For a white dude who was alive in the 80s, I have a very difficult… Read the postWeek 618: “Foxglove” by Bruce Cockburn
As a teenager, I remember hearing that some of great songs – Purple Haze by… Read the postWeek 617: “Keep It in Your Dreams” by Alan Hampton
Is it strange to feature a song from a Christmas album on the last day… Read the postWeek 616: “Glad” by Andrew Bird
The blue colouring of Robin eggs, while beautiful, is a bit puzzling. Many bird species… Read the postWeek 615: “A Robin Egg” by Rob Burger
If you’ve ever sent a message to a loved one and signed off with an… Read the postWeek 614: “Intro” by The XX
The Sahara desert is moving. Or rather, it’s growing. The estimates vary, but over the… Read the postWeek 613: “Sand That Moves” by Animal Collective
It’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Sloan if you live outside of Canada, but they’ve… Read the postWeek 612: “Junior Panthers” by Sloan
I’m starting to recognize that within the jazz genre, I’m a bit of a sucker… Read the postWeek 611: “Magnificent Moon” by Lucien Johnson
We’ve featured plenty of soundtracks on this blog over the years, and a healthy amount… Read the postWeek 610: “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens (Thibault Cauvin cover)
The right thing to say always comes to mind when it’s too late. My big… Read the postWeek 609: “Keep Going” by This Is the Kit
When the bossa nova craze swept through the jazz world in the 1950s, it swept… Read the postWeek 608: “Enchanted Mirror” by Luiz Bonfá
With resolution season coming up this week, it might be a good idea to review… Read the postWeek 607: “The Desert” by Säje
Most Christmas music falls into one of two categories. First, you’ve got the music written… Read the postWeek 606: “Sugar Rum Cherry” by Ellington / Strayhorn / Tchaikovsky
Sometimes you’ve just gotta hunker down. Feeling tired of the world and all the people… Read the postWeek 605: “Hundred Acres” by S.Carey
Most of Amon Tobin’s music from the late 90s sounds like the soundtrack to a… Read the postWeek 604: “Nova” by Amon Tobin
When I was looking at a map of global penguin distribution, my first thought was,… Read the postWeek 603: “Classy Penguin” by The Books
Ever since we got together, my wife and I have loved nothing more than taking… Read the postWeek 602: “Roadtrip” by Eugene Goh
There’s a concept in Denmark, an idea deeply ingrained within their culture, that’s known as… Read the postWeek 601: “Bluesen” by Svaneborg Kardyb
Some of the worst things about having little kids: Losing your patience more than you… Read the postWeek 600: “Lovely” by The Brilliance
Blick Bassy’s home country of Cameroon is an interesting place. For starters, it has a… Read the postWeek 599: “Tell Me” by Blick Bassy