Happy Birthday, Patti Smith

A track off her mind blowing debut album.

Big Star

Wakeman Does Bowie

The Kinks

Hooray for the ones who color outside the lines!

Aimee Mann

This song just slays me.

Government Cheese

Rock and roll Americana!

Joni Mitchell

Genesis

I love how this song soars.

Happy Birthday, Rick Nielsen

Todd Rundgren

Cinderella

The tune was originally on an album released in the late 80's. Seemed appropriate for the weather we're experiencing currently.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Paul McCartney

Amazing how wonderfully complex this tune off the "Ram" album is.

Electric Light Orchestra

A great (in my humble opinion) ELO instrumental.

The Purrs

King's X

Once and Future Band

A track off one of my favorite albums this past year.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard

Rush

Hammock

Pure Prairie League

Porcupine Tree

Joe Walsh

A great song to play on a road trip.

Drugdealer

Happy Birthday, Kasim Sulton

The Utopia singer/bassist/songwriter just turned 67.

Pat Metheny

I don't listen to a lot of jazz but I've always found PM interesting.

The Doobie Brothers

My son cracked up when he discovered there was band with this name. I think he was going through his Beavis and Butthead phase.

The Beths

I love the "best of" lists critics release around this time of year. Information provided on albums and artists I might not have explored otherwise. I discovered this tune when I was looking at a list this morning...

Supertramp

Animal Collective

Red House Painters

A melancholy take on a song featured on the first Cars album.

Elvis Costello and the Imposters

Ann Wilson

A cut off her most recent album.

Hunter and Joe Bonamassa

Rest in Peace, Christine McVie

Sorry to hear of her passing. One of my all-time favorite female singers.

Billy Joel

A song that seemed a bit shocking back in the day.

U2

I think the drumming on this tune is epic.

Randy Newman

Randy turned 79 today.

REM (featuring Patti Smith)

The Who

"Quadrophenia" was the album that really made me a Who fan.

Van Morrison

The Band

I went to a charity concert last night where Seattle musicians did songs from the film The Last Waltz. My first concert since 2018.

Pink Floyd

Bruce Horsby and the Range

Daniel Lopatin

Music used in the Netflix series.

Guided By Voices

My favorite GBV cuts are those that sound like the Who.

Dave Stewart

Stewart was overshadowed by Annie Lennox when they were in the Eurythmics together. But I think this solo album of his is great.

Eagles

Beth Hart

Some nice, strong blues.

Steely Dan

Dio

A song I liked when I was going through my heavy metal phase in the 80's.

AC/DC

The Blackbyrds

Discovered this great tune from the 70's on the radio today.

The Replacements

Happy Birthday, Neil Young

What an amazing career.

Tommy Shaw

Bruce Springsteen

A track off Bruce's new album, released 11-11-22.

Eurythmics

Zebra

A quality rock band I felt got unfairly lumped in with the hair metal guys.

Steve Vai

Black Crowes

The Motors

I always thought this was an interesting group. They came on the scene in the post-punk British era but at times almost sound like they're doing musical theatre stuff.

Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen

A newer version of a song originally found on the 1981 Kinks album "Give the People What They Want."

12 Rods

A track off one of the great unheard albums of the past twenty years, in my opinion.

King Crimson

I love the "rubber band" sound of this tune.

Devin Townsend

A track off the new album released 11-4-22.

Steve Earle and Reckless Kelly Do Warren Zevon

The Heavy Heavy

Discovered these guys on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

Pete Townshend

Cheap Trick

The Iron Cross Does Def Leppard

Just stumbled across this. Nice version!

Doug Gillard

This song sounds (to me) like it could be on a Pete Townshend solo album.

Metallica

Blue Oyster Cult

A really strong tune I wish more people knew about.

Shakespears Sister

This cut is kind of gothic (because today is Halloween). But also beautiful.

Supergrass

The Cars

Iggy Pop

Steely Dan

It's certainly not a saccharine love song but I've always felt like this was one of SD's warmest cuts.

Matthew Sweet Does Kate Bush

Broken Peach

The Black Angels

Blondie

The Murlocs

Peter Buck and Luke Haines

A track off their new album due out 10/28/22.

World Party

Blue Oyster Cult

Happy Birthday, Dwight Yoakam

One of the few current country artists I enjoy much.

Foghat

Tom Petty

Bonnie Raitt

Frost*

Rick Derringer

U2

Davey Lane

U.K.

Rosanne Cash

The Bird and the Bee

TBATB do the Bee Gees.

Todd Rundgren and Steve Vai

A track off TR's new album, released 10/14/22.

Skullcrusher

The band has a scary name but this is a lovely tune.

The Lightning Seeds

A cut off their new album due out October 14th.

Chicago

Steve Earle

10cc

A funny song from back when most regular folks weren't in the Stock Market.

