John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles on 9/29/74image by Tony Barnard, LA Times Lennon died on 12/8/80. Milk and Honey was released on 1/27/84. When I think of this song, I can’t help but wonder if John knew his life was close to ending. It wouldn’t surprise me, as he was wise beyond his…
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#MMB July 2025 — “4th of July,” by Soundgarden, from Superunknown
image link takes you to info on the cover art I was first introduced to Soundgarden by my older son. After, “Spoonman” became a hit and got radioplay, he bought the album it was on, “Superunknown,” their fourth album, released in 1994. Another song that got a lot of radioplay from the album was, “Black…
Music that strikes a chord — “Groundhog Day” by Double Trouble
I was listening to Doyle Bramhall II’s playlist this afternoon and Spotify played this after the playlist was done. First time hearing it and ooh boy this song strikes a chord, both in lyrics and the badassery of the musicianship. Looking little further into the context of this song, I learned that Groundhog Day (aka…
Friday Favorite Feature 44 — Doyle Bramhall II playlist
You’ve heard me mention Doyle Bramhall II a time or 2. Over the break I decided to create a Spotify playlist of my favorite songs from the albums I have of his. I played this playlist MANY times since creating it and it is solid. Please give his music a listen and let me know…
4th of July, 2025 playlist
image link Words escape me for today, so I will let the music speak for me.
#MMB 2025– July — “Black Day in July,” by Gordon Lightfoot
[I wrote the song] as a newspaper man would write an article.— Gordon Lightfoot, about “Black Day in July” Gordon Lightfoot remains one of my most beloved love song writers/balladeers, but he’s just as phenomenal at chronicling impactful bits of human history. Most everybody knows his song, “Edmund Fitzgerald.” He’s written about colonizing nature’s…
#SLS — “E Z Rider,” by Taj Mahal, from his eponymous Debut album (1968)
album cover link to discogs The Victorian house featured on the cover, known as the Salt Box, was once located on Bunker Hill Avenue in Los Angeles’ Bunker Hill neighborhood. Designated a city landmark in 1962, it was one of only two homes that were saved and relocated, only for both be destroyed by an…
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