Author: beau.bradley
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20-10 Everything Like It Use to Be Muzz
A threesome here, Paul Banks, Josh Kaufman and Matt Barrick. I think this is a candidate for “good stuff from 2020”. Great stuff. They’ve been recording live shows and selling tickets. Even without live shows, this was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in years. Muzz the Band Link to the show.
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20-11 Bloodless Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird – from his 2020 album – My Finest Work Yet – it was on the bubble, but the album is probably in the category for “2020 greatest unknown to almost all – except a few”. But in this time, where musicians need a hand getting the word and making some bread, give it…
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20-12 Delirium Tremens Christy Moore
Christy Moore – entertaining us with his Irish storytelling about drinking and feeling the effects. So being COVID or not and you are tipping a few back, you’ll know where you are if you find yourself with your head in the wrong side of your sleeping bag and trying to pull the zipper with your…
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20-13 Suffering Jukebox Silver Jews
Listening to this, I thought, there are many many Malkmus influences at play here. Looked them up. Sure enough, Stephen Malkmus is a founding member around the time Pavement was getting going. There you go. I might be getting old, but this brain holds alot of stuff. Anyway….
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20-14 Crystal River Mudcrutch
Tom Petty, et al. – this tune at this time I find alot of solace in. A good jam. No wait – A real good jam.
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20-15 Daydreaming Middle Brother
What to say – pictured here with two middle brothers, Patrick (at the helm) and Drew (port side), photographed from the bow by Paul, my middle brother. Three middle brothers. Three great people to spend time with – where ever we are, but this is a special mythical place – we are on the Minitonka.…
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20-16 Ladies Fiona Apple
Danny McElhatton suggested I take a listen to Fiona Apple’s album a few months back. Well I did. It is awesome. She is a talented artist. She also appeared in the documentary Echo in the Canyon a few years back. So glad she is making music.
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20-17 What’s So Funny (About Peace, Love and Understanding) Nick Lowe
Well, the plan didn’t come together, at least not yet. Time and other things were uncooperative. I’ll let Nick Lowe speak for himself on this one. But let me say these blokes pictured above (we will play anywhere, including barns, garages, backyards, sideyards, porches, beaches (exotic beaches definitely), poolside where ever) are hoping to be…
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2019 Xmas Setlist – A Curation
Ok – here we go – just as Kramer and Newman had to come up with a new paradigm for their trash picked Merv Griffin set – I needed an overhaul – I needed a hand. There are always the thanks, and the anticipated texts – “any thoughts on the setlist” – but this year…
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The Replacements – Unsatisfied
Cliché? Perhaps – but seriously – look me in the eye…maybe it says something that a tune with this much disaffection feels so right? I guess it makes sense when your a kid, you feel this way and don’t know why – now – maybe we have expectations and when let down – unsatisfied –…
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The Kinks – This Time Tomorrow
A word on the Kinks – punk rock before there was punk rock – at least in my book – uncategorizable – because they just rock. A word on This Time Tomorrow – used in Wes Anderson’s movie The Darjeeling Limited – Three Brothers on a trip not completely about the destination – of course.…
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Michael McTigue – suggests…
Be here now Recently, I was on a British Airways flight, and their theme song, The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes, came on. The song is sung by two characters—Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest in Colonial India, and her servant, Mallika—as they gather flowers and prepare to bathe in a river. As the…
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Chris Neves – suggests…
***Editor’s Note: direct cut and paste from an email exchange with Chris – his response to my request was one word answer. And then he dug in and delivered… Absolutely. Tough to just pick 3. Just sorted my playlists last night and these are what has been spinning most frequently in my ears. I’ll leave…
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Paul Bradley – suggests…
Billy Joel – My Life His music is loved or loathed by the general public. Billy Joel was a part of Michael’s life since he picked My Life as his theme song back when Bosom Buddies was on TV. Michael even uprooted and headed west like the song’s main character. You could count on Michael to slip…
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Shaun Wright – suggests…
Don’t mind some grammatical errors. Typed this very fast 🙂 It’s a pleasure to share and be part of the Christmas music list for 2019. The time between thanksgiving and new year is something I try to make the best of. It’s a time I cherish travelling around seeing friends and family and catching up. But…
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