Elton John

Split Enz

Pink Floyd

Eddie Money

Hall and Oates

Brent Bourgeois Does Todd

I really like this version!

Aimee Mann

Another track off my favorite album of the year.

Dawn Patrol

A new group with a nice late 70's in L.A. sound.

Dandy Warhols Do CSNY

Steve Hillage

Starcastle

For some reason, there weren't many successful American prog bands back in the 70's (Styx sort of qualified). This was a good one not a lot of people seem to know about.

The Quick

This sounds a bit like Queen doing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Rest in Peace, Loretta Lynn

UFO

Joni Mitchell

Cafe Racer

Chris Squire

Many people consider this to be the best solo album by a member of Yes.

Peter Gabriel

The Pixies

A cut off their brand new album Doggerel.

Gino Vannelli

Bruce Springsteen

A track off his new album due out 11-11-2020.

The Roches

Television

Todd Rundgren

Porcupine Tree

For me this song always conjures up an image of Crosby, Stills and Nash on acid.

Chris Forsyth

Steely Dan

Rhett Miller

Roxy Music

Pretenders

Death Cab For Cutie

The title track off their new album.

Ambrosia

Esthesis

Foo Fighters

Van Halen

Tim Moore

One of my all-time favorite love songs.

Smashing Pumpkins

Yes

Peter Frampton

A fun lesser known rocker by PF.

John Lennon

Not a hit but still one of my favorite John Lennon solo tracks.

White Zombie

Grand Funk Railroad

Electric Light Orchestra

I can't believe this album (Face the Music) came out 47 years ago.

Lou Reed

Umphrey's McGee

Glen Campbell

GC performing a Guided by Voices song on the final album he released.

John Hiatt

Skullcrusher

The name of the band does not match the gentleness of the music.

Happy 69th Birthday, Alex Lifeson

Raspberries

Some glorious, heartrending power pop.

Prefab Sprout

Billy Idol

Just a real fun song and video.

Heart

A song Ann Wilson wrote after a scuzzy music journalist angered her.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Eagles

Even though I felt like this was a pretty disappointing record, this was a fun tune.

Robert Palmer

Brian Jonestown Massacre

Blur

The Shore

Meredith Brooks

The Police

Joe Walsh

Doobie Brothers

Pink Floyd

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

I always had a soft spot for these guys.

Happy 75th Birthday, Rick Derringer

Rare Earth

Supertramp

Happy Birthday, Geddy Lee

Happy 69th birthday to the man my dog is named after.

The Stranglers

I always thought this was a wonderfully creepy tune.

The Moody Blues

I joined the Columbia Record House fifty years ago this summer. My first shipment of records included this one (Seventh Sojourn).

Soundgarden

St. Vincent Does Prince

Mark McLay

A great friend and musician I've known since the 60's.

Lindsey Buckingham

REO Speedwagon

A cut off their really solid 1972 album.

She & Him

Drive By Truckers

This new tune reminds me of some of the stuff featured on their album Southern Rock Opera.

Pearl Jam

The Dream Syndicate

Jakob Dylan & Cat Power

Courtney Barnett

Traffic

The Motels

They weren't around long but they did release some good stuff.

Jackson Browne

The Magpie Salute

I love all the layers in this tune.

The Wave Pictures

Moby

Steely Dan

Rush

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs

Randy Newman and Friends

The Who

I love Keith Moon in this video.

Todd Rundgren

Arlo Guthrie

Boston

Elvis Presley

Kate Bush

U.K.

This band wasn't around long but did release two excellent studio albums and a live one.

Carly Simon

Neil Young

King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard

Fernando Perdomo

Who knew this old chestnut could be turned into such a lovely power pop tune?

King's X

A track off their new album due out in September.

Black Crowes Do Bowie

Porcupine Tree

Martin Courtney

Joe Guido Welsh

A super talented musician I met on social media.

Roger Waters

I tend to be much more of a David Gilmour fan. But Roger really owns this song.

Happy 74th Birthday, Todd Rundgren

Rolling Stones

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

Such a great song, originally done by the Left Banke.

The Cult

Happy 80th Birthday, Sir Paul

Cafe Racer

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Everclear

Rickie Lee Jones

Jack White

Destroyer

Pete Townshend

Queen

The only track Brian May ever sang the lead vocal on.

Happy Birthday, Boz Scaggs

Boz turns 78 today.

Seals and Crofts

Jim Seals (on the left) just passed away at the age of 80.

Joe Jackson

A cut off his 1982 album Night and Day.

Billy Joel

Hole

The Fixx

Crack the Sky

One of my favorite tunes from the past couple years.

Jason Falkner Does ELO

If you like ELO, this is a really fun tribute album.

Roxy Music

Can't believe this album is 40 years old. So romantic.

