Dar Williams: Mortal City [ purchase ] This song took a while to grow on me; for years, I skipped past it, looking the harder, more upbeat ...

The Poozies : Ma Plaid/ Freya Dances [ purchase ] Ma Plaid is a traditional Scottish tune which, as recorded by The Poozies, comes in at abo...

Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder : Diaraby [ purchase ] I first thought of posting the great Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed, but then to my ...

Television: Marquee Moon [ purchase ] Well it seems like a lot of the SMMers are on summer vacation, so here's another one from the new...

Steely Dan : Deacon Blues [ purchase ] Steely Dan, in their heyday, made a habit of being sneaky. They would use all these jazz harmonies in...

Fleetwood Mac: Future Games [ purchase ] I was extremely happy to see Boyhowdy post the original Fleetwood Mac version of "Black Magic...

Fairport Convention : Matty Groves [ purchase ] My first thought when I learned of this week’s theme was, “There must be one of those Englis...

Weird Al Yankovic: Albuquerque [ purchase ] Weird Al Yankovic: Genius in France [ purchase ] Weird Al Yankovic: Trapped in the Drive-Thru...

St. Germain: Rose Rouge [ purchase ] My first trip to Amsterdam was as an adult, in March of 2000; my wife had just miscarried after several...

Cream: White Room [ purchase ] I'm still in overwhelmed/numb/mourning/introspective mode... and this song certainly fits the bill - ...

Fleetwood Mac: Black Magic Woman [ purchase ] As I noted in back in February over at the coverblog , most folks have no idea that Santana si...

Tomorrow: My White Bicycle [ purchase ] In 1966 the Dutch countercultural group Provo came up with a radical idea of scattering bicycles t...

Breedlove: White Thread [ purchase : warning, collector's prices only!] I discovered the shortlived Austin-based jamband Breedlove thro...

Jane Siberry : The White Tent The Raft [ purchase ] So far this week, my fellow Star Makers and I have done a good job of covering the black...

Leadbelly : Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night ?) [ purchase ] Leadbelly is one of my personal heroes. He was a fantastic performer...

X: Under The Big Black Sun [ purchase ] X: White Girl [ purchase ] I have to take advantage of this week's topic to feature one of my ...

Richard Thompson : 1952 Vincent Black Lightning [ purchase ] We finally have a theme that allows me to post this. There is, perhaps, no hoar...

The dB´s: Black And White [ purchase ] Time to claim some bonus points again, while simultaneously showcasing this gorgeous powerpop song by...

Graham Parker and the Rumour : White Honey [ purchase ] Graham Parker and the Rumour : Black Honey [ purchase ] This is the second contrib...

The Rolling Stones : Paint It Black [ purchase ] Grieving takes you through a range of emotions. The one that most people don’t like to talk...