’80s hits in iTunes Store
A while back, I mentioned that the famous video of "Take on Me" (possibly the first music video I ever...
Archive for Music
Video roundup, part 2
Here's the promised second set of videos. If you're short on time, skip down to the cute pet videos at...
Video roundup, part 1
It's been a while since I've posted a collection of videos, and the links keep rolling in. So here's a...
Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly
Back around the end of March, I bought Willie Nelson's recording of the catchy gay cowboy song "Cowboys Are Frequently...
Earworm: Somewhere That’s Green
The other day the song "Somewhere That's Green" (from Little Shop of Horrors, though I have the movie soundtrack rather...
R.I.P., Cynthia McQuillin
Just discovered that filksinger-songwriter Cynthia McQuillin died two weeks ago, on January 14, of renal and respiratory failure, at age...
More on McCutcheon
When I tell people about John McCutcheon, I always forget to mention the one song that people who aren't parents...
John McCutcheon tonight in Santa Cruz
Folksinger/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon is having his annual concert in Santa Cruz tonight, at the First Congregational Church, at 900 High...
California Winter: The Album
It occurred to me Sunday morning, after being awakened by a windstorm that was related to the flooding that's happening...
Bouncy ball-droppy soundy pingy thing
Scott introduced me to a nifty software toy: BallDroppings, available for Mac, Windows, and mobile phones, plus a Java version....
Review: Rent
It's been Jed's movie week. Narnia last weekend; Æon Flux Monday night; Brokeback Mountain last night (review to come later)....
Guilty pleasures
I admit it: I occasionally listen to Delilah. When I'm driving somewhere at night, alone in my car, it can...