Animal Tracks by Mountain Man

Note to self: Delve further into this trio of women when their music is released stateside late summer.
Note to others: Animal Tracks is on soundcloud.com in case curiosity gets the best of you. Very syrup-y sweet harmonies on what sounds like it could be some Appalachian folk song brought to digital age. Haunting. Can't wait to hear if the rest is a swing and a miss or a homerun.

4 Chord Pop - Funny Video

I found this hilarious. I remember being a kid and astonished at my cousin's ability to play any song we wanted on his keyboard. What I didn't realize at the time was that every song I knew was either pop or country (we had two radio stations where I grew up) and that most of the songs were written using 4 chords.

Truth of the Pop Song

The truth is hilarious!

Stop, please!

I really, really can't stand Craig Finn's voice. It's right up there with Marianne Faithfull in the "How Fast Can I Switch Stations" category. It's too bad because I sort of like the music of The Hold Steady.
Which band or singer gets on your nerves?

First Music Memories

1. Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head by BJ Thomas, age 3
2. Amanda by Waylon Jennings, age 4
3. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson, age 4
4. Good Ol Boys - Waylon Jennings, age 5
5. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees, age 5
6. Convoy - C.W. McCall, age 5
7. Teddy Bear - Red Sovine, age 5
8. North To Alaska - Johnny Horton, age 5
9. The Missouri Waltz, age 6, the local radio station played this at midnight before they signed off the air (yes, even then the music fueled my insomnia)
10. Peter And The Wolf, age 5
11. Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills, age 6

Wake Up Jack - There's Southern Soul In The Air

It's been a while kids, since something has moved me, but tonight, in a moment of boredom, I turned on the TV and sat back in the recliner. Of course I hadn't had any high hopes for the programming on broadcast TV, but it was too early to go to bed for this young man. Flipping through the channels I caught an interview with Michael Grimm and then his smashing 90 seconds on America's Got Talent.
I was blown away. Every one who loves music has a soft spot for Southern Soul, but how often do you hear someone who can really sing soul? Michael Grimm can.
So, if Sharon Osbourne hasn't locked him in a deal with the devil's mistress (that's a wink, Sharon) then I sure hope he makes his way to Minnesota and The Current picks up on him and invites him to the studio.
Note to the ladies at The Current: Not only can he sing, but he is fine to look at, too.
Let the heart-melting commence.
A little sampler courtesy of youtube: Michael Grimm live at the Green Valley Ranch