Certainly you’ve noticed by now that we have good weeks and bad weeks here on Digging for Gold. This is definitely one of the good weeks.
Music
Make it stop. In the name of all that’s holy, make it stop.
Oh, those crazy kids in Fitz and the Tantrums. They’re in the studio with Tony Hoffer, working on their next record, but that isn’t enough for them — they’re also…
Bob Lefsetz goes to a Bruce Springsteen concert and gets it completely wrong.
Every band has one: the story of a completely disastrous train wreck of a show. Sometimes it’s the venue, sometimes it’s the audience (or lack thereof), and sometimes, it’s just…
Depeche Mode soars while Def Leppard fades out in this week’s edition of Bottom Feeders.
Vinyl is the beginning. Sure, wax cylinders came before, but the true concept of the album is a vinyl joint.
Bad news, folks. Leslie Liberatore‘s not able to contribute the Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight again this week. I got a text from her the…
Doug E. Fresh knows how you want to kick off your Memorial Day weekend–with a little “Summertime” action!!
Zeleny’s a virtuoso percussionist who’s calling this “the ultimate drum solo.” What do you think? [youtube id=”3Dc_ygtqKcc” width=”600″ height=”350″]
Time to shuffle up and deal! Join in this week’s Friday Five!
The list of great Motown albums doesn’t start to fill in until 1971 or so, when Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder used their new creative freedom to make fully realized…
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter delivers a cozy new 6-song EP, but does he deliver enough to recapture the heart of a longtime fan?
The band’s bio says “PUJOL formed in 2009 as a last ditch effort to appease the Sarlacc Pit of Life with adeptly crafted songs based firmly in meaningful lyrical content.”…
If you’re feeling blue about the lack of a good old-fashioned Duran Duran single to get you through the summer, the guys in the Aston Shuffle have your back. Dig…
Aerosmith’s new single isn’t awful, but their new album cover is. We’ll pay you to make a better one.
A laid-back groove with some fine flow for your Thursday. This is my first experience with Oddience, but they describe themselves as “a L.A based music collective that has been…
The official clip for one of my favorite cuts from Wrecking Ball. Check it out here: [youtube id=”qPmIIXXv0d8″ width=”600″ height=”350″]
The Delfonics left us with many indelible hits, but it’s a more obscure B-side that Ken Shane recalls as he celebrates the second birthday of Soul Serenade.
Those of you who follow me on Twitter are probably sick and tired of me talking about how great MyNameIsJohnMichael are, but hey, too damn bad — as I argued…
As we float like a mellow breeze into the second installment of AM: Gold 1973, we leave behind the deep analyses of the story-song and just enjoy some great tunes.
It’s like a SnorgTees ad, except it moves. Which is more oddly hypnotic than you might think. Actually, the more I watch this, the more I think it might deserve…
There’s something bad happening in Booger Woods, and it’s this song.
One of the most sporadic contributors of the entire Popdose domain was a man who couldn’t keep his mind on the job at hand. Brilliant? Questionably. One of the foremost…
Brooklyn synth pop duo TalkFine revel in the comic absurdity of urban awkwardness on their new album, Lesser Known Hits.
Dying to hear the new jam from Edward and his zeros which stick to certain types of metal? NPR’s got your back, brother. The new album, Here, doesn’t reach stores…
Jon McLaughlin describes the songwriting process behind his new album “Promising Promises.”
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Jess Klein makes her picks.
