March 2010
49 posts
Robbie Fulks - Fuck This Townfrom South Mouth... →
Robbie Fulks - Fuck This Town from South Mouth (1997)
It’s ironic that after decades of trying, the closest Robbie Fulks’ ever gotten to a hit song is this hilarious and…
I Need Ya
The Crack
The Best of The Crack This is... →
I Need Ya
The Crack
The Best of The Crack
This is was the second of two songs by The Crack on The Tape.
In my first post on I Love a Bunch of Genres I wrote that I would…
This isn’t what I had planned on posting today,... →
This isn’t what I had planned on posting today, but it is still a favorite. According to Wikipedia, Crooked Still is an “alternative bluegrass” band - but I hope you’ll ignore that and…
Three Times Dope - Funky Dividends (Goin’ For... →
Three Times Dope - Funky Dividends (Goin’ For Broke Remix) Produced by Lawrence Goodman and Chuck Nice Remixed by Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo From 1989’s Funk Dividends single
I’ve…
The Brickster
Decal
Lego Island Well, well. Just... →
The Brickster
Decal
Lego Island
Well, well. Just one day left until “I Love Punk” month ends and “I Love [Question Mark]” month begins.
It’s not actually going to be a month of…
Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues (1948)
If you were... →
Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues (1948)
If you were to conduct a survey of important recording artists and divide their influence by the number of years they spent on earth, you…
I Love Rap Hearts I Love Country →
A reminder that there’s some great work being done on some of the other “I Love” blogs.
Here’s some of my favorite tracks from Adam’s run down of country music:
The Osborne Brothers - Ruby
Candyman - Knockin’ BootsProduced by Johnny J &... →
Candyman - Knockin’ Boots Produced by Johnny J & Candyman From 1990’s Ain’t No Shame In My Game
Pre-2Pac era Johnny J comes through with this little piece of lovely that falls…
Straight Edge
Minor Threat
First Two 7”s on a... →
Straight Edge
Minor Threat
First Two 7”s on a 12”
You know what’s totally unfair? Drinking and smoking and doing other drugs might completely mess you up, but drinking and…
Hi!
While Ben is on his lovely honeymoon with his... →
Hi!
While Ben is on his lovely honeymoon with his lovely wife Joanna, he’s asked me to contribute to his blog, since I remain in cold, rainy, polluted New York, and I too very much like…
The Hold Steady - Citrus (download)
Saturday... →
The Hold Steady - Citrus (download)
Saturday night, we went to see a high school production of the Laramie Project, directed by my friend Allison, performed by my former students. The…
"I remember her number like the summer,
When her... →
“I remember her number like the summer,
When her and Suzy, yeah, they threw a slumber - - party,
But you can not call it that cause it was slummer.
Well, it was more like spend the night,
Three…
Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams - Over Timefrom... →
Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams - Over Time from It Will Always Be (2004)
Lucinda originally recorded this song for World Without Tears; to be honest, I love this version…
Jaylib [J. Dilla & Madlib] - NowadayzProduced by... →
Jaylib [J. Dilla & Madlib] - Nowadayz Produced by J. Dilla From 2003’s Champion Sound
With Madlib on the mic and J. Dilla on the track, you are invited to have you brain overtaken by…
Americana
The Offspring
Americana I’ve never asked... →
Americana
The Offspring
Americana
I’ve never asked any hardcore punks about it, but I’ve always suspected that The Offspring doesn’t get much respect in the punk community. Like,…
(Lord, It’s Hard To Be Happy When You’re Not)... →
(Lord, It’s Hard To Be Happy When You’re Not) Using the Metric System
Atom and His Package
Making Love
This is Part Two of a two-part article. Part one can be found here.
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DL Osaka (Lovesoul Mix) by Wesi & Krii Thought... →
DL Osaka (Lovesoul Mix) by Wesi & Krii
Thought I’d hit you with a second dose of 10-year-old funk, this time from the house division Lab-909 of tracker group Rebound. We’ve got…
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You... →
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
Buzzcocks
Love Bites
Apologies to anyone waiting for page two of my super-sized Atom and His Package blowout. Today was…
Bobby Bare - Everybody’s Talkin’from The Moon... →
Bobby Bare - Everybody’s Talkin’ from The Moon Was Blue (2005)
Harry Nilsson made this song famous in the film Midnight Cowboy, but I’ve always preferred this version, which…
Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin’Produced by The Boogie... →
Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin’ Produced by The Boogie Men (DJ Pooh, Bobby” Bobcat” Ervin & Rashad) & Ice Cube From 1991’s Death Certificate
This is one of those brutally misogynistic Ice…
DL Mayan Pilot by Splashdown Splashdown is my... →
DL Mayan Pilot by Splashdown
Splashdown is my favorite band that I didn’t learn about until about ten years after they broke up. They mixed a bunch of styles together into…
Olde English - Blog: The Top 6 Obama/Fresh Prince... →
Olde English - Blog: The Top 6 Obama/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Videos On YouTube, OR: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air:
From worst to best:
#6: The Fresh Prince of Obama
In a way,…
Jason and the Scorchers - White Lies... →
Jason and the Scorchers - White Lies (1985)
“White Lies” sounds like nothing so much as a unholy marriage between Cheap Trick and Hank Williams, and if that sounds good to you,…
Meatball
Atom and His Package
A Society of People... →
Meatball
Atom and His Package
A Society of People Named Elihu
Believe it or not, this was probably the single most important song in the development of my musical taste….
