by Charles Norman | May 26, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Wish I Had Something to Hide,” by Exotic Doctors, is a chugging chunk of old school pop and rock, a throwback to the days when melodies, harmonies, and power chords were all the rage. The track has 1979 scrawled across its face. “Wish I Had...
by Charles Norman | May 26, 2018 | Song of the Day
My dad had terrible taste in music. Scratch that. He had no taste in music. I don’t mean that in the “this music you listen to sucks, you have no taste” way. I mean, while growing up I don’t recall him ever intentionally listening to a song...
by Charles Norman | May 24, 2018 | Song of the Day
Songs: Ohia – Whip Poor Will Excerpt from “A Miscellany of Characters That Will Not Appear” by John Cheever The pretty girl at the Princeton-Dartmouth Rugby game. She wandered up and down behind the crowd that was ranged along the foul line. She seemed to...
by Charles Norman | May 23, 2018 | Song of the Day
“I Can’t Let You Slip Away,” by Golden Teardrops, is a wonderful blast of sun, fun, and shimmering positive energy. When you hear this song, you will smile and multiple parts of your body will move. If this prophesy does not come to pass, please...
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,...
