by Charles Norman | May 22, 2018 | Song of the Day
You need only five seconds worth of snare and Beatlesque harmonica to know that “Ekaterina,” by Love Strangers, is a rockabillying good time, and a good time will be had by all. It isn’t every day that someone rhymes Ekaterina, concertina,...
by Charles Norman | May 20, 2018 | Song of the Day
My primordial memories exist as patches: a white teddy bear, lost somewhere, the memory of the loss greater than the memory of the bear; my father’s black car, carrying a bunch of bananas from the car to the house after he returned from the grocery, the bananas...
by Charles Norman | May 19, 2018 | Song of the Day
No matter where you go, there you are. – Confucius If no one ever left home, everyone on Earth would be packed into the small slice of East Africa where our collective humanity originated. I’m sure East Africa is a perfectly wonderful place, but I...
by Charles Norman | May 18, 2018 | Song of the Day
A good song starts with the right recipe: a few flakes of folk, a wooden ladle of country, and a big pile of pop, all dolloped onto a rock foundation. Heat until it simmers and you’ve got “All That I Can Say” by Commutes. “All That I Can...
by Charles Norman | May 16, 2018 | Song of the Day
Few albums are recorded, released, exist in a dormant, hibernative state for forty-two years, then arise from below the ground to be recognized as products of genius. There are exceptions but, in most cases, if an album hasn’t gained traction within a year of...
