I was in a conversation last week with someone who brought up how original and fresh 90s music was. I said it was refreshing, in the sense of how it was such an original act of musical collage, but it wasn’t in and of itself anything new. They disagreed. I got sublime. Or more literally, … Continue reading Sunday Music: The (Perfect) Un-Originality In Sublime’s “Caress Me Down”
Category: Sunday Music
Sunday Music: Ring The Alarm (Tenor Saw And Buju Remix)
YouTube search really can be incredible (re: useful) sometimes. Buju and Tenor Saw did a remix version of “Ring The Alarm” and I can’t stop playing it. OG video below too, which I also never saw. Future is amazing. https://youtu.be/YqVIogQxTCI?si=1LdgI4u9xA0KflrH https://youtu.be/UpjLLw-cVzU?si=Ym47OutgfY2OLXtV
Sunday Music: Sammy Davis Jr (Be The Band)
Something about the way he takes control... Can you do this at work? Shouldn't you be able to? If nothing else, out of respect? https://youtu.be/WhgIwTtt98A?si=bpiPYXAgLEJFIyr5
Sunday Music: The Weight
Forget figuring out the meaning of the song. The debates are unsolvable anyway. Spend a minute listening and just feeling it. Keep the idea of weight in your head the whole time. The tempo (the speed of the rhythm) is a forced, tired trot. The shape of the melodies are conversational. You don’t even remember … Continue reading Sunday Music: The Weight
Sunday Music: Paper Planes (M.I.A. And The Wreckx And Effect Flippening)
I think I’m delirious. I stood up from working last Friday singing this song to myself. Still a great song. Does it get any better than that gun sample? Here’s M.I.A. and her classic “Paper Planes” https://youtu.be/ewRjZoRtu0Y?si=WIgnSyxMFcralU80 And lest we forget, you can’t start there without ending up here (with complete admiration and respect for … Continue reading Sunday Music: Paper Planes (M.I.A. And The Wreckx And Effect Flippening)
Sunday Music: The Vandals – Some Friday Night Party/Funeral Music Requests
You know those songs that just click? Where you don’t scream yes or have to do homework to unpack them, but you go, “Yeah. YEAH. Ok, that’s right.” Especially the one’s on your CD player from somewhere in the back of the family car. When you have the headphones turned up a little extra, avoiding … Continue reading Sunday Music: The Vandals – Some Friday Night Party/Funeral Music Requests
Sunday Music: Sinéad
Two people on Sinéad who kicked my a** in all the good ways: You can click here to see the amazing Chrissy Hynde’s story (h/t Uncle Bob), but I want to highlight this particular quote and post from Sarah Paris in, "Remembering Sinéad O’Connor: A Powerful Voice, A Powerful Legacy": My older sister fell in … Continue reading Sunday Music: Sinéad
Sunday Music: Oscar Peterson’s Night Train
Sometimes you’re just in that mood. Oscar Peterson was practically the King Kazu of jazz for a few decades there. Never really retiring, evolving with the times and styles of play just enough to always be respected and relevant. One of my favorite albums to cook to, Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio. Here’s … Continue reading Sunday Music: Oscar Peterson’s Night Train
Sunday Music: GWAR’s Tiny Desk
GWAR did a Tiny Desk Concert. And made Terry Gross jokes. If you don’t know anything about GWAR, this Talk Is Jericho podcast episode about the GWAR documentary from last year is actually pretty great. A lot of culture nerds talk about the Dead. Maybe my culture band should be GWAR. I really have to … Continue reading Sunday Music: GWAR’s Tiny Desk
Sunday Music: Tori Amos’ “Cornflake Girl”
WTF is a cornflake girl? The people who, despite being close to you, will hurt you. That’s what Tori Amos and her friends called a cornflake girl. Trust meets trauma. This is not really happening You bet your life it is Still hauntingly poetic. I remember hearing this song and seeing the truck in the … Continue reading Sunday Music: Tori Amos’ “Cornflake Girl”