Arts and Entertainment

I thought I had heard every Christmas song worth hearing until yesterday, when a Spotify search for "Alison Krauss" and "Christmas" introduced me (eventually, well down the play list) to…

OK, most of you know that I generally can't stand Christmas music. I'm putting up one of my few faves today.  If you've got some special songs for the season,…

Heard this on 'XPN this morning. This, right here, is some damned sweet soul music:

Nathan Arizona sent me to one of my fave Tim Buckley songs. Pretty fascinating video as well:

You all know this wonderful song. The story behind this song, or more specifically, the man behind the song, is equally fascinating. From No Depression: Ric O’Barry, the founder and…

Still a travelin' troubadour some 40 years after he first released this song:

Best song ever about cricket? Since it's the only one I know, it is for me:

From a really cool band that got lost in the shuffle of the '80's:

"Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then." As did I today:

How about an injection of spiky punk energy to close out the working week? BTW, this has nothing in common w/the Henry Mancini standard with the same name:

My journey into Fagenville led me to Sunken Condos, a pretty darn good album from 2012. More late Dan-esque certainly than The Nightfly. And, let's face it, how can I…

Let's take one last listen to 'The Nighfly' before we move on. Wonder if there's anything worth salvaging off of 'Kamakiriad'...