Fresh from a London appearance at Tom Dubwise and Richard Fearless’ Holy, Parisian duo Froid Dub deliver their 5th album in as many years (not counting their score for the 2024 movie Fotogenico). A bionic baritone, a robotic relative of Chicago’s Sleezy D, acts as our MC. Hyping the crowd, and intoning track titles along […]
The Best Record of 2001 Day 13: Opeth vs. Spoon Good morning! Today Jason Kolenda’s got the keys to the truck and will be sharing his thoughts on Opeth’s Blackwater Park as it takes on Spoon’s Girls Can Tell. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that […]
When I was younger, I used to love following music developments. I went to a lot of gigs and festivals, mostly indie music, but also a lot of house/techno. Then, at some point toward the end of my twenties/early thirties, I stopped caring. Now, when I do listen to music it’s mostly music from during that time. However, ever since I was very young, I’ve loved listening to the radio. That is one habit I still do keep up. Mostly classical music radio stations such as BBC Radio 3 and WHRB these d...
Well, it may not feel like Spring yet (as I start this post, it freakin’ snowed this morning here in Boston), but the show-going schedule sure looks like it has arrived. So many night-out options, so little time. I know I’m a broken record when it comes to painful choices, but it’s only going to […]
The creator of WNYC's Public Song Project on creativity, copyright, and the public domain.
I was inspired by, of all things, a video monologue by a Scottish surfer [1] who said that the future for them was challenging themselves in new ways. My guitar was close by and I thought maybe I should give myself a bit of a challenge too. I picked up my guitar and looked up a tutorial on how to do finger picking. The first video I found was a bit challenging. I looked for another that was easier. The one I found was a tutorial showing how to play How did it end? by Taylor Swift, a song wi...
I’m goin’ away to the country Don’t wander off too far I’m goin’ out my mind Throwin’ all my plans out the window Don’t wanna waste my life I’ll see you on the other side
my favorite "unconventional" animal
I finished reviewing the Chumbawamba discography and now I'm telling you about it.
All One Song - “Albuquerque” with Brigid Mae PowerWe are rolling through season two of All One Song, a Neil Young podcast presented by Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This is an experience aimed at fellow fanatics, made for Neil heads by Neil heads. And speaking of Neil heads, I’d like to give a shout-out to Coca Leaves and Pearls, the Neil Young tribute band who provide our rusted-out theme music. Led by ace guitarist Chris Forsyth and featuring bassist Jordan Burgis, drummer Joey Sullivan ...
With the exception of two or three musicians (They Might Be Giants among them), for the most part I’ve agreed with what Marge Simpson once said: “Music is none of my business.” (Not counting that one episode where it was revealed she had been fangirl at the height of Beatlemania.) Because of this, I just … Continue reading "Identifying Samples From Sonic CD’s Soundtrack"
"Settle Down" by Kimbra Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. A song by a band that you haven't yet posted anything by A lot of people like the song "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye and just stop there. Kimbra sang the second part and gave a great response. I felt it was such a great hit that I looked her up to find that she's done a couple of albums. This was my favorite track from the album that had come out around that time. View Mandaris's Crucial ...
"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. A song by someone you've met, or would like to meet I don't think you should meet your heroes and I really don't know what I would do or ask if I was to meet them. So, I'd like to talk to this person to get their story of what it was like to make one of the biggest Halloween hits of all time and how the industry has changed since it was introduced. I'd also try not to ask what it was li...
Clearing out my Jazz Collector email inbox.The 2026 WFMU Record Fair will be held at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan for three days, November 6, [...] The post Record Shows Coming and Going, Reissues Galore first appeared on jazzcollector.com.
Morbid DesiresOut 27th March on Darkness Shall Rise Productions Being Tulus must be a thankless task. Even the promo blurb accompanying this release can’t quite muster the requisite enthusiasm, boasting “concise mid-tempo songs performed by proficient musicians”, ‘Morbid Desires’ is “by no means a one-dimensional album” and has “plenty of variety”. On that last point... Continue Reading →
"Deportees (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" by Pete Seeger Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. A song that you like in multiple versions Deportees (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) was one of the last songs Woody Guthrie ever recorded before he entered the hospital for his long and slow decline from Huntington's disease. It's the story that stresses the dehumanization of immigrant workers. Woody was pretty damn prescient. The song is about current events just as much as...
Regular listeners to Trackside may recognize the title as being a variation of what Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee have been saying about available seats for the Indianapolis 500. For the last couple of years, seats have been filling up by late February or early March. When that has happened, the co-hosts on Trackside frequently […]
On Colada Talk, Crespi Drum Syndicate, the Miami-based duo of Jonathan Trujillo and Pablo Arrangoiz, invite us into a 10 track ceremony. A percussion-driven ritual that begins with Tropichomp borrowing from Rastafarian Nyabinghi, and mixing grounation with Buchla growls and buzzing circuitry. Machines kicking in synergy with circling hand drums. Synths singing like ancient reeds. […]
On reflection… Quote of the Day ”Courage is a banal consequence of a lack of imagination”. André Malraux Vintage example of French cynicism. Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Paul Desmond and the Dave Brubeck Quartet | Take Five … Continue reading →
Two tunes to help appreciate the significance of a trip to the Moon
