Indigo Girls – Rarities (2005) They don’t get as much attention as they used to, but I think that’s more a function of short attention spans than a drop in…
Pete Wylie – “Sinful” It’s sinfulIt’s tragicIt’s sinfulIt’s tragic Hey Joe! I got the news tonightwell, should I laugh or should I cry or should I stay and fight?It’s sinful,…
I realize it’s been a long time since I did an entry on some new piece of dumb junk food, but our nation’s beloved conglomerates seem to have put a…
I realize it’s been a long time since I did an entry on some new piece of dumb junk food, but our nation’s beloved conglomerates seem to have put a…
Now here’s a band that would be huge if the world made any sense. A trio of non-threateningly scruffy alterna-pop minstrels, singing songs about love and loss, hope and heartbreak,…
I love Billmon. Have a happy 4th, kids Á¢€” jefitoblog is back to normal operating hours tomorrow.
The music business can be cruel and unforgiving Á¢€” clichÁƒ©d, sure, but as I found out years ago, very true. In 1985, William Á¢€Å“Boogie KnightÁ¢€ Stroman was in the Top…
AMERICA 1989 Rock has been driven underground. The authorities stalk pirate broadcasters and their followers. Those who are apprehended suffer severe consequences. Hey, kid! What are you doing? Haven’t you…
Newcleus had been bouncing around the early hip-hop/breakdancing scene since 1977 when they were part of a DJ crew calling itself Jam On Productions, but it wasnÁ¢€â„¢t until 1983 and…
Á¢€Å“Randy Newman Finds Something New Under the Sun,Á¢€ proclaimed the back cover of his 1968 debut, and even if that wasnÁ¢€â„¢t entirely true Á¢€” his music, after all, has always…
Ha! Check out the grossest piece of fruit you’ve ever seen: I wonder what Saxton Freymann would think of this. What a gorgeous Sunday. We got up this morning, hit…
jefitoblog reader (and John Hiatt fan) Adam Schoonover is also one fine photographer. I like his stuff–go check it out.
Laura CantrellHumming by the Flowered Vine (2005) Since making her debut in 2000, Cantrell has released a string of critically lauded albums. Her fascinating background story (late musical bloomer with…
The slacktivist tells it like it is, and more powerfully than I could, so I’ll just stand back and let him rage for me: Style matters. Substance does not. Reality…
LetÁ¢€â„¢s dive right in, shall we? First, I have an e-mail from a very reliable source (try Pete Byrne, the co-founder and lead singer!) that Naked Eyes are touring the…
John HiattMaster of Disaster (2005) When you’ve made as many records as Hiatt has (this is his seventeenth studio album), you’ve likely broken all the new ground you’re going to…
It’s official: my good friend Fred Wilhelm and his song, “Dearly Beloved,” have made the final track listing for the new Faith Hill album, due in August. I’m no country…
You don’t hear their songs much on the radio anymore — not even on classic rock stations — and they’ll probably never be elected to the Rock & Roll Hall…
1986…small town Ohio Elyria West High School’s Senior Prom! A date with my “best girlfriend” (uh huh)! And the song that reminds me most of this occassion? “Say you, Say…
I haven’t written too many of these this year, partly because school was having its way with me from January through May, but also because there just hasn’t been much…
One of the cool things about Tivo is that it allows you to add or remove channels at will. I know pretty much every television set has this function, but…
Over the last few decades, American folk music — like jazz and blues — has largely ceased to be a genre of any commercial importance. Many point to Dylan “going…
Watch the video for The Jacksons’ “Torture”. “Torture” peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
Behold the first official ARRRR t-shirt! I hear it may also be the album cover!
Benja described it as “the movie of the year,” and I have to confess I didn’t believe him, but then I saw this: And I figure, well, if they’re making…
You got your Chaka Khan in my Scritti Politti! Well, you got your Scritti Politti in my Chaka Khan! MmmmÁ¢€¦hey! This is pretty good! Chaka Khan was cooling off in…
Credit Where Credit is Due Dept.: This week’s selection of Downloadables⢠is inspired, once again, by those beautiful, crazy bastards over at audiography, where the theme for the week is…
While MTV has launched many a career, it could be argued that Julie Brown (the white one, as she called herself) was the networkÁ¢€â„¢s first home-grown superstar. By the time…
Dinner last night in scenic Milpitas with the Giacs, the Benjas, and a certain Goth Girl. BIG FUN! Click on Paco de Flaco to see pictures of the blessed event!…