Monthly Archives: July 2023

This album appeared on a list from the Spin website about the best albums of 1972. Fela is one of the greatest African artist to truly take the world by storm. He pioneered the genre of Afrobeat, which became a key influence for musicians all over the world. He was basically the Bob Marley ofContinue reading “#1149 – Roforofo Fight by Fela Kuti”

As I read through the wiki for this band, I’m blown away by the fact that I had never heard of them until now. I thought ‘90s rock was my wheelhouse, but somehow they escaped my attention. On the plus side, they have a pretty deep catalog for me to explore, now that I’m awareContinue reading “#1148 – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers”

We had dinner at the penthouse apartment of some friends who we haven’t seen since before Covid. It had been so long that they had only ever met my older daughter. These guys are both one of my favorite couples and also THE BEST hosts imaginable, from their gourmet cooking to their insane liquor collectionContinue reading “#1147 – self-titled by Strawberry Switchblade”

It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite subreddits is r/music. That and recommendations by Spotify are my two surefire ways to find an album selection. This artist has been frequently appearing in that feed recently, so to the realm of Norwegian dance-pop we go.

Gloria was featured in the season finale of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, so here we are, experiencing some early ‘80s pop music. As I was reading about the tragic passing of the actor who played the dad on that show, Mike Hagerty, I also learned about the sad way Laura Branigan passed, in 2004Continue reading “#1145 – Branigan by Laura Branigan”

This artist came from the Krautrock movement of Germany in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s and were one of the earliest indications of the future of electronic music. They were early adopters of the new-fangled synthesizers that were starting to gain some appeal in the music world. Interestingly, there was also a Norwegian bandContinue reading “#1144 – Hosianna Mantra by Popol Vuh”

In light of America’s persistent March backwards into the dark ages, thanks to some monumentally regressive Supreme Court decisions, it feels important once again for people to clearly state their positions on various topics. There’s not place for ambiguity and the possibility of being mistaken for a supporter of these policies, even through omission ofContinue reading “#1143 – They Say I’m Different by Betty Davis”