Monthly Archives: May 2021

I’ve always known just one Mountain song and it’s not hard to guess which one. With that in mind, it was great to listen to this collection of some of their most popular works. As a fan of the guitar, there will need to be more exploration of the work of these guys.

I came across these guys in one of my favorite compilation, Day of the Dead, which is an eclectic collection of Grateful Dead covers that I have surely mentioned here several times before. Now that I’ve heard one of their albums – which I enjoyed thoroughly – I can’t help but wonder how they gotContinue reading “#389 – Oh My Sweet Lord by Marijuana Deathsquads”

I was at a BTS-themed birthday party for an 8-year-old today and realized that there hasn’t been any K-pop in this blog. I wouldn’t say I’m a fan now, but it wasn’t a totally unpleasant experience.

This is a fantastic album which I would recommend to any fan of jazz, African contemporary music or just music in general.

If there’s one useful thing about Instagram, at least from the perspective of a mediocre music blogger, it’s that there are plenty of hip, young people posting their favorite new music all day long. In this case, today’s selection was posted by my niece, Christina, who is both an extremely talented singer and musician, butContinue reading “#385 – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down by Noah and the Whale”

I was interested to learn that a grand jury has convened in New York to weigh charges involving the Trump organization. While this news is welcome, I have a hard time feeling optimistic about Teflon Don being made to feel any consequences for his lifetime of shitty behavior, but I am really hopeful that theContinue reading “#384 – Goat by The Jesus Lizard”

These guys just won the Eurovision Song Contest, which is apparently unusual since it usually goes to a pop act. The reason it came to my attention, however, is because the lead singer has been accused of doing cocaine on camera during their victory celebration. Apparently, drug use is looked down upon by the EurovisionContinue reading “#382 – Teatro d’ira – Vol. 1 by Måneskin”

I’m on my first post pandemic business trip, and it sure feels weird being in a new place. I could get used to this.