Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Cahiers Du Merde (An Occasional Series)

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So speaking as we were yesterday of that Blender magazine list of the 50 Worst Songs of All Time -- you may recall that Lionel Ritchie' ...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

A Postscript to Friday's Listomania: "Critical Re-Assessment or Mellowing in Your Old Age?" Part Deux

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Okay, so I stumbled upon this video the other day... ...and apart from it being fabulous and funny just in terms of the montage, I was ...
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Monday's Cartoon Chuckle

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Okay, that really made me laugh. 😎 Less self-indulgent actual music posting resumes on the morrow, weather permitting.
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Friday, April 25, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "Critical Re-Assessment or Mellowing in Your Old Age?" Edition

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Okay, I think we can all agree this song really sucks. Reason I bring it up is because, for most his career, I could take or leave Bill...
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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Spindles Rule, OK?

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Attentive readers will recall my enthusiasm for midwest indie-pop rockers The Spindles , whose fab gear cover of The Hollies' "Bus ...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Wednesday's Cartoon Chuckle

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Hey -- they can't ALL be great. 😎 Actual music posting resumes on the morrow, weather permitting.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Cinematic Notes From All Over: Special "Let Us Now Praise Famous Jazz Guys" Edition

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Okay, I realize this is rather far afield from the traditional subject matter of this here blog, but I just saw a music documentary that is ...
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Monday, April 21, 2025

And Speaking of Gorgeous (An Occasional Series): Special "Logrolling in Our Time" Edition

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From 1987, please enjoy ex- Squeeze guy the great Paul Carrack and his to-die-for cover of The Searchers cover of Jackie De Shannon '...
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Friday, April 18, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: How Do You Say "What's in a Name" in Yiddish? Edition

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So the other day I became quite insufferably pleased with myself. Why, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. Basically, it started when I was ...
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (an Occasional Series): Special Homage to "The Bickersons" Edition

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[I originally ran a version of this back in 2012; I'm re-upping it because a) it gives me an excuse to post that utterly fab Del Amitri ...
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