Lee Greenwood – “God Bless the U.S.A.” March 22, 2026 SONG REVIEW OVERALL (OUT OF 10): 0, but only because you can’t get negative ratings on the … Song Review: Lee Greenwood – “God Bless the U.S.A.”, or How Greenwood’s Musical Atrocity Exeplifies What is Wrong With America
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My relationship with music and music streaming is complicated. No, I don’t mean on the real life relationship sort of way, but I guess a sort of transactional relationship. On one hand, I enjoy listening to music and supporting bands. However on the other hand, I wish a number of things were changed not only to better support the lesser-known artists, but also the current trend of music. What I love Easier for me to focus It’s very easy to get distracted while people are talking around you, k...
One of the many unfortunate consequences of current developments in the Persian Gulf* is an impending shortage of titles for blog posts.** The long-standing tradition of The Sphinx is that I generally name posts after songs – I can’t remember why, other than a wilful refusal to promote myself properly by making it clear what […]
A new week and some exciting changes on my latest Top 30 chart. First off, Vermont-born and now Nashville-based folk pop singer-songwriter Noah Kahan takes over the #1 spot with his heartwarming song “The Great Divide”. The talented 29-year-old began releasing singles in 2017, followed by his debut album Busyhead in 2019, but burst onto … Continue reading My Top 30 Songs for March 22-28, 2026
Having brought Lee Dorsey over to Britain for three tours during 1966, promoter Roy Tempest set up another British tour in spring 1967. For this tour, it appears that London-based Scottish band, The Scots of St James may have backed Lee Dorsey on all dates, although we’d be interested in anyone who can provide more … Continue reading Lee Dorsey’s British tour in March 1967 →
Not quite sure why I've written that title. It's not really that. It's a song built from reasonably random TikToks. But maybe it's about love, everything is really isn't it?
Let's talk podcasts! Here are some of my favorites: A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs (music history) - About once a month or so, Andrew Hickey tells a documentary style story of a famous rock song. He includes a bunch of music clips and tries to give the cultural and musical context of why the song happened, not just the stories of the people involved. If Books Could Kill (self-help books) - Peter and Michael discuss best selling self-help books. For some reason these guys crack ...
But I never look inward, try not to look upwardAnd some nights, I pray a sign is gonna come to meBut usually, I'm just trying to get some sleep-fun. The last time I wrote a post regarding my music choices in life was somehow only in May, 2024. But I felt like it was longer. But I disgress. Despite my best efforts (to date), about 92%* of my Spotify listening has been confined to the "Ultimate Playlist". Whenever I find a new song that is cool and interesting, I simply put it on the playlist and…
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"Bad" by Michael Jackson Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What song makes you feel braggadocious As it turns out, MJ may have been a bit weird, but he wasn't a predator, so it's once again OK to listen to his music. I'm not usually a pop fan, but 80's era stuff brings back the feels from my high school years and early 20s. View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile
A Journey In Search Of Flamenco A young British academic regales us of when he left his life behind and went to Spain in search of Duende - the intense emotional state that enraptures a crowd in a performance, and is most commonly associated with flamenco. Another ‘read it on holiday’ book which added a lot ...
[requires both audio and video]Jonasquin on YT (previously) has written a wholly original motet in the 16th century style after Desprez upon the cantus firmus "Seven Nations Army", for the words of Psalm 10, verses 2, 3, 7-11.Comment would be superfluous.2026 Mar 20: Jonasquin YT: "A 16th century motet for the US President"Click through to the video on YT to see the translation in the description. comments
I’ve been on record—geddit?—here stating that MP3s are my preferred audio format. MP3 is no longer patent encumbered, it’s widely compatible with anything I throw them onto, and the quality difference between 320 Kb/s MP3s and higher fidelity formats like FLAC (and ALAC) were imperceptible to me. That was true at the time, but I’ve since proven myself wrong. I can hear the difference. Though it took a few changes in my circumstances to realise. Last year in Vietnam (shoot, I still haven’t pos...
