Song of the Day 2/5: Small Faces, “Itchycoo Park”
Don't know about you, but an unseasonably warm day in winter like today brings back fond memories of cutting school to hang out in the park -- and, therefore, Ronnie…
Song of the Day 2/1: Spirit, “I Got a Line on You”
Spirit's biggest hit -- its only song to reach the Top 40 -- "I Got a Line on You" was released in late 1968 and hit No. 25 in early…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes, January, 2019: Part Two
More great tunes, arranged alphabetically by artist, to start the year: A damn great musical month, by even my high standards.
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January, 2019: Part One
Some musical years start slowly, with January's new songs not measuring up to those on the Best Of The Year lists. This, however, is not one of those Januarys. Plenty…
Song of the Day, 1/30: Colin Hay, “Waiting For My Real Life to Begin”
Most people know Colin Hay from his days fronting Men at Work, the '80s New Wave band from Australia that scored a huge international hit with "Down Under." That was…
Song of the Day 1/29: Caroline Rose, “Soul No. 5”
Here's something different: A female solo artist who ridicules the patriarchy and has a good time doing it. Rose, a Long Islander, started out as a country/folk artist but got…
Song of the Day 1/25: The Equals, “Police on My Back”
This one's for Roger Stone, who famously has a criminal tattooed on his back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5aF_rdX9Q Most people know this tune because The Clash covered it, but the original was done…
Song of the Day 1/20: Neil Finn, “Sinner”
My vote for most underrated songwriter of the rock era goes to Neil Finn, who's been composing sophisticated tunes since joining his brother Tim's band Split Enz in 1977, at…
Song of the Day, 1/14: “So It Goes,” Nick Lowe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEpr8kaczck This single was bassist/songwriter Nick Lowe's first "solo" release as well as the first single released by Stiff Records, which Lowe founded with £400 he borrowed. He played everything…
Song of the Day 1/13: Mandolin Orange, “Take This Heart of Gold”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GzqOq2DY20 Let's end the week with something quiet. Mandolin Orange is a prolific duo from North Carolina. This spare ballad was released on the 2016 album "Blindfall." They'll be in…
Song of the Day 1/11: Warren Zevon, “I Was in the House When the House Burned Down”
Friday calls for kick-ass rock 'n' roll, and this is one of my go-to songs for getting revved up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVRqTUOz1Tc The Warren Zevon songs everybody knows mostly come from the…
Song of the Day 1/10: World Party, “Ship of Fools”
This song sums up the way I've felt just about every morning since Nov. 9, 2016. In fact, the refrain "save me from tomorrow" hasn't lost an iota of urgency…
Song of the Day 1/9: “Blind Willie McTell,” The Band
Most people, myself included, think this is one of Bob Dylan's greatest songs, but almost nobody would have heard it if The Band hadn't plucked it from obscurity for their…