina Brooks, a relatively obscure and tragic sax player. In general, Brooks’s outputs as leader are of high quality which makes it curious that only one of his albums as leader appeared during his lifetime, True Blue (1960). True Blue features Brooks on tenor, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and…

Brave New World 2000, Iron Maiden My rating: Loved it! One of my favorite albums ever. Not only it is very good, it also holds a special place in my heart due to it being the most recent album when I discovered Iron Maiden, and my brother and I used to watch the Rock in Rio concert from this album’s tour every. single. day. It’s special to the band too, as a perfect comeback album after the rough 90s they had. It’s what made they become the best band in the world… for a second time.

1 ''Jack Rabbit Slims TwistContest'' - You Never Can Tell - Jerome Patrick Hoban - Chuck Berry (Pulp Fiction) 2 Little Green Bag - George Baker (Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3 Fool For Love - Sandy Rogers (Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 4 She's Just Killing Me - ZZ Top (From Dusk Till Dawn) 5 Surf Rider - The Lively Ones (Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture) 6 Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Urge Overkill (Pulp Fiction) 7 Battle Without Honor…

"In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Iris DeMent)" by John Prine Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that captures the feeling of being understood.- In Spite of Ourselves by John Prine and Iris DeMent It's the strongest fit. It's built entirely on being loved and known despite your specific, ridiculous flaws, "she thinks all my jokes are corny, convict movies make her horny," View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile

“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” by Talking Heads Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that captures the feeling of being understood. I can’t recall what she said, not exactly, as we lay in bed facing each other, inches apart. We’d been talking for a while, enjoying being close to one another. It was dark now, the hours had slipped forward. We were still learning. Still harnessing our new relationship energy. Lying there, just being…