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (DL)
I didn’t have time to... →
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (DL)
I didn’t have time to post yesterday. I did, however, quit my job. It was the first day job I’ve ever had. Hopefully it will be the last.
Below are the…
Quasimoto - Come On FeetProduced by MadlibFrom... →
Quasimoto - Come On Feet Produced by Madlib From 2000’s The Unseen
A Madlib classic. Allegedly, Madlib put this whole album together over the course of a week-long psilocybin…
The Second Rape
Aus-Rotten
The Rotten Agenda... →
The Second Rape
Aus-Rotten
The Rotten Agenda
“Punk” is a word which can mean describe kinds of people, from guys who will totally cut you to folks who simply like sticking safety…
Dolly Parton - Jolene (1974)
By the time I had... →
Dolly Parton - Jolene (1974)
By the time I had first heard of her, Dolly Parton was already a punchline. Her big hair, bigger figure, and, you know, the fact that she has her own …
Strong Arm Steady - Cheeba CheebaProduced by... →
Strong Arm Steady - Cheeba Cheeba Produced by Madlib From 2010’s In Search of Stoney Jackson
For those who didn’t know about Madlib when I was talking about his brother Oh No last…
So I promised there would be a segue between... →
So I promised there would be a segue between yesterday and today. And here it is: The West Wing has secret lyrics. We’ll get to that in a second.
First, let me say, that you are surely…
Farsheed Loves Listening →
Farsheed Loves Listening: Farsheed has put together a blog that posts all the “I Love” blogs on one page. Nice!
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1from... →
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1 from The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
Don’t be mislead by the title — this is an achingly sad song, a plea for mercy from a man who can’t…
The Top 6 Obama/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Videos On... →
The Top 6 Obama/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Videos On YouTube: I posted this compendium of all of YouTube’s Obama/Fresh Prince videos over on the Olde English blog. Thought it may be of interest to…
Pomplamoose - Beat the Horse (DL) →
Pomplamoose - Beat the Horse (DL)
Funkdoobiest - Rock OnProduced by DJ MuggsFrom... →
Funkdoobiest - Rock On Produced by DJ Muggs From 1995’s Brothas Doobie
I don’t think I’ve kept a keen enough eye on DJ Muggs’s work. And I certainly slept on Funkdoobiest, mainly…
I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones
Road to... →
I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones
Road to Ruin
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Another madly busy day. Too much work to give a long and thoughtful explanation of why I love the Ramones, but that’s just fine because…
DL The Gold God by The Kirbi You’re lost under... →
DL The Gold God by The Kirbi You’re lost under the stars in a forest dense with crawlies and echos that leave you none reassured. At least that’s the vibe I kept humming to myself…
Okay, so it’s time now for another theme song that... →
Okay, so it’s time now for another theme song that seems to come right out of the show’s protagonist’s head. It’s the theme song to Parks and Recreation, written by Gaby Moreno and Vincent…
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Born Secular... →
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Born Secular (download)
For the record, I am not trying to convert anyone here. I am not a Jew for Jesus. I’m not really a Jew for anything,…
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We’ll Be... →
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We’ll Be Together (DL)
This song was both the final R&B number-one of the 1960s, and the first R&B number-one of the 1970s—-meaning either that it…
Mellow Man Ace - Hip Hop CreatureProduced by The... →
Mellow Man Ace - Hip Hop Creature Produced by The Dust Brothers From 1989’s Escape From Havana
The Dust Brothers are probably best known for producing:
— The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s…
‘Bout the City
The Reps
Jet Set Radio Soundtrack... →
‘Bout the City
The Reps
Jet Set Radio Soundtrack
I don’t have time to write anything significant today, so I picked this song because
A. I like it very much, and
B. It is…
Nihilism
Rancid
Let’s Go Last night’s Ted Leo... →
Nihilism
Rancid
Let’s Go
Last night’s Ted Leo concert was loud and wonderful and loud. I’m assuming that today’s song is good because I can’t hear.
Rancid is nice that way….
Let’s move along the W.G. “Snuffy” Walden... →
Let’s move along the W.G. “Snuffy” Walden spectrum with his theme to My So-Called Life. This theme song, for me, is made by its three lyrics that start off, whispered: “Go, now, GO.” Then…
DL The Hunt by Comfort Fit In the past few days... →
DL The Hunt by Comfort Fit
In the past few days spring has charged into RIT completely out of nowhere. The temperature here is 20 degrees above the average, moving it from “frigid”…
FRIDAY REPLAY! /// She and Him - Sentimental Heart... →
FRIDAY REPLAY! /// She and Him - Sentimental Heart (DL)
Even though I love this song, and it’s one of the more-played songs in my collection, I spent the better part of a subway ride…
James and Martha Carson - I’ll Fly Away... →
James and Martha Carson - I’ll Fly Away (1946)
I don’t have a lot of time to write about music today — it’s the first week of Spring in New York City, and today is the warmest day of…
Rappaport’s Testament: I Never Gave Up
Ted Leo and... →
Rappaport’s Testament: I Never Gave Up
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Mo’ Living
(Chumbawumba cover)
Genres are tricky. I present you now with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, a bunch…
Roc C - Don’t Stop (ft. Oh No & Pok Dog)Produced... →
Roc C - Don’t Stop (ft. Oh No & Pok Dog) Produced by Oh No From 2006’s All Questions Answered
This one comes very hard. The machine gun drums up top make that abundantly clear. In…
