Arts and Entertainment

Listening to Boz Scaggs covering 'On The Beach' yesterday activated my Boz jones.  Here's a great one from early in his career:

Heard this on 'XPN coming home from work.  My kind of music:

From probably the greatest break-up album ever, they truly couldn't stand each other by the end. And, yet, they brought us songs like this:    

Just a great song that's been stuck in my head for decades:

I'd like to dedicate this to John Atkins. John, just think of Jacksonville as Anytown, USA. 'Didn't have a dime for a call. Public defender LAUGHIN' in the hall':

There was some pretty good stuff on MTV in the '80's. Always liked this one:

More noir from Chris Isaak:

A wonderfully-noirish song from Chris Isaak. Combines the Secret Agent Man theme w/Isaak's Orbisonesque vocals:

Any bluegrass fans here?  Here's quite the estimable band for you:

I just LOVE stuff like this that's off the beaten track. Especially if the word noir is featured prominently:

"I went home with the waitress, the way I always do. How was I to know she was with the Russians too?":

Maybe you're cheatin', maybe you're lyin', maybe you have lost your mind...