Election Day is Here – so is a new Boss tune
And so here we are. The day I’ve been looking forward to since Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004, when John Kerry conceded to George W. Bush. Tomorrow, my country will elect a new president. My vote was mailed in early. There…
Tom Jones – 24 Hours
On his new album due out November 25th (the 17th in the UK), Tom Jones covers “The Hitter”, one of my favorites off Springsteen’s Devils and Dust record. So I went to Tom’s web site to track it down. It’s…
The Brimstone and the Boss – Happy Halloween
The Boss hath treated us to a cool Halloween treat. A new song and video, “A Night With the Jersey Devil”. Hop on over to his site to watch the video and download a free mp3. Bruce as a possessed…
Band of Horses recording in Muscle Shoals
I can easily say that for me, Band of Horses has had the fastest trajectory from off-the-radar status to obsessive, can’t-get-enough status of any band in a long, long time. And they’re just getting started, with only two studio albums…
Z-Trip’s Obama Mix
I pretty much make a habit of asking my 4 year old who’s singing the songs I play on my iTunes. I just had this encounter while playing Prince’s “I Love You, But I Don’t Trust You Anymore“… Me: Okay,…
Shocker: Prince Videos Online!
Wowee! The artist formerly known as one who embraced the internet but got all grumpy and now has no official internet presence (T.A.F.K.A…eh never mind) has a slew of videos available on MTV’s new video site, MTVMUSIC.COM. Lordy only knows…
Dire Straits in old ’92
Howard Stern and his gang were discussing their top guitarists the other day. Howard’s top three? #1: Jimi Hendrix. #2. Eddie Van Halen. #3: Leslie West. It’s pretty hard to argue against Jimi, but from there, all bets are off.…
Arriving at Fort Nightly
A tip o’ the hat to Last.fm‘s recommendation engine, which graciously passed White Rabbits’ “Fort Nightly” through my ears last night. There’s something exotic – nay, sexy, my friends! – about this song. Maybe it’s the multi-rhythmic quality that drives…
Greg Brown’s Eugene
Boy, does this song hit me juust in the right place on so many levels. Greg’s low-down baritone narrative, and the purely American imagery his lyrics evoke, make me close my eyes, sit back, and just listen. The detailed vignettes…
One Step Up
This album (Tunnel of Love) and this song are like a comfortable old blanket to me.“One Step Up”. Just because.
