The Wainwrights

Blue Oyster Cult

A track off "Imaginos", a record I like a lot that most people don't know about.

Lou Gramm Covers the Raspberries

A track off the recently released "Play On" tribute record.

Drive-By Truckers with Jason Isbell

Boz Scaggs

Tobacco City

A track off on of my favorite 2025 releases.

Midlake

Music from their brand new record.

Robin Trower

An early RT tune with a definite Hendrix vibe.

Bananarama

Something summery to warm up this cold November day.

America

Hearing this tune makes me feel sentimental. Came out around the time I left for college.

Fleming & John Do ELO

If you're an Electric Light Orchestra fan, I recommend you should check out this terrific tribute album.

Neil Young

I love how he seems to use feedback as just another instrument on this tune.

Cheap Trick

Brand new music.

Dennis Wilson

A track off what I consider the best Beach Boys album ever released.

Jackson Browne

Sufjan Stevens

A track from one of the most amazing concept albums I've ever heard.

Queen

The Who

One of the greatest "final songs" ever, in my opinion.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

A track off the band's final studio album. By the way, there's a great documentary on Amazon Prime about the making of "Wildflowers."

Patti Smith Does Hendrix

Guided By Voices

A track off the new album.

The Besnard Lakes

A track off their newest release.

Alice Cooper

Brandi Carlile

Billy Valentine at the Warren Zevon Tribute

Trevor Horn and Sophie Grey

Once and Future Band

Dwight Yoakam at the Warren Zevon Tribute Show

Grand Funk Railroad

Utopia

Gorillaz

Karla DeVito Covers The Raspberries

A power pop tune so long it starts to feel like really good prog rock!

The Beths

Bruce Springsteen

If you're a Bruce fan I highly recommend you check out this box set that came out in 1998. Way better than the recent one.

Joni Mitchell

Robin Taylor Zander Covers the Raspberries

The son of the Cheap Trick singer takes on a tune by another legendary power pop band. Included in the new tribute album "Play On."

Led Zeppelin

It took me a LONG time to truly appreciate how great this double album (Physical Grafitti) is.

Pearl Jam

One of those songs I crank up when I need to feel inspired.

Pretenders

The Charlatans

A track off their new album.

The Visionary

A secret government drug creates a human with almost unlimited mental powers. Free today on Kindle!

Alice Cooper

Film School

Sammy Hagar

He turns 78 today (October 13th)!

Queen

A track off their mighty debut album.

The Hold Steady

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Alan Jackson

The Last Dinner Party

Mark Knopfler

Horsebath

The Kinks

The Pretenders

A track off their amazing debut record.

Porcupine Tree

My Film Festival Volume 1

A look at films released between 1971 and 1995. Free to download today!

Once and Future Band

I love the two albums this band has released so far. Very tasty jazz rock. I hope they will release some new music in the near future!

Mott the Hoople

Blue Oyster Cult

I guess under this administration you can say summer or any other season, for that matter.

Utopia

Genesis

Nick Gilder

Sarah McLachlan

A track off her brand new album.

Talking Heads

I always thought this was a great title.

Nothing Happens For a Reason

A late Boomer's memoir. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart & Peter Frampton

Yes

Crosby, Stills and Nash

A song about being disillusioned with organized religion.

Jesse Colin Young

Steve Vai

My Film Festival

This book and volume 2 take a look at films released between 1971 and 2020. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Game of Game of Thrones

Rush

The Mamas and Papas

Blueburst Covers Rush

Cheap Trick

A cut off their debut album which I bought in 1977 simply because I thought the cover photo was fun and different.

Vinyl Williams

Supertramp

Gino Vannelli

The Church

Nothing Happens For a Reason

A late Boomer's autobiography. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Kristen Wiig

I never get tired of watching this.

Big Star

Luther Russell

Joni Mitchell

Pink Floyd

Abby Travis Covers The Velvet Underground

The Who

A great song to play loud when you're having a bad day.

My Film Festival Volume 1

This book and volume 2 look at films released between 1971 and 2020. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Drive By Truckers

Genesis

Electric Light Orchestra

Hawkwind

You have to respect a band that's been around since 1969.

Jane's Addiction

Dark Day Dreams

Sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

The Smithereens

Steely Dan

A catchy song about using heroin.

Prince

My favorite Prince tune.

Y & T

The Waterboys

Very excited I'm going to see them here in Seattle in September!

SNL Mountaintop Lovers

A little comedy, for a change of pace.

Bad Company

Mercury Rev

A wonderfully weird video from a wonderfully weird group.

Wet Leg

Joe Walsh

I always thought this was a damn catchy tune.

Hole

A track off "Celebrity Skin", one of my favorite albums released in the 90's.

Blur

Ian Hunter

George Harrison

The Isley Brothers Cover Todd Rundgren

Raspberries

REO Speedwagon

Minor Gold

New nice, new Americana.

Normalized

Sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Free today on Kindle!

Rubber Tea

Love those horns!

Dan Fogelberg

Presto Ballet

A track off their newest album.

Dave Edmunds

The Struts Cover Bad Company

The Rolling Stones

M83

Dark Day Dreams

Sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Free today on Kindle!

Bachman Turner Overdrive

Sting

Emerson Lake and Palmer

Ben Folds (with words by Nick Hornby)

ELO

Goodbye, Ozzy

One of my favorites.

Billy Joel

Steely Dan

Son Volt

Queen

A deep track I have come to like a lot.

