Neil Young

A good one to lose yourself in for over nine minutes.

Red Rider

Remember when it was just a fringe? Good times.

Bad Company

I remember the first time I heard this band. I was so impressed with their simplicity and power.

Experience Unlimited

Some excellent funk music from back in the day.

Eagles

Envy of None

A track off the band's second album. Alex Lifeson (formerly of Rush) is a member of the group.

Aimee Mann

Pretenders

Sonny Black Heart Attack Does Todd Rundgren

Blinker the Star

The Church

Got to see this band (and the Afghan Whigs) in Seattle last summer. Amazing show.

Cheap Trick

Crack the Sky

An American art rock band I first discovered around 1976.

Patti Smith Group

A Flock of Seagulls

They're back! Less hair but they still sound good.

Tim Bowness

Garbage Does the Psychedelic Furs

Steven Wilson

Cheap Trick

Blue Oyster Cult

Fleetwood Mac

Lo Moon

King's X

Blinker the Star

A track off their brand new album.

The Waterboys

Kim Deal

Matt Nathanson

A song that captures the national mood pretty well right now. Thanks, Mark McLay!

Peel Dream Magazine

Frost*

Another track from what I consider one of the best albums released in 2024.

Al Green Does REM

Once and Future Band

If you like jazzy, late period Steely Dan you should check this band out.

Patterson Hood

A track off an upcoming solo release by the Drive By Trucker.

James Brown

Sandy and Richard Riccardi

Jefferson Starship

Playlist

I wrote this under the name James Hawthorne. A book length look at albums from the past fifty years or so you might love but just don't know about.

Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks

Joe Walsh

Guided By Voices

Music from a new album due out in February 2025.

Cinderella

Tess Parks

An artist I was introduced to by my great musical brother, John Evans.

Chicago

Rick Wakeman

Steely Dan

Robot Monster

AC/DC

John Mellencamp

Pet Shop Boys

PSB covering a tune written by Bowie and turned into a hit originally by Mott the Hoople.

Thomas Dolby

Rush

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Dwight Yoakam

Music from his new album, due out 11-15-24.

Doobie Brothers

Tribute to the Hall and Oates "War Babies" Album

Another track off the great new "Babies of War Babies" record.

Argent

George Harrison

Van Halen

Billy Joel

Alice Cooper

Blue Oyster Cult

Styx

Utopia Does ELO

A cut off the live album the first version of Utopia released in 1975.

Willie Does the Flaming Lips

This song has always touched me deeply. And hearing Willie Nelson cover it is very special.

Chuck Prophet

Damn, he has a cool voice.

Matthew Sweet

Please keep MS in your thoughts as he recovers from a stroke. There's also a Go Fund Me page if you'd like to help out financially.

Frost*

Another track off their new album (which I consider the best thing released this year).

Hussy Regan

The Who

Probably my favorite concept album of all time.

Linda Ronstadt

Von Hertzen Brothers

Tears For Fears

Fernando Perdomo and Friends Celebrate "War Babies"

A track off a new tribute album. Certainly not the most popular Hall and Oates record but I love it's weirdness.

Kate Pierson

New music by the former B-52.

The Grass Roots

The Cure

Music from the new album due out 11-1-24.

Frost*

A track off their new album due out 10-18-24.

Silverlites

A new band that features Peter Buck (REM) and Rich Robinson (Black Crowes).

Elephant Stone

One of my favorite new bands. Thanks, John Evans!

Robert Plant

Happy Birthday, Daryl Hall

Duran Duran Does ELO

Rick Wakeman

Remi Wolf

Peter Frampton

Split Enz

Drive By Truckers

Middle Aged Dad Jam Band

I thought this was a lot of fun.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Black Crowes

Another track off their latest release.

Jerry Jeff Walker

Bruce Springsteen

Elton John

A track off an early E.J. album I really like a lot.

Rest in Peace, J.D. Souther

Secret Society Does Todd

A track off the wonderful tribute album "Someone/Anyone?"

Don Henley

An interesting deep cut.

10cc

Zebra

Robert Palmer

Radioactive

Steven Wilson

Filter

Peter Gabriel

XTC

Soundgarden

Elton John

What a great double album!

Television

Wunderhorse

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Styx

Fontaines DC

Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

The man turned 72 today (August 20th).

The Bird and the Bee Do Hall and Oates

Pinn Dropp

Aerosmith

A strong track off what I consider a very underrated album.

ELO

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

David Gilmour

A track off his new solo album, due out in early September.

Alex Lifeson

A track off his 1996 solo album.

Ambrosia

John Lennon

Hall and Oates

Seems like an appropriate song for today.

Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks

Jon's new group!

Tom Petty

Stevie Nicks

Steve Winwood

Joe Walsh

Aerosmith

Def Leppard

Pure pop metal perfection, in my opinion.

Joni Mitchell

Lindsey Buckingham

The Flaming Lips

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Little River Band

I had forgotten about this song (their first hit here in America). Almost has a prog feel.

St. Vincent

David Bowie

Dennis Wilson

A track off his wonderful (but relatively obscure) 1977 album "Pacific Ocean Blue."

X

Blue Oyster Cult

America

Tom Morello

A song that seems fitting for today.

Shoes

Classic power pop from the early 80's.

Travis

New music.

Def Leppard

Neil Young and Crazy Horse

One of those songs that always feels like a movie to me.

