Rats Only

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TGIF - thanks to Nikki of the Pints and the Party for showing me this one, and apparently also thanks to Dave Grohl, who thinks this is the “most beautiful piece of music ever written.” Fuck Dave Grohl, but fuck yes to this song! -Rats Only saying hello

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Gucci Mane's Traphouse III: A Buyer's Guide

wrote about what to expect from Trap House III

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Casual- “Follow the Funk”

The work of Oakland battle rapper (and Del the Funky Homosapien affiliate) Casual has been somewhat forgotten by the sands of time, though he’s still busy putting out albums and mixtapes. He debuted with 1994’s Fear Itself, a Jive-released album which is an excellent combination of full-blown, hook-based tracks and goofy freestyles. He’s a creative and instantly likeable MC both in terms of flow and content. I recommend Casual for fans of KMD, Das EFX and early Brand Nubian- it’s kind of a West Coast take on that sort of fun. If you want a solid group of songs that all rock to the same basic BPM and backbeat, Fear Itself is for you. Here’s the possible standout of the album.

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a “some music i like mostly from the 70s and 80s” list i made for my friend Elena

Mac

plugged-in Joni

Lindsay Buckingham- Law and Order

XTC- Skylarking

Leonard Cohen- New Skin for the Old Ceremony/Death of a Ladies Man

Judee Sill- s/t/Heart Food

Laura Nyro- The First Songs

Linda Perhacs- Parallelograms

Little Feat- Dixie Chicken

Lowell George- Thanks I’ll Eat It Here

Randy Newman- Sail Away/Good Old Boys/12 Songs/(self-titled)

Harry Nilsson- Knnilssonn/Pussy Cats/Nilsson Schmilsson/Aerial Ballet/Pandemonium Shadow Show

Cocteau Twins- Heaven and Las Vegas

Roxy Music- Avalon

Split Enz- Dizrhythmia

Prefab Sprout- Jordan: The Comeback

Japan- Tim Drum

David Sylvian- Brilliant Trees

The Blue Nile- Hats

Peter Gabriel 2 and 4

Bob Dylan- Infidels

Bob Dylan and the Band- The Basement Tapes

John Cale- The Island Years (comp)

Lou Reed- Berlin

Talk Talk- Laughing Stock/Spirit of Eden

Mark Hollis-(self-titled)

Hall and Oates- Abandoned Lucheonette/(self-titled)

Sparks- Kimono My House

Paul Simon- (self-titled)/There Goes Rhymin’ Simon/Rhythm of the Saints

John Prine- (selftitled)/Bruised Orange*

Michael McDonald- If That’s What It Takes

David Bowie- Lodger

Dennis Wilson- Pacific Ocean Blue

Donald Fagen- The Nightfly

Lee Hazlewood- 13/Requiem for an Almost Lady/Cowboy in Sweden/I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight*

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood- Nancy & Lee

The Kinks- Muswell Hilbillies

Paolo Conte stuff- if you like the song “Nord”

Van Dyke Parks- Song Cycle/The Clang of the Yankee Reaper*

Laurie Anderson- Big Science

Dion- Born to Be With You*

Dr. John- Gris-Gris

Dusty Springfield- Dusty in Memphis*

Nancy Sinatra- Boots

Gene Clark- No Other

the Michael McDonald songs on The Doobie Brothers’ “Minute by Minute”

the Scott Walker songs on the Walker Brothers’ “Nite Flights”*

The Byrds- Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Van Morrison- Saint Dominic’s Preview

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No, I won’t apologize for liking this song by Nasty Nate da Gynecologist. This is the first song from this mixtape- sorry about the radio edit on this vid. Who doesn’t love Baton Rouge: Kevin Gates and Nasty Nate…!

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Washington Phillips- “Mother’s Last Word to Her Son”

The Key to the Kingdom is the greatest musical discovery I’ve made in the last half-year. It’s Yazoo’s collection of all of gospel singer and dulceola player Washington Phillips’ recorded work. It’s available on Spotify for your perusal. If you’ve never listened to anything I’ve recommended on this blog, please at least listen to this.