Destroyer, "Painter in Your Pocket" It's too facile by half to just talk about Bowie when you talk about Destroyer, but for real: that's the reference point here. Obviously, it's not just replication or anything, but there's really so much Bowie in Destroyer that it's...
The Slackers, "Sabina" To start off on the right foot here, the Slackers don't have any bad records. But they have ones I love more than others. The Great Rocksteady Swindle didn't totally resonate with me initially, so I didn't listen to it much. But...
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, "When The Saints Go Marching In" It's been a while, so a quick reminder of one of our ground rules around here: I am not qualified to talk about jazz. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Purple Haze" Geez, got some real warhorses...
Elvis Costello, "Alison" One of the singles off of Costello's debut album, this song is probably one of the more famous tunes simply because Linda Ronstadt covered it, a cover that really bares the soft-rock heart of the ballad. Anyway, it's a great tune, one...
Black Taffy, "Corridors" Do current generations still get excited by the pops and noise of old shitty vinyl? For me, it has an emotional connotation because it evokes the way I played music as a kid. It's a nostalgic sound, and so I have an...