music

It’s really sad how, in the last week, we’ve lost two of the biggest Disco Icons. Donna Summer and Robin Gibb. In playing Disco songs the past couple of weeks, I’ve never really talked about the genre itself and what… Continue Reading →

Grandmaster Flash talked about how one of the things that he did was take the part of the song that had everybody put up their hands and cheer and play that part of the track over and over again. If… Continue Reading →

Far too heavy this week. Let’s lighten it up. Something recent: Something that depresses me that 1993 isn’t more recent than it is: Something from even before that: So… what are you listening to?

There is a word that I am looking for. It’s when you swear to goodness a particular song came out 10 or 20 years before and, nope, the song only came out in the last few years. I had this… Continue Reading →

The first time I heard this song, I was sure that it was Robert Plant doing a duet with someone. I was googling and trying to figure out “who is this?” and because it wasn’t Robert Plant, I stumbled across… Continue Reading →

The whole “cover songs that are better than the original songs” argument is one that I could probably have every other week and never get sick of it… mostly because, let’s face it, it’s a matter of taste argument and,… Continue Reading →

A few weeks back, Stillwater asked me if I was familiar with the Airborne Toxic Event’s new album. I’ve tried to listen to it multiple times and I keep getting hung up. It’s not because I don’t like sad songs… Continue Reading →

Some variations on a theme this week, I think. So… what are you listening to?