Editor's note: This article originally appeared in July 2013 There’s really nothing truly new and original going on in new music today, and the adage “everything old is new again” was truly on full display throughout the three-day Pitchfork Music Festival. Several threads can be drawn through the music presented at Pitchfork this past weekend, and all of them point towards … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Champagne Coast” by Blood Orange
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Song Of The Day – “Break Away” by The Next Exit
Here’s a slab of psycho-delicatessen from the original “Fab Four!” What’s in a name? The Next Exit recorded two psychedelic singles for Warner Bros. Records in 1968 that went nowhere on the charts, and for some, that would’ve been the end of the story. However, The Next Exit’s convoluted history had them recording numerous singles under a myriad of names for many years, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Break Away” by The Next Exit
Song Of The Day – “Hidden Place” by Bjork
Editor's note: This article appeared originally in July 2013 With the impending threat of massive thunderstorms due to lower the temperature from 97 to the low 80s, my fourth Pitchfork Music Festival got off today with three great sets by Mac Demarco, the legendary industrial punk band Wire and the main reason to go to Pitchfork this year, a rare set by Iceland’s favorite star … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Hidden Place” by Bjork
Song Of The Day – “The Facts Of Life” by Talking Heads
By 1988, Talking Heads were restless and running out of fuel. The band members were somewhat fed up with each other, and were not happy with the conventional pop direction that their previous two albums took them in. For their final album called Naked, the group worked with producer Steve Lillywhite and decamped to France to record with the support of a host of East African, … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The Facts Of Life” by Talking Heads
Song Of The Day – “Reggaejunkiejew” by Ween
This is the 2003 “All Request Live” version of a song originally released on the 1994 “Pure Guava” record by Ween. Before anyone gets too excited, I’m a Jew and so is Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween), so don’t get it in your head that this track is slamming Jews, Rastas or even junkies. It’s just Ween, well, being Ween. The band has musically touched on its Jewishness before … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Reggaejunkiejew” by Ween