Rest in Peace, Alan White of Yes

Zebra

Steely Dan

The Replacements

Love and Rockets

Just discovered this cool song on the radio today.

Jackson Browne

JB is such a great lyricist.

Marshall Crenshaw

Happy Birthday, Pete Townshend

The magnificent Mod turns 77 today.

Elton John

An EJ non-hit I've always liked a lot.

Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen

Linda Ronstadt

The Tubes

Monstereo

I love the sax on this cut, reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Blue Oyster Cult

Clinic

Cheap Trick

Ron Bonfiglio Does Todd

The Bird and the Bee

Arcade Fire

A track off their new album out today.

Jet

Black Crowes

Rick Derringer

Man, hard to believe I got this album 49 years ago.

Shoes

One of the very best power pop bands, in my opinion.

Mogwai

Ann Wilson Does Trower

A track off her brand new album. One of my favorite songs from the 70's.

Randy Newman

Curtis Mayfield

Uriah Heep

Diane Birch (on Live from Daryl's House)

Genesis

REM

Devo Does Jimi

Joe Jackson

Silvertwin

Television

Blondie

Robert Earl Keen

Dan Fogelberg

The first song of his I heard and always my favorite.

Porcupine Tree

Rush

Envy of None

Alex Lifeson's new band. This is a track off their new debut album.

Wilco

Bob Mould

I really like this tune. Reminds me a bit of mid-career REM.

Ann Peebles

The Beat Farmers Do Neil Young

Rolling Stones

Daryl Hall

A track off DH's new "solo best of" album.

Thom Yorke

Beautifully, weirdly, sad.

Steve Vai

Cowboy Junkies

A cover of a classic Neil Young tune.

St. Vincent

Ann Wilson

A cut off her new album due out at the end of April.

Secret Society Does Todd

We'll Miss You, Taylor

Jade Castrinos and Jakob Dylan

The duo cover a Mama and Papas classic.

Mott the Hoople

Wolf Alice

The Cyberiam

If you like Rush, you should check out this band.

Emerson Lake & Palmer

John Powhida International Airport Does Todd

The Psychedelic Furs

Skunk Baxter

A more hard rock version of the SD classic.

Warren Zevon

There is some nice guitar on this tune.

Midlake

A track off the new album being released tomorrow.

Peter Frampton

Warm Ways

Now this is a sexy song.

Rush

Thanks to Todd Occupy Downing for letting me know about this video.

Nick Lowe

Brandi Carlile

MGMT

Crabby Appleton

Rediscovered this amazing 1970 power pop tune yesterday.

Beth Hart Does Led Zep

Focus

VyVyd

Just discovered these guys today.

Billy Joel

Daryl Hall and Dave Stewart

Geoff Pearlman Does Todd

The Pursuit of Happiness

Certainly one of my favorite power pop bands.

Talking Heads

Aimee Mann

Such a great album!

Patti Smith

Here's one for the Ukranians.

Massive Attack

Frank Sinatra

The Black Crowes

The band is heading out on a U.S. tour in the near future.

Foo Fighters

Rest in Peace, Mark Lanegan

Man, what a voice.

Bruce Springsteen

The Dirty Knobs

Beachwood Sparks

Beach House

Neil Young

Once and Future Band

A good friend just introduced me to this group. I would describe them as having a "jazz prog" sound.

Lindsey Buckingham

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

Ken Sharp

Some nice Hall and Oates style blue-eyed soul.

Dream Theater

Dennis Wilson

This is an amazing album very few people seem to know about.

ELO

My favorite tune of theirs.

Steve Vai

A track off the brand new album "Inviolate".

Drive By Truckers

Grand Funk

My friends and I lip synched this tune at a talent show our junior year in high school.

Animal Collective

A track off the new album due 2/4/22.

Ken Sharp Does Todd

Porcupine Tree

A track off their new album due later this year.

Kate Bush

Louise Goffin Does Todd

Hall and Oates

Poco

Yes

God Bless Neil Young!

Nice to know there are still artists out there with principles.

Living Colour

Duncan Browne

Warren Zevon

The Dirty Knobs

A track off the group's second album, which will be released in March.

Berlin

Happy Birthday, Robin Zander

The Who

Farewell, Meat Loaf

Matthew Sweet

Shoes

I've always wondered why they chose this name for their band.

David Gilmour

A cut off what might be my favorite album released in the 80's.

King's X

Robert Plant

Ben Folds Five

This song always makes me smile.

The Kinks

David Bowie

Envy of None (featuring Alex Lifeson)

A cut off an album due out in April.

Happy Birthday, Rod Stewart

Happy Birthday, Donald Fagen

They Might Be Giants

Warren Zevon

Fernando Perdomo

If you love great guitar playing, I highly recommend you check this guy out!

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