Stone Temple Pilots, "Big Empty"
I was going to say that this is the only STP track in my library, their contribution to The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack which I bought because it had a new track from Nine Inch Nails and...
Destroyer, "Painter in Your Pocket"
It's too facile by half to just talk about Bowie when you talk about Destroyer, but for real: that's the reference point here. Obviously, it's not just replication or anything, but there&...
The Slackers, "Sabina"
To start off on the right foot here, the Slackers don't have any bad records. But they have ones I love more than others. The Great Rocksteady Swindle didn't totally resonate with me initially, so I...
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, "When The Saints Go Marching In"
It's been a while, so a quick reminder of one of our ground rules around here: I am not qualified to talk about jazz.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Purple...
Elvis Costello, "Alison"
One of the singles off of Costello's debut album, this song is probably one of the more famous tunes simply because Linda Ronstadt covered it, a cover that really bares the soft-rock heart of the ballad. Anyway, it&...