One of the best things about the mp3 age is the phenomenon of iPod serendipity.… Read the postWeek 110: “Funk For Joy” by The Extremities
Like most Duke Ellington classics, this song has been recorded by just about every notable… Read the postWeek 109: “Solitude” by Thelonious Monk
I discovered this song while on a YouTube tangent recently. It was a long and… Read the postWeek 108: “Teardrop” by Massive Attack
When I was six, I had a girlfriend named Natalia. Of course, when you’re six,… Read the postWeek 107: “She Went Quietly” by Charlie Winston
Life in an apartment building has its pros and cons. During my four-year tenure in… Read the postWeek 106: “Up on the Roof” by The Drifters
Pogo, aka Nick Bertke, makes music that burrows into your ear, opens the part of… Read the postWeek 105: “Wishery” by Pogo
Having only been alive for about 6 months during the 1970s, I can’t really say… Read the postWeek 104: “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5
At some point, as the 1800s became the 1900s, the lion’s share of the world’s… Read the postWeek 103: “Symphony No. 9, II: Largo” by Antonin Dvorak
I’m not the type to complain about the state of popular music, or claim that… Read the postWeek 102: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel
The Slakadeliqs are not actually a band, but one man, the talented and extravagantly-named Slakah… Read the postWeek 101: “Beneath It All” by The Slakadeliqs feat. King Reign & Shad
The Tea Party is a Canadian band that gained a healthy following in Canada in… Read the postWeek 100: “The Badger” by The Tea Party
Along with years of piano lessons, the experience that really fixed music as an important… Read the postWeek 99: “Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri
You wake up late because you accidentally set your alarm for “PM” instead of “AM”.… Read the postWeek 98: “Lucky Old Sun” by Aretha Franklin
Every country has a Glasgow. Glasgow tends to exist in the shadow of Edinburgh. Just… Read the postWeek 97: “Plastic” by Midnight Lion
Like most people who were in their teens in 1996, I figured that this song… Read the postWeek 96: “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack
In the same way that Erato enjoyed 15 minutes of internet stardom by putting a… Read the postWeek 95: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye
Several years ago, I took a trip to France with my trusty non-digital camera (remember… Read the postWeek 94: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears (The Bad Plus cover)
Sometimes, denial can be a good thing. Today, for example, I am going to deny… Read the postWeek 93: “Old Cape Cod” by Patti Page
In an effort to be inclusive, one of my goals with this blog has been… Read the postWeek 92: “Every Little Thing” by Good Lovelies
Canada is not a country that would spring to most people’s minds as a hotbed… Read the postWeek 91: “Hallelujah” by k-os