From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Taking Off

January 30, 2008

Hey, I have to go out of town. I’ll be back on Tuesday, but here are a couple to tide you over until then. First, the rich beauty of Iris DeMent.
Iris DeMent – Let The Mystery Be from Infamous Angel
And from the same year (1992), a classity-class-classic. Because the groove will help us all.
The [...]

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A Ritual Story

January 30, 2008

No, not like Satan — like the coffee shop on Valencia. (For those of you outside SF, Ritual Coffee Roasters is this cafe full of young indie types and they’re usually playing some good music.)
So here’s my typical Ritual story, which really happened. I’m waiting for my Americano (tasty, thank you) and there’s this [...]

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I Wanna Close My Eyes, Go Back, And Be Gone

January 29, 2008

120 Days is from Norway, and they make music that sounds like this. Good, yeah? Bet it’s amazing live.

120 Days – Come Out, Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone from 120 Days

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Sigh

January 28, 2008

Today, all the songs are making me cry because someone very special was taken from this world too soon. TP was the definition of the word “lovable,” and he touched countless people with his generosity and his commitment to creating a better world.
In addition to being one of the nicest, most genuine people I’ve ever [...]

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Shake A Cheek, Robots!

January 25, 2008

A local DJ once said about this track that if you play it at just the right moment, you can touch the hand of God.
Zero – Emit/Collect (Rennie’s Agatha Stomp Mix) from Rennie Pilgrem’s Pilgremage or Zero’s Emit/Collect Remixes EP

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I’m Just Trying To Make You See

January 24, 2008

Sometimes when I’m playing this song in my car or at home or wherever, people give me funny looks and ask me if I’m serious. I’m hella serious! Why would I listen to music if I didn’t like it? What, you think I’m bein’ ironical?
Relax!
Let the smooth rock take over!
And sing along, for Chrissake!
Philip Bailey [...]

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I Wish I Could Say I Have No Regrets Today

January 23, 2008

There are times when I find East Coast young-man music to be a little too foreign to my Southern and San Franciscan sensibilities, but these guys hit the sweet spot. Especially with a song like this, which is one minute and sixteen seconds of vulnerability, honesty, and pop perfection.
The Bouncing Souls – Say Anything from [...]

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Pay Heed And Disbelieve

January 22, 2008

This amazing song is from a 1982 double album called The Winning Hand that features Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, and Brenda Lee (duets and solos). The song is just loaded with 1982 production values, but in my opinion it’s a rare case of them adding to a song.
Willie’s done many versions since then [...]

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Happy MLK Day

January 21, 2008

I’ll be back tomorrow (with a key… sissyyyyyyyy)

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Weekend Rumpshaker

January 18, 2008

Dry those Parton tears, and get your ass in gears!
Plump DJs – The Rub Off from Saturday Night Lotion — downloadable either as a single or from The Best Of Plump DJs , lossless download through our beloved trackitdown.net.

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