Category Archives: rock

#107 – Falling Asleep At The Wheel by Holly Humberstone

Amid months and months of truly awful news almost all of every day, there are moments of hope sprinkled around.  The arrest of Steve Bannon provides a mild amount of hope that our legal justice system still exists and can be applied to rich white men.  Who knows if it will lead to anything –Continue reading “#107 – Falling Asleep At The Wheel by Holly Humberstone”

#106 – Mermaid Avenue, Volume III by Billy Bragg & Wilco

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”

#103 – Homegrown by Neil Young

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 “#103 – Homegrown by Neil Young”

#97 – Shaman by Santana

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney produced – and is the husband of – Michelle Branch, who was featured on Santana’s “The Game of Love.” Ok, that was a pretty easy connection to make.  Santana has always put out fun albums that feature a lot of high-profile guest performances.  Once, while on tour together, Santana welcomedContinue reading “#97 – Shaman by Santana”

#92 – II by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

I don’t mean to be giving free advertising to Spotify, but it has been such a great platform for discovering new artists.  These guys were suggested when I played a Tame Impala song at work and became the perfect lunch hour soundtrack.  These daily installments of new music have been a nice mini-retreat for aContinue reading “#92 – II by Unknown Mortal Orchestra”

#88 – The Mix-Up by Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys music is intertwined with my childhood memories.  Ill Communication was one of the first albums I ever bought and Hello Nasty is one of a couple of albums that I purchased multiple copies of.  Of course, that is more likely due to mishandling and the sheer, fragile shittiness of the CD as aContinue reading “#88 – The Mix-Up by Beastie Boys”

#87 – Don’t Let Go by Jerry Garcia Band

Today is Jerry Garcia’s birthday, so it’s only right to spend some time with him.  I’ve actually been spending a good deal of time with him of late, but nothing of his solo projects.  It’s remarkable how much an artist can impact your life from beyond the grave.  Because it’s his birthday, Jerry was onContinue reading “#87 – Don’t Let Go by Jerry Garcia Band”

#86 – Lonely Trip by Trey Anastasio

I can only hope all the rest of my favorite artists have used their lockdown time as well as Trey apparently has.  I know a lot of people’s eyes roll back when they hear about anything Phish-related, but I think even the most stalwart jam-hater can find something to like about this album.  It hasContinue reading “#86 – Lonely Trip by Trey Anastasio”

#82 – Circles Around the Sun by Circles Around the Sun

This is a fantastic album by a supergroup of the jam scene.  I became aware of Circles when their album, Interludes For The Dead, was played during the intermission of the Fare Thee Well run, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.  Despite my mental condition at the time, I distinctly remember beingContinue reading “#82 – Circles Around the Sun by Circles Around the Sun”