Year of the Month: Persia on “Blue Moon”
Once upon a time, I was one of Those Kids. The ones who wore their…
The luxuriant mysteries of “God Only Knows” (Year of the Month)
“God Only Knows” is one of, if not the most critically analyzed piece of pop music…
The best original songs of 1966, according to the Academy
If last month’s installment was almost uniformly dire, at least this year gives us a…
Year of the Month: BLACK MONK TIME
Studios, at the time, were not equipped to play our kind of music. – Eddie…
Year of the Month: Miller on The Birthday Party
“Buried within these songs is a prolonged and obsessive quest to uncover the unconscious origins…
Year of the Month: The Descendents – Milo Goes To College
One of the pleasures of hardcore punk is when the band in question takes a…
The Best Original Songs of 1982, according to the Academy
Apologies for a brief and not very analytical post this month: a few deadlines caught…
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…