Don’t really have time to write a full post today, but in the ever pressure filled environment of my office, this classic does my feeling today justice….
So as you’ve been reading, my schedule has gotten pretty crazy. Why? Well I have a big deadline at work that is certainly curtailing my free time, but at the same time, it’s given me plenty of time to listen to music in the background. What I’ve needed is songs to keep me going. That’s [...]
Those who know me know that I think The Raconteurs are the best band out there. This is probably the song that sealed the deal for me. While I had not been that impressed with their first album (though I’ve definitely come around), Consolers of the Lonely is a masterpiece, immediately appreciable. Jack White is [...]
I’ll have to post my song of the day on a night before basis from now on. Since I did not have a chance to do this last night, today’s song will wait for tonight to come.
Well yea, he obviously owes some of his success to his gimmick, but Matisyahu puts out great songs, and obviously is talented. He’s a really interesting guy, having a fairly secular upbringing followed by discovering Judaism, and embracing Hasidism. Actually, it is worth reading the Wikipedia entry on him. King Without a Crown is a [...]
Rick Rubin tells a story about approaching Johnny Cash in the early 90s, and offering the opportunity to do whatever he wanted. No other label was willing to do that for Cash, who had fallen out of popular appeal. They did four albums together before Cash died, and Hurt was on that final one. It [...]
I discovered this (as well as a whole album full of Brazilian classics) on the City of God soundtrack. The movie, which follows the story of a boy trying to escape the most dangerous Brazilian ghetto to become a photographer, is deeply intertwined with the carefully chosen soundtrack. No Caminho Do Bem translates to In the Path of Goodness. The [...]
Shuffling through my iPod this morning, I was having trouble settling on something that felt right. Al Green to Michael Jackson to Anthony Hamilton, but nothing was working, until I accidentally stumbled upon The Mexican. The Mexican has been sampled and remixed over and over again, but the original still stands strong, with Jenny Haan’s [...]
And, we’re back. When I was visiting my parents over the holiday, I ended up listening to a lot of Sly & The Family Stone (as my Thanksgiving post mentioned), so it wouldn’t be right to not pick them today. And what better pick would there be than Family Affair. With Billy Preston and Bobby [...]
I’m taking a break… but if you really need inspiration, I’d listen to Sly & The Family Stone today, that’s what I’m doing.