This American punk rock song The Kids Aren’t Alright by The Offspring hits all the right buttons for me – from the shredding guitar to Dexter Holland’s urgent vocals and that breakneck, driving rhythm. The music video matches the frenzy…
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El Saber (2024) – Gaby Moreno
I couldn’t wait any longer to present today’s featured ‘El Saber’ (Eng: Knowing) by Gaby Moreno. I find it such a profound and enlightening song. I discovered her a few months ago on the film & arts channel performing at…
Tweeter And The Monkey Man (1988) – Traveling Wilburys
Tweeter and the Monkey Man” was really [written by] Tom Petty and Bob [Dylan]. Well, Jeff [Lynne] and I were there too, but they were just sitting there around in the kitchen, and he was for some reason talking about all this stuff that…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jungleland, Traveling Wilburys, Tweeter And The Monkey Man, volume 1
Posted in News
Posted in News
Bobby Jean (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
I have Bobby Jean in my project more for what it holds on a sentimental level now. I still like to hear it on occasion, but my fondness for it isn’t what it once was. Bruce was easily the most…
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1965) – The Beatles
There are few rousing rockers where I’ve heard John Lennon sound so unleashed. On Dizzy Miss Lizzy, he taps back into early rock ’n’ roll and really flexes his vocal muscles, almost shredding them in the process. So raw, man.…
Dimming Of The Day (2011) – Alison Krauss & Union Station
The most adorable voice I’ve heard in country music is back once again with a beautiful ballad called Dimming of the Day. The song was written by the English singer-songwriter Richard Thompson and first recorded with his then-wife Linda Thompson…
Tagged with: Alison Krauss, dimming of the day, paper airplane, Richard Thompson, union station
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That (1988) – Elton John
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That is a lively dance-rock number from that “Reg” guy, who features quite prominently here. What I like most about the song is the bouncy and audacious piano playing, and that’s probably…
30/03/26 – 5/04/26 – Larry the Gentile, Mark Twain & ABS Challenge System
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry the GentileVideo extract at Curb YourTube Being a Curb and Seinfeld fan – as most of you will know –…
Tagged with: Curb Your Enthusiasm, gentile, Jew, larry david, mark twain, MLB, umpiring
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Sport and Adventure
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) – The Byrds
I don’t know what’s worse to look at – Roger McGuinn’s glasses or The Byrds’ haircuts. Put both on the same album cover and you’ve got yourself a real treat. Arghhh. Don’t mind me – I’m just in a silly…
Turn the Lights Back On (2024) – Billy Joel
‘Anybody who has really lived, must have regrets. I owe a thousand apologies to a thousand people‘– Billy Joel on the Howard Stern show Turn the Lights Back On is a recent release by the Piano Man, Billy Joel. It’s…
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