LA Playlist: “Heartbreaker”
“HEARTBREAKER” by MSTRKSRFT feat. John Legend Yes, occasionally, I will listen to some pop music. And this is the best kind of pop. The kind of music you want to drive into Vegas with. The kind of music that soaks up your smiles when you’re in love. Plus, it’s got one of my (very few)...
LA Playlist: The White Stripes, RIP
I already miss The White Stripes. Although they announced the group was finito in February 2011, they hadn’t released an album since pretty darn good Icky Thump album in 2007. Things looked bleak when they cancelled their tour halfway through because of Meg White’s anxiety problems. They only made one big public performance after that....
LA Playlist: “I Know You Got Soul”
“I Know You Got Soul”, and not The Carpenters’ “Close to You”, is the song I use to turn my frown upside-down on days like today, where the blues inexplicably runs ramshod over my thought. Is it the small depressions I visit on myself when I start each morning by pulling up my Gay News...
LA PLAYLIST: “Delicious (The Laughing Song)”
It’s late in the week. For those of us out west, it’s getting too damn hot. For those back east, it’s still too damn cold. Summer’s almost here, but not really. The news sucks as usual. We all need a pick-me-up! Partake in “Delicious” AKA The Laughing Song, from the “comedy” album by professional TV...
LA Playlist: The Verve Remixes
My Summer playlist for three years running (that glorious first summer in South Beach!) has been that artistically vibrant, morally questionable funhouse of the Verve Remixes: Old book standards and jazz rarities remixed with the choicest electronica meats. New artists like Fink, Mint Royale, Brazilian Girls, and The Postal Service provide a melodic pulse to...
LA PLAYLIST: “How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?”
Frank’s daughter has definitely made a stamp for herself in the music world. Even though the little lady is 71 years old this year, her music kicks the shit out of a lot of current pop “standards.” ”Bang Bang” got devilish new life in “Kill Bill,” “Sugar Town” got a reboot with Zooey Deschanel’s infuriating...
LA Playlist: “Frank and Ava”
Hollywood stars don’t melt down like they used to. Sheen has nothing on Frank Sinatra. But then again, a lot of guys don’t have anything on Frank Sinatra. There is a pervasive mist in the air whenever Sinatra’s name comes up in straight male company. There’s a myth, and more importantly, there’s an envy. Because...
LA Playlist: “The Beat Goes On”
Oasis is gone. Liam and Noel are just too full of shit to continue together, even after several restarts. I really liked their final album, with the dynamic and new “The Importance of Being Idle” and the good-but-Beatles-y “Let There Be Love.” And that’s been the biggest problem Oasis’s got. Not Liam vs. Noel, but...
LA Playlist: “Lotusflower”
My Radiohead has arrived, and a day early! “The King of Limbs,” Radiohead’s eighth (ish) album and second one that’s been available through their website. Unlike “In Rainbows,” which boldly suggested that fans could pay whatever they want, even if it was 99 cents, “The King of Limbs” is more traditionally structured at $9 for...
LA Playlist: “Birdhouse in Your Soul”
Just caught up on my beloved, short-lived, pie-themed quirky show today. Not “Twin Peaks” this time. It’s “Pushing Daisies,” an unironic, beautifully constructed love story that is impossible to watch without smiling. The show will explain itself much better than I can, and it’s streaming on Netflix. Make sure you catch it! Song selection today...
LA Playlist: “Once Was a Gambler”
If you’re feeling uncool today… Listening to Lightnin’ Hopkins. His blues makes you feel like the gutter is the place to be. “Once Was a Gambler.” A man who loses his wife and his home to gambling addiction. And he somehow makes it sound okay. Savor your day, everybody.
LA Playlist: “Brothers” Album
Rolling Stone magazine listed The Black Keys’ 2010 album “Brothers” as the second best album of the year. Not being a fan of Kanye West myself, I’m calling this the best. If you haven’t heard of them, you’re probably at the caboose of this train (kinda like me). They’re blues-rock, an electro soul, and listening...
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