My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 13):
https://youtu.be/V5AkcxtHnwU
1. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – "Don't Wanna Lose You". Tragically, we did lose Sharon Jones to cancer in 2016, but now Daptone Records has unearthed this stunning outtake from her final album. Less about mimicking the sound of classic soul than giving it new life in the moment. #music

https://youtu.be/Q_ly6F5gttE
Seth Meyers takes a hilarious peek at recent developments under the rock that is Trump's failing mind.

My best of 2024 (so far) playlist is updated regularly and can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIn2mN9hFpBK1szGAA07d8pq&si=ZVqklnxTIwkgAQKq
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https://youtu.be/g9eXgt7h_NA
5. Elbow – "Things I've Been Telling Myself for Years" Dark, proggy, almost Bowie-esque slowburner from Manchester rockers. #music

https://youtu.be/tF0bfZ6qLak
4. Lenny Kravitz – "Human". The super mod Kravitz is back with this track, which takes a '70s soft-rock backing, soups it up with Depeche Mode percussion and Lenny's hip rebel vocal and somehow makes it cool. #music

https://youtu.be/2lcFSS7b5nc
3. Travis – "Gaslight" . Veteran Scottish post-Britpop band comes up with this jangly, hooky, horn-peppered tale of psychological manipulation. #music

https://youtu.be/0jbI2wNBWqw
2. ionnalee – "Innocence of Sound". Swedish art-popper rolls out a postpunk/synthpop gem reminiscent of Kate Bush, The Human League and Eurythmics. #music

My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 12):
https://youtu.be/aezstCBHOPQ
1. Hozier – "Too Sweet". My 19-year-old turned me on to Irish superstar Hozier, and what can I say, the kid nailed it. On this song, the Black Keys-like bass builds tension through the verses that the choruses release before setting you up for another round. #music

Alien Buddha Zine #61 (April 2024) is now out and contains a 7-page excerpt from Hypnopompic Diaries, my full-length book which is also out now from AlienBuddha Press. Check 'em both out on Amazon. #poetry

Try to make it through Christopher Walken’s scenes in Dune Part Two without giggling at his Shatneristic speech rhythms challenge.

http://www.rulrul.4mg.com/ I'm pleased to announce that another of my hypnopompic diary poems is now posted in the new issue of First Literary Review - East. This one is a direct translation of a dream I experienced. My thanks to the editors, Cindy Hochman and Karen Neuberg. #poetry

My best of 2024 (so far) playlist is updated regularly and can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIn2mN9hFpBK1szGAA07d8pq&si=ZVqklnxTIwkgAQKq
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5. Chromeo – "Lost and Found". Chromeo take a pinch of synthpop here, add a dash of Controversy-era Prince there (man, those keyboard stings in the chorus take me back!), and whip up this tasty concoction. #music

https://youtu.be/HmlFomhih3g
4. Kid Kapichi – "Can EU Hear Me?" Rousing punk anthem from Hastings (UK) group taking on Brexit's fallout ("I don't want to live alone on this island/but they put it to a vote, and they just kept lyin'") Can't decide whether to smash the system, or just turn this up and shout along. #music

https://youtu.be/8xjBYOBUvNM
3. Myriam Gendron – "Long Way Home". Lovely throwback to the golden age of British folk-rock (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Nick Drake) from Montreal's Gendron. #music

https://youtu.be/1uQtZDTGM14
2. Liam Gallagher and John Squire – "Raise Your Hands". Maybe it's not as flash as "Just Another Rainbow", the first single released by this meeting of Britpop titans, but this is still a solid chune that plays to both men's strength and will get heads nodding. #music

My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 11):
https://youtu.be/RuB2ktUlsRI
1. The Black Keys – "This is Nowhere". Another swingin' single from forthcoming album Ohio Players, this is like audio crack, with its raspy bass riff, super-groovy shuffle beat, and funky organ. #music

@Animeraider Yeah, they just keep putting out amazing record after amazing record.

My best of 2024 (so far) playlist is updated regularly and can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIn2mN9hFpBK1szGAA07d8pq&si=ZVqklnxTIwkgAQKq
#music

https://youtu.be/0WuPk7reHZA