I recently reviewed Jim Jarmusches’ new zombie movie, “The Dead Don’t Die.” What I didn’t mention in it was the title of the movie (or vice versa) is named after a Sturgill Simpson song, which features prominently in the movie. Whenever the radio is on, Sturgill’s song is playing. Upon investigation, I see this is…
Category: music
Coloring Club Plus — 10/1/19
The Mirror Pool is Lisa Gerrard’s first solo album, released by 4AD in 1995 (one year before the release of Spiritchaser, the last work Dead Can Dance issued before disbanding in 1998). Gerrard explained the album title: “If you read about African music, they believe that during the process of making this music that you…
“If Not For You,” Heartless Bastards cover for George Fest — Coloring Club Plus — 9/30/19
George Fest – subtitled A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison – is a live album and concert DVD package documenting the George Fest tribute concert to former Beatle George Harrison, held at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 September 2014. The album and documentary were released on 26 February 2016….
Coloring Club Plus — 9/29/19
The 1966 Live Recordings is a 36-CD boxset of live recordings from the 1966 Live Tour by Bob Dylan, released on Legacy Records in November 2016. It includes every known recording from the tour, including audience tapes. Most of the set was unreleased at that point and some tapes never circulated before. Apparently they have…
#SLS — twofer — Steve Earle’s Mystery Train Part II and Elvis Presley’s Mystery Train
Jim Adams is the steady host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week the prompt is Train songs and I feel that everyone should be able to find a song that fits this theme. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or…
Coloring Club Plus — 9/28/19
From wikipedia: Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, produced by longtime collaborator Brian Eno and released on October 8, 1980. Following the release of their previous album Fear of Music in 1979, the quartet and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle…
“Heading for the Light,” by The Traveling Wilburys — Coloring Club Plus — 9/27/19
The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim. Although Harrison had long planned to start such a band, the project came about through…
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