Josh Ritter – “Me & Jiggs” from Golden Age of Radio (2002)
Josh Ritter – “To the Dogs or Whoever” from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007)
I discover a lot of music by watching David Letterman. Josh Ritter was on the show about a year ago, and after seeing him perform “To The Dogs or [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 24, 2009
“On a Saturday night in a town like this I forget all my songs about trains”
January 23, 2009
“You can’t afford to close your doors so soon no more.”
Bad Brains – “Banned In D.C.” from Bad Brains (1982)
I’m headed to our nation’s capital this afternoon, to visit my fellow SWR-ite, Jordy, and his wife. Hopefully I won’t be kicked out for destroying the Capitol with a bolt of lightning or anything.
Bad Brains Live
Buy Bad Brains
Posted by Glenn
January 21, 2009
“My it’s been a long time”
Willie Nelson – “Funny How Time Slips Away” from Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959 – 1971) (1989), originally released in 1962.
When I was on the National Mall yesterday and hundreds of thousands of people booed our old President and Vice-President, I was reminded of how wonderful it is that we are able [...]
January 21, 2009
This is our music
Ornette Coleman – “Peace” from The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)
Here’s hopin’.
Buy the big O
Posted by Glenn
January 16, 2009
“Ain’t my cup o’ meat”
Bob Dylan and the Band – “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) – take 2” from A Tree with Roots (1967/2001) and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)” from The Best of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (1996)
Rock went through some profound changes in the 1970s: genres like jazz and funk [...]
January 6, 2009
“Bring your love to me, don’t send it”
The Everly Brothers – “Walk Right Back” (1961) and “Cathy’s Clown” (1960) from The Very Best of the Everly Brothers (1995)
When I did that Nilsson post a few weeks ago, I thought “Cathy’s Clown” was the only Everly Brothers song referenced by Harry in the accompanying video clip. It turns out that the main tune [...]
