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September 20

Week 19: “Live Long” by Kings of Convenience

Admit it. Part of you is fascinated by Scandinavia. I’m not sure how it happened;…

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September 13

Week 18: “Midnight Express” by Extreme

Yes, this is an entry about a song by Extreme. Yes, that Extreme, the hair…

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September 6

Week 17: “By The Way” by Big Wreck

There are two things that Canadian musician Ian Thornley is really good at: rocking out…

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August 30

Week 16: “New World” by Bjork

Though I recognize Bjork’s talent, I find it difficult to make it through an entire…

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August 23

Week 15: “The Crow…” by DJ Food

As explained in the liner notes of their brilliant 2000 album “Kaleidoscope”, DJ Food is…

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August 16

Week 14: “The First Ride” by Don Ross

By the time I was 18, I thought I was getting pretty good at playing…

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August 9

Week 13: “My Invitation” by Sarah Slean

Although she’s often categorized as folk, Sarah Slean is infinitely more musically talented than most…

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August 2

Week 12: “Tickets to Crickets” by Ferraby Lionheart

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been super excited to find out about a band,…

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July 26

Week 11: “Black Sands” by Bonobo

Bonobo is a solo musician from England whose latest album is, in my opinion, one…

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July 20

Week 10: “Independence Day” by Elliott Smith

I saw Elliott Smith in concert shortly after his popularity had exploded thanks to the…

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July 12

Week 9: “Roads” by Portishead

Music critics love coming up with names for new genres of music. Sometimes the name…

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July 5

Week 8: “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer

If lazy summer afternoons had an anthem, this song would be it. Full of lyrics…

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June 28

Week 7: “Sleep” by Eric Whitacre

I first heard this song a couple of years ago at a choral concert close…

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June 21

Week 6: “Poinciana” by Ahmad Jamal

One reviewer called this song a “mesmerizing voyage”, and I have to agree. And it’s…

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June 14

Week 5: “Unspoken” by Four Tet

Generally, I’m not a fan of any music genre that begins with the word “experimental”. …

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June 7

Week 4: “Sand” by Medeski, Martin & Wood

Some songs sound like the end of a really good weekend. They just make you…

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May 31

Week 3: “And So I Know” by Stone Temple Pilots

To people who only remember Stone Temple Pilots as one of those loud-ish Seattle bands…

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May 24

Week 2: “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” by The Flaming Lips (The Postal Service cover)

For music fans, there are few things cooler than discovering a b-side or rarity by…

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May 17

Week 1: “Rushing” by Moby

Like many people, I went through a phase in 1999-2000 of being obsessed with Moby’s…

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