Another good (wo)man done gone.... And another footle into the corridors of my consciousness, this probably little known name leaving a big...

  Since its formation in 1968, King Crimson has gone through many different lineups and musicians , and over the years, there has been some...

The saying always was that only the bad girls liked the Rolling Stones, which then needed a whole further category for the Pretty Things, as...

  We interrupt the Pandemic Holiday Song theme for our sixth annual listing of the most viewed posts of the prior year. Through our (usual...

  Prodigal Son was at one time incorrectly credited to Jagger and Richards when in fact it belongs to Rev. Robert Wilkins purchase [ Begga...

Judy Garland : Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas [ purchase ]  I’ve reached my holiday song limit, having been listening for days...

purchase [ Silver Meteor ] This is a year where Christmas is very much what you and you alone make of it. Yeah, I managed to get the tree a...

Merle Haggard : If We Make It Through December [ purchase the original ] [ purchase Phoebe Bridgers’ cover ]  Despite having amassed a l...

  purchase  [ Clarence White guitar ] I confess- the text here is half baked. Never quite finished – but this music needs to go out before ...

A leftover to encapsulate both ‘empty’ and ‘spirit’, as in I am in danger of being drained of all celebratory Christmas spirit. OK, it’s tru...

[ purchase ] I guess this is sort of related to my “No Thanks” post about Old 97’s “Lonely Holiday,” but back in June, when I think that...

  purchase  [ Gorilla ] SMM has done Leftovers at this season every year since its inception back in 2008. That theme, something Christmass...

Purchase "No-no Song" by Ringo Starr 2020 brought a lot to bear, not the least being a real challenge to sobriety. When there'...

  purchase [ The Works ] Freddie Mercury? Yes, please. There's much about him that I don't really approve of, but he was amazing in...

Jackson Browne : Doctor My Eyes [ purchase ]  One more quick post on this theme.  Another crappy thing that happened this year, totally un...

Old 97’s : Lonely Holiday [ purchase ]  For a long time after I started writing for this blog back in 2011, I tried not to repeat artists,...

If no, thanks is the answer, what, I wonder, was the question? For that's the thought that always enters my mind when this song crops up...

 As in, yes, if you are asking me whether I won't, no thanks, I will survive. I will, rather than rejecting the alternative option, but ...

The Jayhawks : Sound of Lies [ purchase ]  There are so many things not to be thankful for in 2020, which will go down in history as a pa...

  purchase [ Woody's version   ] <No, thanks> or <no thanks>. There is a difference. Syntax/punctuation matters. Actually, I...