Bruce: Give My Love to Rose
I stumbled across this today. Still gives me chills… “tell my Rose to go and find another / you tell her that I will understand” From a 1999 tribute to Johnny Cash.
My Dove, My Lamb
Today, I developed a case of the blahs. Without good reason, really. I’m blessed. Family, work, health…all great, no complaints. But sometimes, even when all’s well, that crap feeling can creep in and take hold. I think they call it…
KMAG YOYO (New from Hayes Carll)
It was just a matter if time before I got around to Hayes Carll. After all, I’m a longtime fan of artists cut from the same cloth: Steve Earle, John Prine and Todd Snider in particular. Hayes sounds a lot…
Red House Painters
Red House Painters. I think I listened to their latest album, Songs for a Blue Guitar, only once before tonight – and didn’t give it a good listen at that. Some cool tracks on this one… A Neil Young-inspired 11…
New Funk: Michael Dean’s ‘Stroke the Mind B4 the Behind’
Followers of the Funk, lend me your ears. You won’t be sorry… Friend of Ickmusic and fellow avid Prince fan Michael Dean not only runs one of the coolest funk-centric sites on the web (Freedom Train), but the man is…
Anders Osborne: “Meet Me In New Mexico”
Thanks to Alligator Records for sending out the link to this video today. I’m buying American Patchwork based off of this song alone. Can’t say I’ve ever given Anders Osborne his proper due (other than really liking “Stuck On My…
I’m Tired Joey Boy
A beautiful Van Morrison tune (from Avalon Sunset), covered by Tom Petty. I’ve had this MP3 for years, and was surprised to find the video tonight on a spur of the moment search. Tom dedicates the song to Bill Graham,…
Cheap Trick perform “Dream Police” on Conan
I’ve never been the biggest of Cheap Trick fans, but I’ve always had an appreciation. My oldest brother cranked the Budokan album when I was a wee lad. And it was from him that I inherited the Dream Police record.…
Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
The latest Belle and Sebastian album crossed my radar a few weeks back, thanks to the “Recent Activity” social feature on Rdio. One of the people I follow had added it to his collection. I decided to take a listen,…
