Almost like a Special in here today! Mr. Lif, "Success" I feel like I haven't bought a new concept record in a while. I suppose some of the unintelligable garbled metal I listen to could be concept records, I'd have no real way of knowing....
Today! The Rolling Stones, "Stray Cat Blues" Because they hung around so long and turned into basically Rolling Stones Inc., a licensing corporation with a neglected music production arm that would occasionally squeeze out a desultory album, it's easy for folks of my generation (old,...
Today's music. Presidents of the United States of America, "Blank Baby" This song comes from Freaked Out And Small, by which time most people had long since moved on. The major labels certainly had, as the Presidents found themselves back on an indie label. But...
Another year-end roundup, this time from Heavy Blog. I love this time of year. And here's today's music. Outkast, "Infatuation (Interlude)" A skit from Idlewild, a shaggy album that has some highlights, but is a mess and is the worst of Outkast's career. Public Enemy,...
Today's set is, frankly, a mess. The hazards of the random number generator. Andrew Bird, "The Water Jet Cilice" 210 songs in my collection from Andrew Bird, and this stupid thing picked a repeat song. Sure, we get Six Songs today, but come on. I...
