Pogo, aka Nick Bertke, makes music that burrows into your ear, opens the part of… Read the postWeek 105: “Wishery” by Pogo
Having only been alive for about 6 months during the 1970s, I can’t really say… Read the postWeek 104: “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5
At some point, as the 1800s became the 1900s, the lion’s share of the world’s… Read the postWeek 103: “Symphony No. 9, II: Largo” by Antonin Dvorak
I’m not the type to complain about the state of popular music, or claim that… Read the postWeek 102: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel
The Slakadeliqs are not actually a band, but one man, the talented and extravagantly-named Slakah… Read the postWeek 101: “Beneath It All” by The Slakadeliqs feat. King Reign & Shad
The Tea Party is a Canadian band that gained a healthy following in Canada in… Read the postWeek 100: “The Badger” by The Tea Party
Along with years of piano lessons, the experience that really fixed music as an important… Read the postWeek 99: “Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri
You wake up late because you accidentally set your alarm for “PM” instead of “AM”.… Read the postWeek 98: “Lucky Old Sun” by Aretha Franklin
Every country has a Glasgow. Glasgow tends to exist in the shadow of Edinburgh. Just… Read the postWeek 97: “Plastic” by Midnight Lion
Like most people who were in their teens in 1996, I figured that this song… Read the postWeek 96: “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack
In the same way that Erato enjoyed 15 minutes of internet stardom by putting a… Read the postWeek 95: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye
Several years ago, I took a trip to France with my trusty non-digital camera (remember… Read the postWeek 94: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears (The Bad Plus cover)
Sometimes, denial can be a good thing. Today, for example, I am going to deny… Read the postWeek 93: “Old Cape Cod” by Patti Page
In an effort to be inclusive, one of my goals with this blog has been… Read the postWeek 92: “Every Little Thing” by Good Lovelies
Canada is not a country that would spring to most people’s minds as a hotbed… Read the postWeek 91: “Hallelujah” by k-os
My first encounter with this song was the version recorded by Smashing Pumpkins in 1994.… Read the postWeek 90: “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
The pre-millennial brand of trip-hop popularized in the 90s by groups like Portishead and Sneaker… Read the postWeek 89: “La Femme D’Argent” by Air
I’ve already rambled on about sample-based music and remix culture in previous posts, so I… Read the postWeek 88: “My Favorite Color” by Kutiman
As I was going through this list the other day, I came to the shocking… Read the postWeek 87: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2
January 1st is probably the worst day for making major life decisions. You wake up… Read the postWeek 86: “New Road” by AM & Meiko