X: The Fourth of July purchase   LA Punks, country troubadours, rockabilly guitars, deeply rooted Americana rock. X had it al...

The Lone Bellow : Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold [ purchase ] Most of the time, I’ve been posting at least twice to each theme, in par...

Buy  Costello , Buy  Cantrell  or just buy  indoor fireworks . Not being a Yank I find it difficult associating fireworks with a ...

U2: Promenade purchase [ promenade ] Yes, the fourth is still a few days away, but the upcoming celebration was a part of the thought...

Beatles: Come Together [purchase  Come Together tribute mp3 ] Perhaps the greatest rock reunion that could have been but never di...

I should here state I generally, to my shame, disapprove of the idea of Thin Lizzy, their cocky swagger always offending my carefully nur...

Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. : Mother-In-Law [ purchase ] It’s too bad that the Reunion theme didn’t follow the Wedding theme, but I’m actual...

  Paul Simon: Mother and Child Reunion [ purchase mp3 ] Moving from "Wet" to "Reunion" with this piece.  Here...

Wet/Water: Energy Orchard's "Sailortown" Purchase So much to say about this band that hasn't been said. Where to b...

Too obvious, huh? Well, yes and no, especially when the whole vast lexicon of Beach Boys songs that reference water, waves and Waikiki B...

Hot Tuna: Water Song [purchase Water Song from Burgers] Water: at the same time powerful and soft. It flows gently around your toes a...

Joni Mitchell (with Willie Nelson) : Cool Water [ purchase ] Sometimes a set of lyrics can change meanings depending on who sings them. O...

The Inmates : Dirty Water [ purchase ] Over at my other blogging home, we periodically contribute to “Q&As,” where the editor pose...

So then, how wet is the "Dry" hit maker? Well, quite a bit really, not least with this track on the aforesaid LP. OK, call it...

Laura Nyro: Wedding Bell Blues [ purchase Wedding Bell Blues ] When we first posited the Wedding theme, it seemed a natural that this...

[ purchase ] I’ve written about the Drive-By Truckers many times, maybe more than any other band, in part because they are one of my fa...

Percy Sledge : When A Man Loves A Woman [ purchase ] Last week, I went to a cocktail party celebrating the wedding of my wife’s cousin...

"there lived a lady in Scotland o my love, o my love there lived a lady in Scotland o my love so early there lived a lady i...

     OK: Here's a tune you'll want to play for anyone who comes near your computer today.    After leaving David Bowie's ...

After Dark, by Tito and Tarantula Purchase  Tito and Tarantula: Wikipedia describes them as an "American Chicano rock / ston...