Category: Listening

  • Out In The West Texas Town

    Grift’s post about Max Blumenthal’s culturally tone-deaf and presumptive idiocy inspired me to write a much too long comment about Toby Keith. That much too long comment then reminded me of Marty Robbins and the awesome power of his signature song. I have to say, it is always good when your train of thought can…

  • A Very Rare Child Indeed

    I’m known for my peculiar taste in music, for my tendency to go for the old soul or rock and roll when seeking out new music. When I can’t find something contemporary to satisfy me, I’ll go back in time, reaching for the late 60s and early 70s and clawing around until I find gems…

  • Another Summer, Another Mix

    Summer is here and the time is right … for hanging around the house and burning as little $4-a-gallon gasoline as possible. In light of our collective lack of sufficient economic stimulus, I have compiled an 18-track mostly continuous mix of 24.5 songs designed to facilitate distractions of a more economical nature. After all, it…

  • iTunes Music Store: Now With More Fail

    Dear iTunes Music Store — Thank you for making The Roots Rising Down immediately available for download. Now don’t get mad, but I have to admit that you were my second choice. For reasons I don’t quite understand, you beat Amazon’s to the release line. Rising Down might be available for mp3 download on Amazon…

  • El Pew Ock De Doe Eight?

    Did you know that you can download the latest Gnarls Barkley album for free? Legally, with Cee-Lo’s and Danger Mouse’s blessing? You can. Of course, I should mention that the version being freely offered is presented as a single track that lasts about 38 minutes and change. Oh, and its in reverse. The whole thing.…

  • Muxing About

    So … I made one of those MuxTapes. Tony — an inspiration to all, living or dead — made one a few weeks ago, so it was just a matter of time before I made my own attempt. How was it? Not bad, though I’m not sure if I’ll be doing another anytime soon. The…

  • Play This Or Play That

    Cerberus Just Needed More Playtime Sunday afternoon, Nikki and I hopped in the car and headed to Ikea. Storage needs, let us show you them? Along the way, I needed two things: gas for the car and an ice cold Coke Zero* for me. So I stopped at the corner BP, one of about twenty…

  • 1983

    Twenty-five years ago, I wanted to be as cool as Michael Jackson. We all did. Everything he did was worthy of our attention. I missed his appearance on the Motown special, the night that he debuted the moonwalk, but I sure did hear about it the next day at school. “Did you see that?” The…

  • Obscuriosity: Week 5 (High Nineties)

    (Didn’t think I forgot, did you?) It’s been a week or so since the demise of local radio giant, 99X. To be sure, the giant had fallen into a deep, deep slumber a few years back. The coma left the giant doing little but muttering remembered songs from the station’s glory days. Inevitably, if you…

  • Yes. We. Can.

    A bit over-sentimental? A little over-the-top? Perhaps. But tell me. Does anyone remember the last time that anyone was so excited about a presidential candidate that they took said candidate’s speech, set it to music, and gathered up friends and neighbors to sing it? John Legend. Common. Kareem!!!! This is so good, I’m almost willing…