1. Deerhunter “Living My Life” (From “Fading Frontier”) Website: Deerhunter Music Six albums into an already stunning career, Deerhunter continue to subtly tinker with their sound, pushing forward while remaining on a consistent continuum. “Living My Life” is one of Brandon Cox’s catchiest songs to date, but there is just enough autumnal melancholy to…
Music Monday ~ Blues and Barbecue Festival
One of the things I love about the people of New Orleans is that they can find something to celebrate almost every weekend. Of course there are the big festivals like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Voodoo Fest, Decadence, etc. but I love some of the smaller ones, too. A couple of days after we…
Music Monday ~ Hey Pocky A-Way (Meters)
Sadly, our time in New Orleans has come to an end. But the music lingers on in my soul.
Music Monday ~ Skokiaan (Kermit Ruffins)
I have a list of things I want to do while we are here in New Orleans and local music is high on that list. Kermit is playing at the Blue Nile Friday night and I hope to be there.
Timely Tunes
1. Janet Jackson “Dammn Baby” (From “Unbreakable”) Website: Janet Jackson Twitter: @JanetJackson “Unbreakable” is the first record that Janet has released since the 2009 death of her brother Michael, and it’s stronger than just about anyone could have reasonably expected. If the soundscape of recent R&B is any indication, Janet’s influence has actually somehow been…
Music Monday ~ “Blues For New Orleans”
We leave for New Orleans later this week. This seems an appropriate choice for today’s music.
Timely Tunes
New Order “Singularity” (From “Music Complete”) Website: New Order Twitter: @neworder A New Order album in 2015 sounded like a risky prospect. After the messy exit of founding member Peter Hook, whose deeply melodic basslines were an integral part of classic New Order and Joy Division tracks, expectations were lowered for me. However, New…
Music Monday ~ Do You Know… (Billie Holiday)
Yes, I DO know what it means. We will be in New Orleans soon and I’m looking forward to the music.
Timely Tunes
Timely Tunes by Christopher Piercy Ryan Adams “Bad Blood” (From “1989”) Website: Pax-Am Records Twitter: @TheRyanAdams About a month ago, Ryan Adams announced that he was working on a song-for-song cover album of Taylor Swift’s youth-pop opus 1989. What may have initially read as an ironic Twitter joke, quickly segued into something more interesting and…