Trevor Horn and Lady Blackbird

A Different Take on White Wedding

Trevor Horn, Andrea Corr and Jack Lukeman turn the Billy Idol song into a dark folk rock tune.

Eagles

Happy 76th Birthday, Todd Rundgren

Coldplay

A track off what I consider a really solid album.

Tom Petty

Stevie Wonder

REM

Moby

Ramsey Lewis

Prince

Hall and Oates

One of those tunes where Daryl really gets to show off his vocal prowess.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

New album due out 6-14.

Eels

Brand new music.

The Afghan Whigs

a-ha

I remember thinking this was a pretty darn cool video.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Yeah, it's strange but I really like it. Included on an album due out at the end of August.

Steve Conte

A tune co-written by XTC's Andy Partridge.

Dolly Parton Does Collective Soul

XTC

Ian Hunter

New music from a feisty rocker who just turned 85!

Guided By Voices

Joe Jackson

The Doobie Brothers

Todd Rundgren

This is an EPIC day!

Bad Company

Carly Simon

I've always loved this song about a good girl who can't resist a bad boy.

Slash & Chris Robinson

Normalized

My new short story collection "Normalized" (written under the name James Hawthorne) is available on Amazon!

King's X

Rickie Lee Jones Does Lou Reed

A cut off a recently released L.R. tribute album.

Lenny Kravitz

Another track from his new album. I like it a lot.

Fleetwood Mac

A gem from way, way back.

Ben Folds

Happy 79th Birthday, Pete Townshend

Fountains of Wayne

Elton John

David Bowie (featuring Dave Sanborn)

Sanborn (who just passed away) is featured prominently on this classic track.

The Church

A track off the new album released at the end of March.

Porcupine Tree

Bad Religion

Kings of Leon

A track off album released today (May 10th).

Mitch Easter Does The Velvet Underground

I love how strange this song is.

Whitelands

Johnny Cash Does U2

I really loved some of the cover versions JC did toward the end of his life.

Normalized

My new short story collection (written under the name James Hawthorne) is free today on Kindle!

Garbage

Daryl Hall

A track off Daryl's new solo album, due out in June.

Bachman Turner Overdrive

I remember riding in my friend's car in 1974, blasting this tune.

Yes

Redd Kross

Dan Deacon

Jackson Browne

Such a great, timeless rock and roll anthem.

Rush

The Doobie Brothers

Peter Frampton

A track off one of the few live albums I was ever excited about.

Joe Satriani & Steve Vai

Cloud Nothings

Linda Ronstadt

Pearl Jam

New album due out today (4-19-24).

Rest in Peace, Dickey Betts

Cafe Racer

A cut off their most recent album.

Spiritualized

Elvis Costello

I always liked the fact an artist with a "punk" image released a song with this message.

Chris Stapleton

This good old boy can rock!

Arushi Jain

Warren Zevon

Lenny Kravitz

A track off his new album due out at the end of May.

Donald Fagen

If you love Steely Dan, I recommend also checking out Donald's solo records. Lots of great songs.

Everclear

A musical walk down Memory Lane.

Mark McLay

New music by one of my oldest friends.

Southside Johnny and the Jukes Cover an Old Classic

Hall and Oates

Boston

Hole

Ian Hunter

The Telescopes

Beachwood Sparks

New music.

A Short Walk to Pluto

Bob Mould

Pond

Ian Hunter

A new track that also features Cheap Trick and Joe Elliott from Def Leppard.

Chastity Belt

The Besnard Lakes

The Prog Collective

A track off the brand new album.

Lorde Does The Talking Heads Doing Al Green

You know it's a good song when different people keeping covering it.

Pete Townshend

These songs are as powerful as ever.

AC/DC

Garbage

The Hanging Stars

Lenny Kravitz

Joe Walsh

I like to turn this one up to 11.

Blue Oyster Cult

Television

Ray Davies

Pink Floyd

Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes

Elephant Stone

One my recent musical obsessions.

Rest in Peace, Karl Wallinger

I think "Goodbye Jumbo" and "Bang!" are both amazing records.

Rest in Peace, Eric Carmen

The first time I heard this song I felt like I'd been hit by a lightning bolt.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Ten Years After

Sheryl Crow & Peter Gabriel

One of my favorite PG songs.

The Tubes

Buffalo Tom

Deep Purple

Manic Street Preachers

Drive-By Truckers

Genesis

Happy 80th Birthday, Roger Daltrey

John Hiatt

Def Leppard

Jules Shear

Prog Collective

MGMT

A track off the new album (released 2-23-24).

Montrose

Real Estate

Kate Bush

Neil Young and Crazy Horse

A track off a new album due out at the end of April.

Yes

David Bowie

The Dandy Warhols

New album due out in March.

Grandaddy

New album due out soon!

Elephant Stone

Grand Funk

Dire Straits

Now, this is what I call an epic rock song.

Blue Oyster Cult

A track off an album they're releasing in April.

The Kinks

Trevor Rabin

Joe Walsh

A track off his very good 2014 album.

Dan Fogelberg

Toto

Beck

I'm not normally a huge fan of his, but I did like this record a lot.

Supertramp

Fuzz Bubble

This tune has a nice Cheap Trick-Led Zep crossover feel.

Utopia

Tom Petty

The White Stripes

Foo Fighters

Blinker the Star