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
My first encounter with this song was the version recorded by Smashing Pumpkins in 1994.… Read the postWeek 90: “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
The pre-millennial brand of trip-hop popularized in the 90s by groups like Portishead and Sneaker… Read the postWeek 89: “La Femme D’Argent” by Air
I’ve already rambled on about sample-based music and remix culture in previous posts, so I… Read the postWeek 88: “My Favorite Color” by Kutiman
As I was going through this list the other day, I came to the shocking… Read the postWeek 87: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2
January 1st is probably the worst day for making major life decisions. You wake up… Read the postWeek 86: “New Road” by AM & Meiko
I love Boxing Day. I love the idea that you get a day off work… Read the postWeek 85: “Amreik” by Eluvium
Whenever it comes up in conversation that I endured almost a decade of piano lessons… Read the postWeek 84: “DFACE” by Leah Kardos
A lot of people find baroque music to be a bit showy, a bit too… Read the postWeek 83: “Sonata VII” by Johann Rosenmuller
If you spent a significant portion of the 90s smoking things and listening to trip-hop,… Read the postWeek 82: “How Do” by Sneaker Pimps
If you’re looking for reasons to take an interest in the American composer Harold Budd,… Read the postWeek 81: “Campanile” by Harold Budd
Did you have a secret place where you hid stuff as a kid? Mine was… Read the postWeek 80: “Mondlicht” by Radio Citizen
And in the “don’t judge a band by its name” category, we have this four-piece… Read the postWeek 79: “Leather Wings” by This Will Destroy You
If there was ever proof that less is more, this song is it. A charming… Read the postWeek 78: “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn (Erato cover)