My Five Favorite Young Bands & Artists
Check out these kids, all in their 20s.
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COVID Radio: Stay the Fuck Home, Becky
New and Improved! It will tap your toes, boogie your butt, make you smarter and better looking! Cures gout, unsightly warts and the heartbreak of psoriasis!
Read moreIf Woody Guthrie Were Still Alive…
…Matthew Grimm’s Dumpster-Fire Days would be his favorite album of the last decade.
Read moreHey Nashville – Which Side of History Are You On?
The Ultimate 4th of July Playlist – 2020
Independence Day is nearly upon us, and at this time of year a lot of us begin breaking out our patriotic music so as to honor the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave®. Last year I put together a little best of the 4th playlist on Spotify and am in the process of updating it for
Read moreRIP Little Richard
But that’s not how it used to be When the jester sang for the King and Queen Gone at 87. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVIttmFAzek And if, as you watch this video, you catch yourself asking questions of … context … well, that’s probably appropriate.
Read moreNew Dramarama? Whoa.
Look who’s back.
Read moreListen to the New Sound of Eleven
I’ve been a big fan of Kate Hinote and Tony Hamera’s work in The Blueflowers for several years. And I’m positively loving their new project, Sound of Eleven. Darker, more ambient in tone… From Discogs: Formed in late 2015, Sound of Eleven sought to re-define and expand the genre of apocalyptic folk. Influenced by folk legends of the past like Leonard
Read moreThis Is COVID Radio: Stay the Fuck at Home
Stuff you know, stuff you don’t know yet. Stuff you love and stuff you’re going to love. And stuff you won’t love, so hit the skip button. It’s over 24 hours and growing. So hit play and stay the fuck at home.
Read moreRIP Adam Schlesinger
Others have eulogized Adam far better than I can, but I wanted to share a couple of words and some of my favorite songs by a truly generational songwriter. Somehow Fountains of Wayne only had one hit, and that alone tells you all you need to know about radio. He had this epic sense for a melody. His lyrics were
Read moreHelplessly Hoping
This is sublime. This is technology at its best. Thanks to Frank Venturo for passing it along.
Read morePlease Stay
Jackson Browne has tested positive…
Read moreSo Eric Carmen lifted Rachmaninov for “All By Myself?”
Hmmm…
Read moreWho’s the greatest Rock artist/band from Philly?
This is a tougher question that it ought to be, but maybe put me down for The War on Drugs.
Read moreKeith Flint RIP: “We were dangerous…”
We were dangerous and exciting! But now no one’s there who wants to be dangerous.
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