Kishi Bashi
Wow. Kishi Bashi. I hadn’t seen the ads, instead discovering him through Paste Magazine. All that attention to detail, craftsmanship and polish. Animal Collective meets Andrew Bird and classical Japanese music. They are hosting a video-based riddle contest for idioms like wearing _ _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ _ _ your _ […]
Beth Hart & Jeff Beck/ Etta James: I’d Rather Go Blind
This fantastic version is at the Kennedy Center Dec 26, 2012, in honor of Buddy Guy. Beth Hart’s voice is like a bass. Check out all the rock royalty in the audience. (Thanks, Chris!) Beth Hart sings I’d rather go blind, girl. Contrast this version with Etta James’ classic, released in 1968. Something told me […]
Cassandra Wilson: Red Guitar
Cassandra Wilson Red Guitar (from: Another Country 2012) Wash my face with blue water Lay my head on white linen Morning comes, drink black coffee Then I play my song on red guitar Take my flight through blue heavens Walk my path in green gardens Drive my car on black highway Then I play my […]
You and I: Stevie Wonder/ Marcy Gray
Marcy Gray has published a remake of Steve Wonder’s “Talking Book” album, which has turned 40 – the first album I ever bought. Very interesting to listen to them together.
The Menopause Blues
A “taboo” topic not normally covered in course books, yet one that my generation, getting up there in years, is thinking about, even if we don’t talk much about it outside of girlfriend circles. Laughter helps with pretty much anything. Comic relief for the Menopause Blues, by Cybill Shepherd: “If you’re feeling dry, just make […]
Doobie Brothers: Long Train Coming
This was one of the great dance songs at my brother’s 60th birthday party yesterday, and I just can’t get it out of my head. The trains were running late this weekend, too, slowed down by technical trouble cased by the heatwave. Down around the corner, half a mile from here See those long trains […]
Chuck Brown in Funk Heaven
He’s up there now, the creator of gogo, making them dance up in heaven. Bustin’ Loose was the best thing on the dancefloor when I was 17. But man, did his sound age well. This sound is home. So DC. “You can’t leave cause your heart is there. It’s a family affair.” So now he […]
