The best original songs of 1974, according to the Academy
Well, we had a good run (last month). Now it’s back to the millstone of…
The best songs of 1936, according to the Academy
Few Academy Awards categories have as dynamic a history as Best Original Song. The category…
Guest Article: 18 Songs about Actors by David “Rosy Fingers” McFarlane
I love when songwriters reference pop culture. For some reason, songwriters tend to be more…
The best original songs of 1954, according to the Academy
This wasn’t supposed to be the first entry. When I started tossing around the idea…
Year of the Month: Boston on the Verge by Miller
Oh, this town’s got the weight on its shoulders Honey, this town has got it…
Year of the Month: Miller on Imaginary Friend
Th’ Faith Healers never gave much away. Their two albums didn’t list lyrics or even…
Is Courtney Barnett This Generation’s Bob Dylan?
Back when Courtney Barnett made her big splash on the music scene in 2015 with…
Year of the Month: Persia on Twistin’ the Night Away
Sam Cooke’s story is not unfamiliar if you follow early rock and roll: his father…
Year of the Month: scb0212 on Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
As grunge and alternative music was fading in the late nineties, rock was looking for…
Year of the Month: R.L. Burnside’s Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down and Tradition at the Turn of the Millennium
It would be almost be too neat a narrative if the music didn’t demand it:…