Yosemite was one of the first songs recommended to me by a fellow blogger when I presented the first song by the Queen of Americana music, Lana Del Rey, to feature here: Radio. After listening to her suggestions, I went…
Yosemite was one of the first songs recommended to me by a fellow blogger when I presented the first song by the Queen of Americana music, Lana Del Rey, to feature here: Radio. After listening to her suggestions, I went…
We’ll be adding a few Bee Gees songs retrospectively over the coming months as we draw this Music Library Project to a close. I was watching AGAIN their fabulous One Night Only concert in Las Vegas (1997) and was reminded…
I don’t think I’m up for smashing the patriarchy as seen in the video below, but I sure do like this song. It was only a short while ago that I featured the Californian singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle, but I couldn’t…
Listen to this through headphones at high volume at your own peril. Much of the following is drawn from the Wikipedia reference below. The nickname of Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 – “Surprise” – did not originate with the Austrian composer…
“From the moment I first heard him, I felt akin. I felt related, like he was an older brother. I even thought I resembled him.“ Bob Dylan on Buddy Holly (2017 Nobel Lecture) After Bob Dylan’s unexpected visit to Pope…
I could have dedicated an entire offshoot of the Music Library Project to John Williams’ film scores alone, since they’re in many ways the soundtrack to the lives of Baby Boomers and subsequent generations. I mean, you couldn’t get music…
I passed this one over in favour of Imagine Dragons’ Demons, which I presented back in 2022. But when my 11-year-old daughter Katherine and I heard Thunder come on from my music library collection this Halloween weekend, I figured we…
It’s nice to put your feet up every now and again and hand it over to someone else, which is what I’m going to do today. Also, I ran out of coffee this morning, which is as good as an…
Ever since I first heard “No Señor, Yo No Me Casaré” (Eng: “No, Sir, I Won’t Get Married”), I’ve been charmed by its cheeky and playful expression, helped along by those jaunty mariachi trumpets and upbeat rhythm. It’s rooted in…
Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the aftermath of Fleetwood Town’s spectacular victory over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, arguably one of the biggest upsets in cup history. There is an 84-place gulf between the two clubs, with Arsenal’s squad being…