Five Songs, 9/1/2021
Yet another perfect month in the books! The magic date is 10/29, which is the last time I missed a daily update. It would be pretty cool to go a full calendar year without missing one, honestly. Lungfish, "Non Dual Bliss" The...
Yet another perfect month in the books! The magic date is 10/29, which is the last time I missed a daily update. It would be pretty cool to go a full calendar year without missing one, honestly. Lungfish, "Non Dual Bliss" The...
The Beastie Boys, "Pass The Mic" Probably the most Beastie Boys song on Check Your Head, this is the kind of thing that anybody who parodies the band is kind of gesturing towards. Given that it was deliberately constructed to be kind of...
They Might Be Giants, "The Mesopotamians" A lethally catchy song, I'll be humming this for the next several days. I feel like The Else gets really kind of ignored in the TMBG catalog. By that point, they were really kind of...
Bim Skala Bim, "Chief Inspector" A big part of the ska scene in the late 80s and early 90s was an active trade in compilations. It allowed bands to get their music out and prime the audiences for touring, which is where bands...
Marvin Gaye, "Can I Get A Witness" It's sometimes a little hard to reconcile the early Marvin Gaye with what he would eventually become. This is from 1963, and yeah, sure, it's an excellent tune. But it's...