Category Archives: Music

A little while back, I was surfing my favorite Internet message board when I found an interesting thread. The author proposed a thought experiment: imagine that it’s the late 80s or early 90s. You have a car with a tape … Continue reading →

You ever hear a song, think “that’s nice”, and file it away in your memory… and then hear the song years later and think “wow, that’s pretty cool!” Such is the case with me and the song “Once I Had … Continue reading →

Here’s a few of my favorite cover tunes! We’ll start with Eve Plum’s version of Duran Duran’s “Save a Prayer” (stick with it to the very end, that’s my favorite part): I also like 10,000 Maniacs covers of “Sally Ann” … Continue reading →

I dunno if I “love” this song just yet, but I spent the past hour listening to it over and over and over again, so that’s a good sign. It’s by the French band Karaocake (MySpace page here) and it’s … Continue reading →

Here’s a rare acoustic performance of R.E.M.’s “Driver 8″. What makes this particular performance so interesting is that it’s supposedly from a July 1984 episode of the show “The Cutting Edge”… which was almost a year before Fables of the … Continue reading →

erockster.com might have the cheesiest name ever, and it might be owned by Clear Channel… but it’s one of the coolest radio stations ever! I’ve been listening for a week and have been gobsmacked to hear songs by bands I … Continue reading →