Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones

In 1966 the Rolling Stones took Tina Turner on the road in England. In 1969, they hit the states.  Here’s her and Ike doing, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” from the Gimme Shelter movie, which captures the period.  But let’s be real. It’s just Tina in this clip. She melted all of them.   … Continue reading Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones

Sunday Music: My Momma, She Loves Me (Happy Mother’s Day)

Oh, my mama loves me, she loves meShe get down on her knees and hug meLike she loves me like a… moo cow in a barn -(not entirely) Paul Simon You know those terrible jokes that make you and your brothers (re: siblings) laugh uncontrollably but don’t even make sense? Paul Simon’s “Loves Me Like … Continue reading Sunday Music: My Momma, She Loves Me (Happy Mother’s Day)

Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)

Jason Isbell’s Running With Our Eyes Closed documentary has a few moments of spouseful spatting that make it particularly remarkable. You just don’t see stuff like this. Hardly anywhere - for good reasons I’m sure.  Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, are successful artists in their own right. Trudging through their pasts and various source … Continue reading Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)

Sunday Music: Lana Del Ray’s “Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”

Lana Del Ray’s like that quirky friend who you look at in a moment and think “what the hell did you just say?!” but then 3 and a half hours later you’re staring out a window before bed, going to yourself, “well that was some stuff. Damn. No seriously, damn.” The title track on her … Continue reading Sunday Music: Lana Del Ray’s “Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”

Sunday Music: You’ll Never Walk Alone

My friend Justin shared a post this week titled “Good Company > Alone.”  My first reaction was to make a terrible Bad Company (the band) joke.  But then I started thinking about “Alone.” About how when you have a good crowd around you, you feel like you can do anything. And about when you have … Continue reading Sunday Music: You’ll Never Walk Alone

Sunday Music: Eye Know Eye Love You Better

We lost Dave Jolicouer from De La Soul a few weeks ago. In another week or so we get the group’s full catalog on streaming services for the first time ever.  Sample clearances, label shenanigans - you name it, the crap that buried their music was frustrating.  I can’t remember how or when I first … Continue reading Sunday Music: Eye Know Eye Love You Better