I love it when a favorite band releases an album that I had no idea was coming out. Such was the case last week when I found that Madness had a new disc called “Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da.” This, of course poses some problems for Madness because If a long-time fan of the band doesn't know that a new record is on the horizon, something is terribly wrong with their promotion … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Leon” by Madness
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Song Of The Day – “Run Run Run” by Velvet Underground
The original story ran in November 2012 This is the Scepter acetate version of “Run Run Run” by Velvet Underground. The story goes that the Velvets went into Scepter Studios on April 25, 1966 to cut tunes for their upcoming debut album. All of the songs on the acetate made it onto the final album, although some were totally different takes and the mixes were different than … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Run Run Run” by Velvet Underground
Song Of The Day – “Jump Into The Fire” by LCD Soundsystem
I finally got around to watching the LCD Soundsystem film “Shut Up And Play the Hits” which chronicles the last LCD show from April, 2011 before James Murphy and company decided to pull the plug on the band. While I loved LCD, I always thought they were somewhat derivative of their inspirations including Talking Heads, David Bowie, King Crimson and Kraftwerk. What always swayed … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Jump Into The Fire” by LCD Soundsystem
Song Of The Day – “Dinner Bell” by They Might Be Giants
Choosing the perfect Thanksgiving Song Of The Day is not an easy task. In the past, I’ve done the obvious with the all-American standby, “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie. It’s something I’ve listened to every year on Thanksgiving ever since I was a kid, and I will be spinning it again (on vinyl, of course.) One year I went total novelty and chose “Turkey Lurkey Time” from … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Dinner Bell” by They Might Be Giants
Song Of The Day – “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants
You can’t bottle creativity, but in the case of They Might Be Giants, you certainly can buy it! They were two wild and crazy nerd-boys when they burst onto the scene in the 1980s, we just didn’t realize how wild and crazy they really were. The two Johns: Flansburgh and Linnell have always looked at the world through different glasses than the rest of us, and it has manifested … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Don’t Let’s Start” by They Might Be Giants