The quickest way to understand the kind of music made by Britain’s Public Service Broadcasting… Read the postWeek 694: “Go!” by Public Service Broadcasting
Sam Prekop’s self-titled debut album came out in 1999, but it doesn’t sound like 1999.… Read the postWeek 692: “Practice Twice” by Sam Prekop
One of the trickiest things about starting a band has to be coming up with… Read the postWeek 682: “Glossover” by Afternoon Bike Ride feat. Lowswimmer
Carbon, one of the most common elements in the universe, is found in many forms… Read the postWeek 676: “Exploding” by Jim James
Our house was too small for hide and seek, so my brother and I invented… Read the postWeek 673: “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap
On the list of ridiculous things humans have come up with, shoes made of wood… Read the postWeek 667: “Tides of Washington Bridge” by Clogs
We’ve arrived at this blog’s 666th week. This got me thinking: of all the numbers,… Read the postWeek 666: “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead (Mumford & Sons cover)
John Waters, a quirky cult filmmaker famous for movies like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, and… Read the postWeek 648: “Over the Ocean” by Here We Go Magic
Here’s a weird fact about me that will probably make you think I’m totally strange:… Read the postWeek 646: “Yarrow” by Celestial North
Sometimes you just need to hear a good break-up song. A good break-up song doesn’t… Read the postWeek 644: “Manhattan” by Sara Bareilles
“Fold me into you” – the opening line Abimaro’s strikingly beautiful “Folding” is a simple… Read the postWeek 641: “Folding” by Abimaro
If you had to put the following things in order from oldest to most recent… Read the postWeek 638: “Midnight” by Paper Planes
I think one of the under-appreciated movies of this century is the 2005 comedy Stranger… Read the postWeek 637: “Astral Jacket” by Spoon
A movie that I don’t think got enough attention was Ben Stiller’s 2013 adaptation of… Read the postWeek 630: “Without You” by Junip
The most beautiful but also most heartbreaking part of parenting has to do with control.… Read the postWeek 627: “Mother” by Overcoats
In the category of “best album by an artist or band who only released one… Read the postWeek 626: “Recycled Air” by The Postal Service
Lizzy McAlpine was meant to be our featured artist last week, but her enthusiastic endorsement… Read the postWeek 624: “To the Mountains” by Lizzy McAlpine
I had this week’s song ready to go. Then, 24 hours ago, I was listening… Read the postWeek 623: “Secret For The Mad” by dodie
Is it strange to feature a song from a Christmas album on the last day… Read the postWeek 616: “Glad” by Andrew Bird
If you’ve ever sent a message to a loved one and signed off with an… Read the postWeek 614: “Intro” by The XX