Because Paul Simon’s Graceland album was a staple of my family’s long road trips, I… Read the postWeek 232: “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon (The Honey Ants cover)
One of the weirdest things about growing up is that at some point, in conversations… Read the postWeek 231: “Home Again” by Michael Kiwanuka
I’m a bit of a sucker for plaques. I might be late for a meeting,… Read the postWeek 229: “Sleepy Lagoon” by Harry James
Like many people, I spent a lot of time killing bugs as a kid. The… Read the postWeek 227: “Passage” by Knowledge Of Bugs
I recently read that 1999 was the worst year in the history of music. It’s… Read the postWeek 222: “Dry the Rain” by The Beta Band
There’s a group of pigeons who sit on a telephone wire that I walk past… Read the postWeek 208: “Conference of the Birds” by Dave Holland Quartet
If you’re skipping work and you can’t decide what to do with yourself, I would… Read the postWeek 205: “Au Cinema” by Lianne La Havas
My parents were never keen on spending a whole lot of money on fancy toys.… Read the postWeek 191: “To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra
This special New Year’s post is co-written by…you. Just fill in the blanks. All in… Read the postWeek 190: “Inside Our Glasshouse” by The Art of Amputation
In August of 1991, Hurricane Bob was born out of an area of low pressure… Read the postWeek 187: “Calico Skies” by Paul McCartney
Depending on where you live, today might be Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day.… Read the postWeek 183: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Alex Patterson
Ten years ago, in my first year as a teacher, a group of 4th grade… Read the postWeek 180: “Bright Shadows” by Alexander Campkin
At a fair a couple weeks ago, I saw a display of “hypnotism”, in which… Read the postWeek 173: “Rainbo Conversation” by Stereolab
Here’s an instrument you may not have heard of: the Hang. Part steel drum, part… Read the postWeek 169: “Dawn Patrol” by Portico Quartet
In an age of incredible recording technology, some bands go the extra mile to try… Read the postWeek 167: “The Road to Fuji Rock” by The New Mastersounds
People don’t really listen to whole albums anymore. I’m not trying to sound snooty, because… Read the postWeek 159: “Mexico” by The Staves
I was a bit hesitant to listen to Thom Yorke’s first solo effort, The Eraser,… Read the postWeek 154: “The Eraser” by Thom Yorke (Christian Scott cover)
Vanilla is a producer from the UK who makes delicious soul-inspired beats. If I were… Read the postWeek 153: “Chrometrails” by Vanilla
The formula for musical success in the early 21st Century seems to be something like… Read the postWeek 140: “Hold On (feat. Sampha)” by SBTRKT
By the end of 1967, Cat Stevens was doing pretty well for himself. His first… Read the postWeek 139: “Trouble” by Cat Stevens