It’s that time of year again. Time to put together your top 10 lists, as 2010 comes to an end. This is one of two posts that I will be posting regarding my thoughts on the best music of 2010. This one will cover the best songs of 2010. So without delay, let’s get started. [...]
As the years go by, and my music collections expand, it’s common for me to hear a song and think to myself…”Wow, that song totally takes me back to the summer of <enter year here>.” This seems to happen in the fall/winter as well, but summer has a vibe much different than those seasons. This [...]
Over the past 30 years, my tastes in music have varied greatly. My first love was the new wave/new romantics sound of the 80′s but that’s for another blog post. Let’s fast forward to the mid 90′s, where my main interest was blues and R&B music. I had recently become obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s [...]
With less than a month left in the year, it seems like the right time to put forth my list of top 10 songs/singles of 2009. I certainly didn’t have a shortage of favorites this year, and pairing them down was a difficult task. What I have attempted to do here is list songs that [...]
Recently, I’ve been discovering a number of great bands, new releases from bands I enjoy, and even a few older releases. This has resulted in a lot of music listening at work, in the car, and at home. Here is a taste of what has been on repeat recently. MEW – No more stories… (very [...]
Last night I went to The Trocadero in Philadelphia to see Built to Spill. While not a die hard fan, I do enjoy their music. One of the main reasons I went was to catch up with an old college friend who I haven’t seen since May of 2000. I hadn’t been to “The Troc” [...]
For those of you who missed the first five selections of my desert island song list, check it out here. And now for selection 6 – 10. 6. The Jayhawks – Settled Down Like Rain I knew I needed to include a song by the Jayhawks, because I often find myself searching through my iPod [...]
I’ve been a music lover as long as I can remember. Some of my very first memories involve music, so over the past few decades, I’ve become attached to many songs. Recently, WXPN in Philadelphia ran a promo asking people to submit their top 10 songs they would take with them if stranded alone on [...]
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