Annie Lennox

Todd Rundgren

My Film Festival Volume 2

A look at films released between 1996 and 2020. Free today on Kindle!

Grand Funk Railroad

CSN&Y

U2

The Pretenders

A track off their amazing debut record.

Stevie Wonder

SW in a New Age mood.

Pet Shop Boys

Thinking About Jill Sobule

This was a big loss.

James McMurtry

Night Ranger

Utopia

Kind of how I'm feeling today after the passage of the BBB.

Bad Company

Tim Moore

Carl Verheyen Does the Beach Boys

I thought this was an absolutely stunning version.

Porcupine Tree

Pink Floyd

AC/DC

The Visionary

A novel about a government drug that gives one person almost unlimited mental powers. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Pearl Jam

Happy Birthday, Todd Rundgren

TR turns 77 today. I have a lot of creative heroes but he has always been numero uno.

James Gang

Robin Trower

Traffic

Frost*

Playlist

A look at albums you might love but just don't know about. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Alice Cooper

'Tis the season!

Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney

Psychedelic Furs

Gregg Allman

Bruce Springsteen

A track from the new box set due out 6-27-25.

Talk Talk

Ben Folds

Clinic

Goodbye, Brian Wilson

Thanks for the wonderful music!

Grace Potter

Music from her new record.

Howard Jones on Live from Daryl's House

Nothing Happens For a Reason

A memoir from 1957 to 1987. Written under the name James Hawthorne. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Bob Mould

Chris Church

Marshall Crenshaw

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Normalized

A very topical short story collection featuring sci-fi, horror and dark fantasy tales. Written under the name James Hawthorne. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

The Darcys

A cut off their Steely Dan tribute record.

Marah

Turnstile

Discovered this group on the great Seattle station KEXP yesterday.

Whitesnake

Ambrosia

I'm in the mood for a good old rock anthem today.

Peter Frampton

Heard this on the radio today. Absolute summer musical pleasure.

The Church

Rest in Peace, Rick Derringer

Definitely one of my guitar heroes back in the 70's.

Depeche Mode

King's X

Secret Machines

Billy Joel

Here's hoping the piano man feels better soon.

Andrew Gold

Tom Petty

Jane's Addiction

Elephant Stone

Happy 80th Birthday, Pete Townshend

X

Kathleen Edwards

Eagles

Amazes me how these groups could put out quality records year after year after year after year after year after year.

Warren Zevon

Yes

Music from what I consider a truly underrated album.

Gerry Rafferty

Led Zeppelin

Sammy Hagar

A tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

St. Etienne

April Wine

Dave Stewart

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

FM

Early 80's Canadian prog rock.

Fernando Perdomo and Friends

A track off the "War Babies" tribute album.

Joe Satriani

Bad Company

The Kinks

The Waterboys

Another song from their amazing new concept album.

Sunflower Bean

Steely Dan

A song that is loosely about the famed LSD chemist Owsley Stanley.

Billy Joel

A song about early Seventies teen angst.

Def Leppard

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

I liked these guys a lot. Good-natured, catchy country rock.

Peter Gabriel

Blueburst

To me, this tune sounds like early REM with a lot more firepower.

Tobacco City

Some really nice steel guitar on this one.

Chicago

Bruce Springsteen

Like a lot of Bruce's songs, this is a mini-movie for your ears and mind.

Elton John and Brandi Carlile

Rick Derringer

A tune featured on both this album and his earlier one "Spring Fever."

Guided By Voices

New GBV music.

America

Playlist

A look at albums you might love but just don't know about. Free today on Kindle! Written under the name James Hawthorne.

Fernando Perdomo

Paul Collins

I think it's cool this guy is still creating great power pop after all these years.

Warren Zevon

Heard somebody reference this song on one of the cable news shows last night.

Stories

A track off a very underrated 70's rock album.

The Waterboys

New track off the new album due out 5-4-25.

AC/DC

Billy Joel

Big Country

One of those tunes that sent a jolt of joy through me the first time I heard it.

Steven Wilson

A track off his brand new concept album.

Widespread Panic

Steve Earle

Not a new song but certainly a relevant one.

AC/DC

Harry Nilsson

I've always appreciated how whimsical he was.

Blackberry Smoke Does Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Raspberries

Pure power pop pleasure.

Lucinda Williams

Can't think of many singer-songwriter albums I like better.

Chalamet Does Dylan

Rest in Peace, David Johansen

He was always bringing the good times.

My Film Festival Volumes 1 & 2

The Oscars are Sunday. If you're a movie fan, you might want to check out these two non-fiction books written under the name James Hawthorne. They take a look at films released between 1971 and 2020. Free digitally if you have Kindle Unlimited.

Peter Gabriel

Fleetwood Mac

A tune where Lindsey Buckingham gets to show off some guitar firepower.

Fernando Viciconte (with Luther Russell)

This track reminds me a lot of the early Drive By Truckers music I liked so much.

Dim Gray

Rest in Peace, Roberta Flack

The Black Crowes Cover the Stones

I love this collection of prime 70's cuts.

Patterson Hood

Brand new music from the Drive-By Trucker.

Nuno Bettencourt and Friends

An awesome version of Heart's "Barracuda".

Steven Wilson

Solo music from the Porcupine Tree founder.

Everclear

A great little tune about a couple having a fight.

Paul McCartney

A wonderful performance during the SNL 50th anniversary show.

Cinderella

Capital Cities Covers Pink Floyd

Hegseth's Army

Normally I don't really care for A.I. enhanced satire. But in Pete's case, I'll make an exception!