Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (spotlight)

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Earlier this week Taylor Swift came off the sidelines and endorsed a political candidate, something that she has not done in the past. ...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Bear Hands - "Giants" (forgotten song)

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Last year we got married , and this year we had another significant life event: the joint purchase of our new home in Ghent, which partia...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Saturday Night Special" (spotlight)

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Ed King , one of the original guitarists for Lynyrd Skynyrd , died last month .  He appeared on their first three studio LPs, and then lef...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Aretha Franklin - "Freeway Of Love" (forgotten song)

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Aretha Franklin , the Queen of Soul, died today .  I'm not even an especially big fan of hers, but her impact is far too significant t...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Grandmaster Flash - "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (forgotten song)

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This post goes out to Terry as well as Drew's wife, Lian.  Terry and Drew had a 30 year class reunion (they are class of 88, I'm c...
Monday, July 30, 2018

The Interrupters - "She's Kerosene" (spotlight)

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Today on 96X I heard the DJ talking about Ska, explicitly mentioning her fondness for The Specials and The Selecter .  After accusing 96...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

Peaches - Live KEXP 2015-10-07

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I'm about two weeks late for Pride Month and about six weeks late for the Samantha Bee controversy , but today I address both, via a ...