Song of the Day

Song of the Day: House of Love “Shine On”

“Shine On” was the single that put House of Love on the map and it remains both one of the band’s key songs and one of the best of the era.

Categories: Blog, indie, music, rock, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, house of love, indie, music, song of the day

This Stezo b-side is still a great banger from rap’s golden era. The backup dancer turned MC always delivered the goods.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, In Memoriam, Song of the Day Tags: Classic Hip Hop, EPMD, hip-hop, In Memoriam, song of the day, Stezo

“Search and Destroy” finds the 2nd iteration of Iggy and the Stooges ripping into the Vietnam War with frenetic abandon. Play this one loud!

George Faith‘s read of the O’Jays R&B classic, “I’ve Got The Groove” totally transforms the song into a dubby classic.

Khruangbin return with a decidedly disco-tinted groove on “Time (You and I),” lead single from their forthcoming Mordechai album.

The title track from La Düsseldorf‘s sophomore LP, “Viva” finds the German band sounding simultaneously stately and anarchical.

Fusing synth-pop with traditional Japanese music, Yasuaki Shimizu‘s “I’m Dying For Love” is a left-field classic in his native Japan.

Categories: Blog, music, Song of the Day, synth pop Tags: Japan, music, song of the day, synth pop, Yasuaki Shimizu

Canadian jazz pianist, Paul Bley, turns in a stunning and playful tribute to the great actress and film director, Ida Lupino.

Categories: Blog, jazz, Song of the Day Tags: Barry Altschul, Ida Lupino, jazz, music, Paul Bley, song of the day, Steve Swallow

“The Bud” is an all-time Go-Go classic from the Huck-A-Bucks. This is locally grown music at its most mesmeric.

Categories: Blog, go-go, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: go-go, hip-hop, Huck-a-bucks, music, R&B, song of the day

The Sorcerers “Summoning the Monkey God” is a lush and hypnotic Ethio-Jazz instrumental from an imaginary film.