Whatever our fates, Eric Burdon obviously figures a reading of the wrongs is a good place to start.

Credentialed alterno-god Johnny Marr, who was cool when today’s hipsters weren’t even glimmers in their parents’ eyes, returns with a stark, riff-fueled message: “The underground is overground.” You May Also Like: The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ Is the Gen-X ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’

The team that brought you the Pirates of the Caribbean series has once again turned its attention to pirate ballads, chanteys and sea songs on a forthcoming release. Who better to convey that boozy sense of cock-eyed adventure than these two? You May Also Like: Of All the Tom WaitsRead More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VnAnyN41FI?list=PLiBatcGAw37n4mgLvfZ4rsxquHkuM4-C0&w=420&h=315] Ever since Dave Brubeck brought tunes like “Someday My Price Will Come” and “When You Wish Upon a Star” into the jazz world in 1957, savvier cats have found a melodic gold mine from the Disney movie soundtracks. You May Also Like: No related posts.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ughyl0WTOBU&w=420&h=315] When I listen to Patricia Barber sing, I think of her not so much as a jazz singer than as a poet reciting her work, with the depth and feeling that only the originator of that work can deliver. You May Also Like: Patricia Brennan – ‘More Touch’Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSj7Km3YH8&w=385&h=280] Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lincoln Street Exit encountered a wealth of local popularity during the freak years. You May Also Like: The Cretins, “Haven’t Got a Clue” (2019): One Track Mind Henry Bateman, “Seinfeld Street” from ‘A Ghost Inside’ (2021): One Track Mind

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3V569WwEY&w=500&h=305] Peaking at the No. 40 slot on the national charts in the summer of 1968, “Naturally Stoned” ropes together a spate of different elements, piercing the song with a relatively odd but undeniably catchy sound. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): OneRead More

On a day that had everyone from the president on down wiping away tears and parents hugging their kids extra long and hard, we’re reminded that great tragedies often collide with great beauty. You May Also Like: Jimmy Greene – Flowers: Beautiful Life, Volume 2 (2017) Jimmy Greene – ‘WhileRead More

If you are a fan of the harder-edged Paul McCartney of “Helter Skelter,” “Let Me Roll It” and “Oh Darling,” then this comes as no big surprise.

There’s a broken majesty, a scraggly hopefulness, surrounding “Long Emotional Ride” — like a rebirth after a lengthy time gone. You May Also Like: ‘Burning Questions’ Found Graham Parker Still Angry, If No Longer Young