I wish I could take more enjoyment in watching the wheels come off the trump administration bus, but their problems are killing far too many people to feel OK about that. I don’t want to get my hopes up about any of these people feeling any consequences for their actions, but it is technically possibleContinue reading “#66 – Big Grams by Big Grams”
Monthly Archives: July 2020
#65 – Moving Waves by Focus
This is the second album that I have chosen because of the movie Trolls World Tour, with the first being by Anderson .Paak. This one, however, was because of a song in the movie, “Hocus Pocus.” The distinctive yodeling parts are a pretty serious earworm, as are most of the songs in that franchise. MyContinue reading “#65 – Moving Waves by Focus”
#64 – Paper Mâché Dream Balloon by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Anyone that knows me well has heard me talk about this band. They’re my favorite Australian act hands down and the rate at which they release new music is pretty astonishing. They’ve put out seventeen albums since 2011. In 2017 alone they released five full length albums. The depth of their catalog is matched byContinue reading “#64 – Paper Mâché Dream Balloon by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard”
#63 – Fate by Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog was the last band I saw live before the quarantine started, back on February 27th at The Novo in Los Angeles. It was a great show, as anyone who has ever seen them would expect. I was only introduced to them a few years ago, when some of my best friends, appalled thatContinue reading “#63 – Fate by Dr. Dog”
#62 – Ibn El Leil by Mashrou’ Leila
It takes a lot of courage to be an LGBTQ+ artist in a majority Muslim country. Besides being the first artists to display a pride flag on stage in Lebanon, Mashrou’ Leila has also been temporarily banned from performing in Jordan. In 2019, they were scheduled to perform at the Lebanese Byblos Festival when pressureContinue reading “#62 – Ibn El Leil by Mashrou’ Leila”
#61 – Queer Love Songs by be steadwell
Up until this point, I’ve been happy enough with the daily selection to post my first choice. No more. I’m not going to call out the album or artist that I’m passing on because I don’t think it was completely without merit, plus it feels mean. I honestly would have just gone with it ifContinue reading “#61 – Queer Love Songs by be steadwell”
#60 – Shine by Ryan Cassata
I’m generally not a fan of people putting covers on their albums. It’s a great thing for live shows, but unless you add something interesting to the original song I don’t think it’s a great idea. This album, however, has two covers that I liked. To be fair, I’m not familiar with the Counting Crows’Continue reading “#60 – Shine by Ryan Cassata”
#59 – LP by Discovery
This has been the strangest 4th of July of my life. It feels somewhat disjointed to be celebrating the founding of our country at the highest point of internal turmoil we’ve faced in a very long time. Add to this a global health crisis and its hard to imagine things getting better anytime soon. WhatContinue reading “#59 – LP by Discovery”
#58 – So Jealous by Tegan and Sara
I’ve actually seen Tegan and Sara live more than once but never listened to an album of theirs until today. Here we are on 4th of July Eve and our country is not so much backsliding as running full speed into the path of a speeding train. A certain percentage of our population will acceptContinue reading “#58 – So Jealous by Tegan and Sara”
#57 – Black Tie Elevator by The Cliks
This is a really great pop rock album. The Cliks, I’m told, features one of the first transgender men to be signed to a major label, Warner Music. Unfortunately, I got a bit of a late start tonight, so I’ll be keeping this short in order to publish in time. Lame, I know, but it’sContinue reading “#57 – Black Tie Elevator by The Cliks”
New Album A Day 