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Tishoumaren, or desert blues, is a style of music originating in northern Africa.  Imarhan is a desert blues quintet from Algeria.  Their name means “the ones I care about,” and they have blended elements of modern pop and rock with traditional Tuareg and Pan-African music.  They represent yet another new introduction of music from aContinue reading “#265 – self-titled by Imarhan”

It’s been a shocking amount of time since I selected a classical album.  I picked this because I have a book of classical guitar pieces that I’ve been working my way through over the years, and Suite No. 1: VI: Air is one that I’ve been working on for the past few weeks.  Early inContinue reading “#264 – Water Music by George Frederic Handel, Akademie für Musik Berlin”

I first became aware of Brother Dege when his song “Too Old to Die Young” was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.  The distinctive sound of a resonator guitar always evokes images of the American southeast, which Brother Dege embodies perfectly.  His music is equal parts folk and Delta blues.  There’s also a slight tingeContinue reading “#263 – Folk Songs of the American Longhair by Brother Dege”

Up next in this little stretch of albums from our European friends is Germany’s legendary RAMMSTEIN.  These guys are a powerhouse.  If you like heavy/industrial music, it’s extremely likely that you are familiar with at least a couple of their songs, and if you were a music fan at all in the ‘90s and ‘00sContinue reading “#262 – self-titled by RAMMSTEIN”

In honor of our new president’s plans to make America the laughing stock of the developed world no longer, it feels like a good time for some music from nations that have traditionally been our allies.  If you couldn’t figure it our for yourself, today’s selection is from France, probably America’s earliest prolific ally.  TheyContinue reading “#261 – Vu De L’Extérieur by Serge Gainsbourg”

I’ve always listened to a little bit of techno, going back to Fatboy Slim and Daft Punk, but I never listened to more than a few songs by the biggest artists.  Even later, when Skrillex first blew up, I knew just a few tracks that friends and coworkers were enthusiastic about.  That all changed inContinue reading “#260 – Recess by Skrillex”

Just one of the many A-list artists performing in the virtual inaugural celebration this evening, Foo Fighters were once in my regular listening rotation, but they have had several albums since I stopped paying close attention.  This was truly a monumental day, both in the firsts that occurred – mainly the first black, south AsianContinue reading “#259 – Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters”

While I’m listening to 90’s bands with one song that I recognize, here’s one more.  This is a great album, though.  Tomorrow’s a big day for our country, so I’m trying to come up with a really thoughtful selection for it, which led me to forget about today’s until about an hour ago. 

This one popped up in my news feed the other day after it was announced that the New Radicals would be reuniting for one performance of “You Get What You Give” as part of the inauguration ceremony for our new president, Joe Biden.  It feels really great to write that, almost as great as it’sContinue reading “#257 – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too by New Radicals”

As hard as it is to have success in the entertainment industry, I’m always awed by those who are notable for more than one artistic medium.  There are not a ton of people in that category, and even fewer whose efforts I appreciate on multiple fronts.  Coconut Records is the solo project of actor andContinue reading “#256 – Nighttiming by Coconut Records”