
Christmas Record Collection
Every year on Black Friday, I start getting really excited about Christmas, but I refuse to go to any big box stores to participate in the commercial extravaganza. Instead, in… Read more Christmas Record Collection →
Every year on Black Friday, I start getting really excited about Christmas, but I refuse to go to any big box stores to participate in the commercial extravaganza. Instead, in… Read more Christmas Record Collection →
If I’m writing about all the mid-60s music and bands that I love, I should probably start with the Zombies; after all, it was their song Brief Candles that inspired… Read more The Kinks →
I thought I should get a post in for December so that I have one per month since I started this blog. One of my favorite personal Christmas traditions is… Read more Christmas Jazz →
I don’t listen to Elliott Smith that often, because his music is associated with melancholy moods. But when I do, I continually re-discover the beauty of his singing, playing, and songwriting (both lyrics and melodies). I’ll probably add to this post periodically (so that it’s a living, breathing thing – rawwr!), but here’s the first in what will be a chronological listing of my Elliott Smith favorites. Heatmiser – Mic City Sons I really love all of the Elliott Smith-penned songs on this album from Heatmiser, the band Elliott Smith was in before going solo. My absolute favorites… Read more Elliott Smith favorites →