Song of the Day 5/3: Johnny Winter And, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo”
Everybody knows the various Rick Derringer versions of his rock standard, but its first appearance on vinyl (that's all we had back then, kids) came on "Johnny Winter And," the…
Song of the Day 5/2: Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth/Mr. Soul”
Back in the '60s it took a long time for the older generation to realize that rock and roll was, as the saying goes, here to stay. As late as…
Song of the Day 5/1: The Hold Steady, “Sequestered in Memphis”
In El Somnambulo's roundup of his favorite tunes from April, he wondered if Craig Finn was the Raymond Carver of songwriters. I'm not sure about that. I might go with…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April, 2019
Before we dip into this month's sonic cornucopia, just a reminder that the amazing The Suitcase Junket is coming to the Arden Gild Hall on Friday, May 10. Let me…
Song of the Day 4/30: The Click Five, “Just the Girl”
The Click Five was a power pop band founded in the mid-aughts in Boston, where most of them attended the Berklee School of Music. They scored a hit right out…
Song of the Day 4/29: Wildwood Kin, “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution”
I love covers that expand the original. I love harmonizing girl groups. And I love Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution" as deconstructed and re-imagined by British indie folk-pop trio…
Song of the Day 4/28: The Wood Brothers, “I Got Loaded”
Another video by the New Orleans outfit that put musicians in the back of mule-drawn carriages in the French Quarter for acoustic sets on wheels. This time it's the Wood…
Song of the Day 4/27: Hurray for the Riff Raff, “Look Out Mama”
I don't know what Our Man in New Orleans has on his agenda, but he'd be a fool to pass up a chance to see this homegrown Crescent City band…
Song of the Day 4/26: Van Morrison, “Real Real Gone”
This is Van Morrison's best soul rave-up since "Jackie Wilson Says." It was originally recorded in 1980 but wasn't released until Van re-recorded it for 1990's "Enlightenment." At this tempo…
Song of the Day 4/25: Buddy Holly, “Oh, Boy!”
I was reading about Ed Sullivan the other day and came across a tidbit I never heard before. I knew the legendary variety show host was known for holding grudges…
Song of the Day 4/24: Charles Bradley, “Changes”
When Charles Bradley was discovered by Daptone Records around the turn of the millennium, he was nearly 50 years old and performing a James Brown impersonation as Black Velvet. (Earlier…
Song of the Day 4/20: Ben Harper, “Burn One Down” Live at Bonnaroo
Though there are enough weed anthems to make a playlist that lasts 4 hours and 20 minutes, my favorite is Ben Harper's Jamaica-flavored proclamation of the freedom to fire up.…
Song of the Day 4/19: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, “Son of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day”
Once upon a time in America, government oppression inspired protest. Lots of it was angry. Frank Zappa's was, too, but his mode of expression was mockery, as in this oblique…