A few short decades ago, the cheapest way to show someone you cared about them… Read the postWeek 389: “1 Thing” by Amerie (Peter and Kerry cover)
Going into the studio to record her 2005 album Lookaftering must have been a slightly… Read the postWeek 388: “Here Before” by Vashti Bunyan
One of my favourite pastimes is to watch my nearly-three-year-old son do anything that requires… Read the postWeek 387: “Angel Wings” by James Maloney (Tontario remix)
Bluebirds have a habit of popping up in music more frequently than most birds. Judy… Read the postWeek 386: “The Bluebird” by Charles Stanford
Matthew Bourne’s 2012 album, Montauk Variations, is one of those rare records that are compelling… Read the postWeek 382: “Juliet” by Matthew Bourne
“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it… Read the postWeek 381: “Blooms” by Dead Light
My neighbourhood used to have a large number of corner stores. I used them primarily… Read the postWeek 378: “Mantissa” by Kin Klave
It’s a beautiful Saturday and I’m sitting in a coffee shop. My cup has been… Read the postWeek 377: “Imagine” by John Lennon
As soon as I was old enough to be trusted to handle things of value,… Read the postWeek 368: “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles (Brad Mehldau Trio cover)
Whenever I’m walking and I cross a set of railroad tracks, I get an incredible… Read the postWeek 365: “Minutes, Seconds, Hours” by David John Sheppard
For a long while, I wondered why Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, named this song… Read the postWeek 361: “Avril 14” by Aphex Twin
Discovering a new band, and discovering that you like virtually everything they’ve done, is an… Read the postWeek 356: “Motion Capture” by Snow Palms
If you’re a western-hemisphere white person, there’s a good chance that you know someone who… Read the postWeek 347: “Hummingbird” by The Watanabes
We’ve approaching the midway point between Halloween and Christmas. It’s an odd time of year. It… Read the postWeek 341: “The Lamb” by John Tavener
Songs about childhood, songs that long for the way things used to be, are staples… Read the postWeek 336: “I Remember” by Saint Saviour
Many of the cover songs posted on this blog are of the “so different they’re… Read the postWeek 332: “In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning” by Frank Sinatra (Jamie Cullum cover)
Let’s take a second to thank the country of Scotland for its uncanny ability to… Read the postWeek 320: “The Gallant Weaver” by James MacMillan
As far as riots go, the 1835 “Snow Riot” in Washington DC isn’t widely remembered.… Read the postWeek 318: “Saving Us A Riot” by Phoria
As a kid, the experience of reading the books of Roald Dahl was like dreaming… Read the postWeek 317: “Meet You In The Maze” by James Blake
Most of the cover songs on this list are here because they don’t simply re-create… Read the postWeek 312: “Song 2” by Blur (Trevor James Tillery cover)