XTC : Summer‘s Cauldron [ purchase ] In nature, crickets and birds do not chirp precisely on the beat. That they do here is most likely...

Poe: If You Were Here [ Purchase ] Imagine, if you will, having your beloved father pass away and having dreams of him telling you "yo...

Tom Clay : What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John [ purchase ] Few top 10 hits have featured live recordings of murder. T...

808 State : One in Ten [ purchase ] This is not the post I set out to do. It’s all the fault of a reader named Leopold Stotch . Two yea...

Everclear : AM Radio [ purchase ] This 2000 ode to the glories of AM radio (back when it actually featured music you wanted to hear) st...

Crowded House: It's Only Natural [ purchase ] Surely, there are choices of more obvious and consistent substance for this week's th...

Billy Jonas : Some Houses [ purchase ] In our journey through Samples and Found Sounds, we will be hearing plenty of music that uses el...

The Osmonds : Crazy Horses [ purchase ] It was one of the strange moments in pop when the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the aparth...

Talking Heads : (Nothing But) Flowers [ purchase ] One day some time ago, I was in New York City, and I overheard a remarkable conversa...

Yes: Don't Kill the Whale [ purchase ] 1978's Tormato is generally considered one of Yes' worst albums, and I won't argue ...

The Friends of Distinction : Grazing in the Grass [ purchase ] Grazing in the Grass was a #1 Billboard hit in 1968 for the South Afri...

Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer : Gentle Arms of Eden [ purchase ] Dave Carter gives us a lyric that offers the history of life on earth ...

Jay Unger and Molly Mason: Ashokan Farewell [ purchase ] Still on the Hill: Round Barn [ purchase ] It's a Beautiful Day: White Bi...

Johnny Gimble : Red Wing [ purchase ] Speaking of obvious choices, no survey of fiddle music would be complete in my mind without some ...

Vassar Clements & the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band : Orange Blossom Special [ purchase ] I've danced around not posting any obvious s...

FIRST EVER COUNTRY RECORD: Eck Robertson : Sally Gooden [ purchase ] FIRST EVER COUNTRY HIT: Fiddlin' John Carson : Little Old Cabin In ...

Tiny Lights: H.C.M. (Violin Cadenza) Tiny Lights: Pushin' the Button [ purchase ] I remember the moment I fell in love with Hoboken...

Ed Alleyne-Johnson : Oxford Suite Part 2 [ purchase ] This fascinating electric violin track has been on my replay list for a while. ...

Itzhak Perlman with The Klezmatics : Bulgars/ The Kiss [ purchase ] In the comments earlier this week, Owyn asked about the difference ...

Wild Colonials: Spirit [ Purchase ] I have previously written about the band Wild Colonials and even then mentioned that they had a fantas...