SONG OF THE DAY “Garbage Day” by Brendan Benson (My Old, Familiar Friend, ATO Records/ Red Records, 2009). Written by Brendan Benson. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — Brendan Benson (born in Royal Oak, Michigan) sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs. [HOMETOWN BOY!] — His debut album, One …
Oh god, this playlist is SO PERFECT. It’s exactly the task I needed. In making it (and, really, in writing these blogs throughout the week of Joni), I have been falling for Joni’s storytelling and guitar and arrangements all over again. Making a playlist of my favorites is the perfect way to end this celebration …
Joni Mitchell’s Top 10 Albums (in order) Blue (1971) — I think every track on this album is a brilliant, hence why my playlist below of my favorite Joni songs is, like, half Blue and half every other album she wrote (lol). This album is an ALBUM in every sense of the word: completely worthy of …
SONG OF THE DAY “Blue” by Joni Mitchell (Blue, Reprise Records, 1971). Written by Joni Mitchell. MY TAKE Well, obviously I’m having a little bit of a Joni Mitchell moment this week. I always love Joni, but the amount of time I actually spend listening to her is sometimes diminished by the amount of time I …
SONG OF THE DAY “For The Roses” by Joni Mitchell (For The Roses, Asylum Records, 1972). Written by Joni Mitchell. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) — For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes – Blue and Court & Spark. — In 2007 it was one of 50 recordings …
A few weeks back, VH1’s Labor Day weekend special treat was to unveil their new Top 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time list. My husband and I watched in dismay as all sorts of weird choices were revealed throughout the hours of the countdown. I mean, Def Leppard? N.W.A.?? L.L. Cool J??? Tupac and Biggie???? Public …
To celebrate the blog marking its one-year mark this month, I looked back on those early entries and was greatly dismayed to find that many of the youtube.com videos I had linked to throughout the past 12 months have been taken down. The Video of the Day (and many video playlists I’ve created) have become …
I love when the minds that make television take time to remember the great power of the soundtrack. A good soundtrack can make a bad show palatable (NBC’s Chuck), and a great show perfect (NBC’s Mercy). ABC’s new cop drama Detroit 1–8–7 is, of course, going to make it to my desk just because I …
SONG OF THE DAY “What Did My Lover Say (It Always Had To Go This Way)” by Wolf Parade (Expo 86, Sub Pop Records, 2010). Written by Spencer Krug. WHY TODAY? Ugh, I can’t believe I’m just getting to telling you about this great song and playlist today! I’m so mad at myself!! This blog entry …
SONG OF THE DAY “Born For Me” by Paul Westerberg (Suicaine Gratification, EMD, Capitol, 1999). WHY TODAY? I love when this kind of thing happens. I was singing this chorus in bed last night (sometimes I have karaoke nights in bed where I test out songs in my head for hours to see if they’re compatible with …