purchase [ Whatever Turns You On ] When SMM checked into the Trio theme back in 2010, Darius wrote up Strange Brew by Cream. After th...

I'm just back from a Folk Festival. As many of my posts might reveal, I am quite a fan of trad.arr. and enjoy an occasional immerse i...

[ purchase The Ultimate Three Stooges Collection ] [ purchase The Curly Shuffle ] When I was a kid, I was not allowed to watch The Thre...

2 Nice Girls : I Spent My Last $10 [ purchase ] 2 Nice Girls : Sweet Jane (With Affection) Why would I begin our Trio theme with...

purchase [ Vincebus Eruptum ] J. David's post that started this theme mentioned the Amsterdam scene, which got me thinking about a ...

Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band : Cherchez La Femme/ Se Si Bon [ purchase ] Kid Creole and the Coconuts : Lili Marlene [ pur...

Gin Blossoms : Hey Jealousy [ purchase ] Remember back in the 90s, when “Hey Jealousy” was all over the radio? It was a top-25 hit ...

I loved this band, their singles always enlivening my youth, with Fire Brigade being one of the first singles I bought, familiar with all...

Mandrill : Fencewalk [ purchase ] To put it mildly, our Forgotten? theme is off to a slow start. The problem, I think is the paradox...

Focus : Sylvia [ purchase ] The premise of our next theme is to highlight bands or musicians who had some degree of fame, but seem t...

Purchase Steve Earle's CCKMP A stark, unforgiving and unrepentant reflection on drug addiction and personal destruction: I cannot ...

Methamphetamine is still, for some, a remedy and, should you be obese and with a hyperactive attention deficit disorder, and for whom oth...

U.K. : Mental Medication [ purchase ] The original lineup of U.K. brought together some of the best at their instruments British pro...

The Clovers : Love Potion Number 9 [ purchase ] The Clovers started out before the rock and roll era, and became regulars on the rhy...

One might well question quite what medicine the band had in their pockets as you listen to this slow and dreamy waltz. Less the second co...

Dan Bern : Cure For AIDS [ purchase ] A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went to see Karen Finley’s show, Grabbing Pussy (based ...

purchase [ Medicated Goo ] As Darius noted, music itself is a remedy for what ails you. And Steve Winwood has long been one of my favo...

Little Feat : Rock and Roll Doctor [ purchase ] Different people have different definitions of what constitutes feel good music. Cha...

[ purchase ] Tom T. Hall has been called the Nashville Storyteller.  To me, he’s the last great storyteller Nashville will probably eve...

purchase [ The Robins: Riot ... ] The Robins and Elvis Presley were hot a little before my time. Now, that doesn't mean I couldn...