Looking for some inspiration for a playlist…looking for a sign…how about some real cheesy method? I looked to fellow Aquarians to see what was available, and here we are. For some artists, it’s pretty cut & dried that they wrote & performed the songs; for others, the credits are that …
Steamy nights during a heat wave, a pile of old 50’s pulp detective novels, the black & white film noir channel lurking in the background; the perfect stimulus for a mystery playlist. This is a broad scope of songs, with a bit of a mystery in how well they hang …
I’ve always loved Paul Weller & The Jam. I heard The Jam’s “That’s Entertainment” on the radio the other day, and it inspired me to look into songs about the entertainment industry. I know the The Jam’s song centres around a sarcastic look at British working class life, but all’s …
There are many little coincidences in life that we get a chuckle out of. I was driving down the freeway a couple of days ago, and “You Never Give Me Your Money” from The Beatles was playing on the radio. Just as the lyric “pick up the bags and get …
Not trying to jinx things, but perhaps soon live music will be a thing again. I fully expect our reactions during concerts will be a tad over the top, and that’s a good thing. We’ve got a lot of pent up emotion to let loose. So, in honour of future …
I have a couple of road music playlists, Driving & Cruising, each with a bit of a different focus. But you can’t have enough road music. For this one, I thought I’d hit lesser known bands, with songs appropriately titled for driving music. Plenty of rhythm & guitars to help …
Here is a collection of great songs, each of which has a unique element that sets it apart. It’s such a mix of songs & styles, yet it flows so well. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash. Plenty of albums have been recorded in castles, basements, and old swimming pools, …
It was a glorious weekend (miracles!) so it had to be spent on the patio. Got me thinking about some old Canadian songs from the late 60’s & early 70’s, so I spent some time wandering down memory lane. I’ve assembled some hits & lesser known Canadian songs from that …
Well, that was a cool, gloomy, wet weekend; a perfect trigger for a playlist. This one takes a tour around the various moods rainy days can bring, from the melancholy and introspective through to the refreshment of rain on a hot summer day. It’s been set up to follow a …
I’ve done a few playlists that feature some instruments not usually heard in rock music, such as flutes, banjos & mandolins. I heard Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb” the other day, and for some reason the accordion caught my ear. I thought what other songs may have an accordion in them, and …
