Art Decade

Al Stewart: Terminal Eyes From his album "Past, Present and Future" . Sleeve by Hipgnosis. This one figures into the mix we did b...

The Smiths: William, It Was Really Nothing Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want Please, Please, Please was the B-side on this sing...

Beastie Boys: Freaky Hijiki

Don Henley: Dirty Laundry I always dug the beat and the production on this one. David B. might owe just the tiniest fraction of the royalt...

FROM THE ARCHIVES Shirley Bassey: What I Did For Love The Hungry Years original air dates: 11/15/06 and 4/4/07 These are the first two songs...

Première Classe: La Fille Qui Rit I did a google blog search the other day in search of anyone else who might be repping Mikado's Par Ha...

Phil Cordell: Red Lady Beyond The Wizards Sleeve: Red Tuesday

François de Roubaix: La Fête Des Dieux Avions Kicking off the week with this Monday morning coffee-sipper, available on this CD.

Elkin & Nelson: Jibaro I finally got a copy of this 12", so that I could make my own homebrewed mp3 of this. Newsflash: this works ...

Grateful Dead: Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain (recorded "live" at Barton Hall, Cornell University, May 8, 1977) We welco...

Antonio Adolfo: Venice From his album Feito Em Casa .

Casino Music: Viol AF 015 Another cut from that compilation Bippp , and the triumphant return of Casino Music to these pages. I'm not su...

The Chuck Rainey Coalition: Eloise (First Love) From their self-titled LP . I've fallen in love with this little tune, composed by C. Ra...

FROM THE ARCHIVES Originally posted 2.24.2007 Ronnie Spector: You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Lamont Dozier: Going Back To My Roots L.D. was 36 years of age and 20 years into a career in the music biz when he felt the need to zip up h...

Dave Clark Five: Red Balloon

The Superimposers: Rainbow

Echoes Of: Echoes Of Jerusalem Special thanks to Prana for this one. Such a nutty record. Was it the inspiration for the arrangement on thi...

Fleetwood Mac: That's All For Everyone

Madonna: I Know It Burning Up

J.J. Cale: Ride Me High How high can we go?

The Ventures: Sleepwalk No Trespassing Night Train He assumed physical poise, yet bared inertia. Rather than hearing dread a young emcee mo...

Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan: One Too Many Mornings Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan: That's Alright Mama

Baden Powell: Tapiilraiauara Serenata Do Adeus From the album Estudos . Recorded: Hawaii 1971

FROM THE ARCHIVES Willie Nelson: Me And Paul Available on the album Yesterday's Wine . Feeling the need to re-rage this classic original...

Lee Hazlewood: Forget Marie [1970] "Gonna go as far as fourteen dollars can take a fool like me..."

The Gist: Love At First Sight As featured on the CD in the new ish of MOJO. From the album Embrace The Herd . Written by Stuart Moxham. All...

George Faith: To Be A Lover [1977] William Bell: I Forgot To Be Your Lover [1968] Vintage Lee Perry production on the George Faith version. ...

Mikado: Par Hasard [1982] Attends Ou Vas-T'En [1984] The triumphant return of Mikado to these pages. (See here for another slice of th...

Bob Dylan: Covenant Woman [1980] Pressing On [1980] Seeing I'm Not There brought me back to SAVED, especially after the scene of Christ...

W.A. Mozart: String Quintet in G Minor, first movement (Allegro) Completed by Wolfgang on May 16th, 1787. Performed by Arthur Grumiaux, Arpa...

Golden Earring: Candy's Going Bad From the classic Moontan , an album which -- perhaps unreasonably? -- was awarded 5 out of 5 stars by ...

Parliament: Placebo Syndrome Our celebration of minor IV tonalities continues with this cut from the Funkentelechy LP. I've always had ...

Massada: Arumbai Huge ups to lovefingers for this one. Flawless in both conception and execution, this song is an epic paean to the dreamie...

TWO FOR TUESDAY Thunderclap Newman: Hollywood Dream Something In The Air From the album Hollywood Dream . Something In The Air written by Sp...

Dan Siegel: A Sentimental Memory

Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust

The Blues Image: Ride Captain Ride [1970] This one goes out to classic rock stations, the soundtrack to my youth. Sure, the rotations were p...

Stars On: Stars On 45 [1981] Stars On: Stars On Long Play [1981] Smyle: Crazy Lazy Little Miss Daisy [1974] Beatles: Thank You Girl [1963] O...

Gabor Szabo: Concerto de Aranjuez ...in which Gabor has a conversation with himself regarding the 1939 classic by Joaquín Rodrigo. From the ...

Womack & Womack: Conscious Of My Conscience From their album Conscience . A massive debt of gratitude is owed to Kava Chim for this one...

Interior: Hot Beach Written by Daisuke Hinata. Produced by Haruomi Hosono (who also executive-produced this ).

PULLING THE PLUG AND TURNING ON THE PEOPLE ALL OVER AGAIN. Waiting for the No. 23 bus in downtown Marrakech, Robert fumbles in pal Jimmy...

PAINT IT GREEN. AND A CURIOUS SHADE OF YELLOW. The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner: illustration by Mervyn Peake. Continuing with the theme fro...

SOFT LOWLAND TONGUES: A VALENTINE'S DAY INTERLUDE. For Modern Lovers everywhere. I recall first hearing Jackie Leven when he was frontm...

DOWN TO THE WIRE. wire, noun: a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current. Wire are responsi...

PAINT IT BLACK. AND EVERY COLOUR OF BURNT ORANGE AND OCHRE RED IN BETWEEN. Who put the "delta" in the Vietcong Blues ? Alright. Fa...