Say what you want but Lou Gramm had one of the all time great rock voices and this little solo effort has always been a guilty pleasure of mine.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Song of the Day 1/16/19 Blue Merle “Burning in the Sun”
Stumbled onto this one this morning. From their 2005 album.
New Music Discoveries
2019 is only a few weeks old, but of course there is always new music to discover and share. Below are a few tracks that I’ve been enjoying recently.
Martha – Heart is Healing
I heard this song on a new music playlist right at the end of the year, as it was released in December Martha are a power pop/punk band from the UK (from the unusually name town of Pity Me in North East England). They’ve been around since about 2012 and have put out a couple albums and singles which I definitely want to check out. Interestingly, there is no designated front person, with all the members taking turns singing lead on different songs. Just absolutely love the guitar riff in this song!
Tallies – Midnight
Tallies are a dream pop band from Toronto that just formed in 2018. This song is from their self titled debut album just released this past Friday. It reminds me a bit of early Cranberries and definitely of the Sundays – perhaps its because lead singer Sarah Cogan’s voice reminds me of Harriet Wheeler from the Sundays.
Ex Hex – Cosmic Cave
Ex Hex is a all female rock trio from here in the Washington DC area who formed in 2013, although its members have been in a number of both local and national bands for a while before that. Cosmic Cave is the first single off their forthcoming album Its Real, due in March 2019. I’ve always loved loud guitars and female vocals, and this is just up my alley.
Song of the Day 1/13/19 Mudcrutch “ I Forgive it All”
Something really nice and mellow from Tom Petty’s first band a recent side project
Song of the Day Sunday Morning 1-13-19 Olafur Arnalds – saman
A quiet piece from Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds. Saman is a Persian word meaning calm or solace. Seems appropriate for a snowy Sunday morning here in the DC metro area.
Song of the Day 1/12/19 Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes “Wild Flowers”
Thes guys from England can really bring the noise. This is one of their less “noisy” songs.
Song of the Day (TBT) 1/10/19 The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
One of my all time favorite Clash songs from the album that first brought them to my attention. This will always remind me of Freshman year At LaSalle
Song of the Day TBT Bruce Springsteen – Open All Night
From 1982’s classic Nebraska, probably the most “upbeat” song on the album. There’s a bootleg album out there called Nebraska Live where Bruce in introducing this song, tells a hilarious story about having to go to traffic court and after listening the guy in front of him plead his case for why he was doing 60mph on a residential street (he was drunk and thought it was the highway!) and then its Bruce’s turn, he says “well, Judge…” and then rips into a great version of the song. Anyway, I digress. I used to love to blast this song on my car stereo on those nighttime commutes between DC and Philly.
Song of the Day 1/8/19 Muse “Dig Down”
Kind of a “when the going gets tough….” sort of song with a little bit of a gospel feel.
Song of the Day 1/6/19 Billy Joel “New York State of Mind”
This is the second time I featured Billy Joel on Sunday morning. This is actually one of my all-time favorite songs by BJ.
Mike and Paul's Music Blog 