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Ever since I listened to a Lil’ Wayne album a few weeks ago, I’ve been working my way through a bunch of material from artists that he is associated with in some way. Birdman is the stage name of powerhouse producer and Cash Money Records CEO Bryan Williams who is an extremely influential figure inContinue reading “#961 – From The Bayou by Youngboy Never Broke Again & Birdman”

Every so often I wait until late in the day to listen to an album. I prefer to get it out of the way early in the day to get a feeling of accomplishment coming out of my mornings, but it doesn’t always work out that way. When that happens, the selection will be moreContinue reading “#960 – Summer Songs by Library Tapes”

This band came to my attention because of their fantastic cover of Robyn’s “Dancing on my Own,” which is one of my favorite pop songs. Obviously, that song is not indicative of the rest of Grouplove’s catalog, but it’s the one that brought them to me.

When I’m looking for an artist with a specific mood, I always go to Spotify to help me make a connection. If you’ve been reading this blog (ha), you could probably guess that my go-to is to look up Sigur Ros and see what is similar, but new to me. And so, here we haveContinue reading “#958 – self-titled by A Winged Victory For the Sullen”

My favorite way to discover an artist is through an unsolicited recommendation by a friend whose musical tastes I know and trust. This is a great album that features an incredibly impressive selection of featured guest performers. If you wanted to have a festival that only included artists that could all be found on aContinue reading “#957 – HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin”

If I’m being honest, I only listened to this band because of their name. My curiosity was definitely rewarded, because I liked what I heard.

One of this blog’s proudest traditions is to listen to an album by an artist that I learned about because of the death of one of their members. This one is a little more surprising because of the era that they came up in (the late 70s/early 80s), which is a period that I amContinue reading “#955 – self-titled by The Specials”

How many bands can you name that hail from Saskatchewan? Now I know one for sure, an indie outfit that takes its name from a small town in Manitoba. This has really turned into a Canadian geography lesson.

A buddy of mine saw this band at LA’s Teragram Ballroom recently. It’s an awesome little Art Deco nightclub venue on the edge of Koreatown that I have always enjoyed – and actually went to last weekend for the first time in years. Anyway, his review of their show was pretty positive, so I hadContinue reading “#953 – The Healing by Ghost Light”

I saw these guys at Coachella last year, where they put on a great show. They have the energy and stage presence to command a really large audience and I’m sure they’ll be playing arenas in America before too long, as they already have been in Europe for some time.