Our Kevin Bacon game, so far: The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney produced – and is the husband of – Michelle Branch, who was featured on Santana’s “The Game of Love.” On a later album, Santana collaborated with Metallica, who backed up Lou Reed, who was in The Velvet Underground with John Cale, who wrote anContinue reading “#106 – Mermaid Avenue, Volume III by Billy Bragg & Wilco”
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#93 – Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez
I have never been a huge fan of putting covers on your studio albums. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, because it has come up time and again in my daily selections. There certainly are great, recorded versions of other people’s songs out there. Johnny Cash’s last few albums have some great examples of this. Continue reading “#93 – Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez”
#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”
#50 – Confrontation by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Made it to album 50! It feels like a decent accomplishment, but it’s also a potent reminder of how long it’s been since the quarantine started. I wanted this milestone to be marked with an artist who exemplifies the progressive social justice movement that has taken hold of America (hopefully for good). Tom Waits hasContinue reading “#50 – Confrontation by Bob Marley & The Wailers”
#35 – This Land by Gary Clark Jr.
I saw Gary Clark Jr. at Coachella a couple years ago, and was impressed both by his collection of classic guitars and his ability to captivate an audience of millenials at the man stage with a set of blues rock that would have seemed perfectly at home in the mid-‘70s. Maybe I hadn’t paid closeContinue reading “#35 – This Land by Gary Clark Jr.”
#33 – Black On Both Sides by Mos Def
As we begin to see the first steps being taken towards real changes in the style of policing in this country, it’s inspiring to see that the demonstrations have not lessened at all and seem to be here to stay for the foreseeable future. The time has come for us to take a hard andContinue reading “#33 – Black On Both Sides by Mos Def”
#28 – RTJ4 by Run The Jewels
This was a day where we finally heard from a real president on the future of American justice and a concrete strategy for making progress towards truly equitable treatment for all under the law. In one brief Zoom meeting, President Obama provided us with more leadership and positivity than bunker boy has been able toContinue reading “#28 – RTJ4 by Run The Jewels”
New Album A Day 