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...
by Charles Norman | May 15, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Queen of Awkward Situations,” by Tilly and the Flowers, has a smiling, sixties-ish, Huey Lewis meets the Zombies vibe. And you are welcome to continue soaking in those sunny rays for as long as it takes the tonearm to make its inevitable journey from the...
