Hooray, I made it the whole month without missing a day! Another meaningless milestone! Music! Conlon Nancarrow, "Study No. 45a" This is a pretty jaunty piece that still manages to sound really otherworldly, thanks to the alien nature of the playing. In some...
I shared the blog at work. I fully expect my readership to...well, probably stay where it is. Welcome, purely hypothetical extra readers! The music is over here! Wilco, "The Jolly Banker" It's another track from Alpha Mike Foxtrot, the rarities...
Just to be clear, when I joke about a lack of readers or whatever, it's just poking fun at myself. I'm doing this project as a fun exercise in going through my own music. The presence or absence (mostly absence) of...
Something special for today! Our first Reader/Listener Q&A! All of the questions here are actual questions from reader/listeners of Five Songs! Let's get started! Q: OK, that was great! If you've got a question for me, eh,...
I can't count the number of times I've listened to "!!!!!!" by The Roots, which is the song I get if I go to all my songs and hit play without turning on shuffle. I'll probably get really...