Soft Sounds From Another Planet / Japanese Breakfast
Soft Sounds From Another Planet Japanese Breakfast Produced by Craig Hendrix and Michelle Zauner Dead Oceans, 2017 Japanese Breakfast’s Psychopomp was a deep, introspective cocktail …
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Heavy Rotation – New Music
1. Man of War / Radiohead The best unreleased song from the remastered OK Computer album gets a masterfully edited video. 2. The Story …
JAY-Z: 4:44
The numbers of the moment may be 4:44 but it only took Jay-Z 36 minutes to shake up the world. That precious time was …
Prodigy – The H.N.I.C.
Prodigy, a,k.a Albert Johnson, ½ of the rap duo Mobb Deep has passed away today as a result of complications from sickle cell anemia. …
Roger Waters Releases Something Like a Pink Floyd Record
Is This The Life We Really Want? Roger Waters 2017 Columbia Records Produced by Nigel Godrich At 73, Roger Waters has a catalog of …
Should You Buy Sgt. Pepper’s Again?
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Deluxe Edition – 2017 Capitol Records Several anniversary editions of the 1967 masterpiece Sgt. Pepper’s …
Gen X Flashback
Under the Milky Way – The Church I’m a little embarrassed to say that this and “Reptile” are the only Church songs I really know. …
Havana, Cuba
The beautiful city of Havana, which is located in the largest Caribbean island of Cuba, is ready and waiting to meet their not so distant …
5 Great Morphine Tracks
There’s been some great trios in rock. Mainstream acts like Cream, The Police, Rush, and cult favorites like Primus and Hüsker Dü made their bones on the backs of three …
RAEKWON – THE WILD
The Wild by Raekwon has our heads nodding out the gate with the lead track “This Is What It Comes Too“. The wolf is …
Everything Turned to Color at Rockwood
I don’t wanna make this about politics, but after the election, things looked pretty bleak in New York City. Long faces on the subway. …
The Best Record Paul McCartney Wouldn’t Make
Paul McCartney – Flowers in the Dirt (Remastered) Parlophone March 2017 In 1989 Paul McCartney released Flowers in the Dirt, a record I played …
“Don’t worry if I write rhymes, I write checks”
The following is an excerpt from the book You Made It a Hot Line; The most influential lines in hip hop. The names are …
Spoon – Hot Thoughts
Spoon – Hot Thoughts Matador Records March 17 2017 Tracks built on those same mathematical quarter and sixteenth notes are now expertly adorned or …
90’s Flashback – Part 1
I don’t want to sound like an old man telling you to get off my lawn, but listen to these great 90’s tracks, and …
New Music – January 2017
Spoon – Hot Thoughts Infectious title track from the Austin rockers highly anticipated new record due in March. The Orwells – Black Francis Odd …
5 Slightly Obscure 90’s Tracks – III
Reach the Rock – Havana 3AM, 1991 You probably know that Paul Simonson played bass for The Clash. He formed Havana 3AM is the wake of …
5 Best George Michael Songs
5. Cowboys & Angels Michael’s second solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 was a giant step in a more serious direction. Although it sold 8 …
20 Great Songs of 2016
2016 pressed delete on way too many musicians. Folks like Prince, Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Sharon Jones, Leon Russell, Merle Haggard, Phife Dawg, Maurice White, Mose Allison …
BLACK AMERICA AGAIN
56 minutes and 15 songs later I felt hopeful again…thanks to Black America Again. You will too after you immerse yourself in Common’s latest …