My first encounter with this song was the version recorded by Smashing Pumpkins in 1994.… Read the postWeek 90: “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
Don’t be fooled by the ampersand: Iron & Wine is one guy. The stage name… Read the postWeek 71: “Passing Afternoon” by Iron & Wine
When I found out that Irish folk artist Fionn Regan cites Neil Young and Bob… Read the postWeek 66: “Be Good or Be Gone” by Fionn Regan
There’s a radio show in Canada called “The Vinyl Café”. Aired weekly, it features the… Read the postWeek 44: “Big Baby” by Joey Wright
If you were giving advice to someone trying to make a name for themselves in… Read the postWeek 36: “Whirlpool” by Tim Fagan
There are some things that, for reasons you can’t fully explain, make you cry like… Read the postWeek 35: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens
In an earlier post (this one) I declared Sarah Harmer’s song “Lodestar” to be the… Read the postWeek 34: “Dynamite Walls” by Hayden
One of the great things about the emergence of alternative and indie music in the… Read the postWeek 28: “The King of Carrot Flowers, part 1” by Neutral Milk Hotel
In the span of about 18 months, Leslie Feist when from being just another face… Read the postWeek 21: “The Water” by Feist
Admit it. Part of you is fascinated by Scandinavia. I’m not sure how it happened;… Read the postWeek 19: “Live Long” by Kings of Convenience
By the time I was 18, I thought I was getting pretty good at playing… Read the postWeek 14: “The First Ride” by Don Ross
I saw Elliott Smith in concert shortly after his popularity had exploded thanks to the… Read the postWeek 10: “Independence Day” by Elliott Smith
If lazy summer afternoons had an anthem, this song would be it. Full of lyrics… Read the postWeek 8: “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer