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Six Degrees of Matt Nathanson

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

I snatched up two pretty hot albums today on iTunes. Kate Voegel is a 20 year old singer-songwriter who has some serious chops. She is being billed as a "commercial Patty Griffin" and has been heralded for her songwriting ability. Her sound has that pop slickness but ...

Goodbye Love

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

When we both moved to Albuquerque in January of 1998 Tracy made it her mission to give me a little culture. I'm sure it became a somewhat frustrating endeavor for her. However, she did succeed on a few fronts. Most notably she dragged me to see the ...

The 20 Best Albums of 2007, Part 2

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Here are my top 10: 10. Sara Groves--Tell Me What You Know The only album on my list marketed to an exclusively Christian market, Groves returns with another fantastic piece. In many ways she is the female Derek Webb with an equal concern for social justice and godly change in this ...

The 20 Best Albums of 2007, Part One

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Here is my list for 2005. Here is 2006 Part One and Part Two. This was not an easy list to put together. There were a number of great albums that just did not make my final cut. By my estimation I have downloaded (legally) over 40 albums so far ...

Cool Christmas Songs: It’s Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

Friday, December 7th, 2007

U2. What more needs to be said? ---------------- Now playing: Rush - Far Cry via FoxyTunes

Cool Christmas Songs: 2000 Miles

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Here is a great yule-tide tune from the first lady of rock: Chrissie Hynde.

Cool Christmas Songs: Christmas Is the Time To Say I Love You

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

To show that I am not a total scrooge I thought I would spotlight a few Christmas tunes that I really like. Terri reminded me of this song the other day. It's the Billy Squier classic. Man, I was in love with Nina Blackwood. Martha Goodman I could take ...

He’s Back…

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

This time he is shilling for Dr. Pepper. It's the one and only Tay Zonday with "Cherry Chocolate Rain." Does it get any better than this? ---------------- Now playing: Mavis Staples - This Little Light Of Mine via FoxyTunes

Musical Round-Up

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

I'm currently neck-deep in '07 releases trying to figure out my top 20 for the year. But I had to take a break and give you a few recommendations along the way. First all, here is a great live performance by Michael Mcdermott recently on the acclaimed Woodsongs. He ...

iTunes Downloads

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

So, I have five free iTunes downloads. That's not enough to grab an album which is the way I usually roll. So, I thought I would use it to grab individual tunes. Any suggestions? What songs can you not live without on your iPod that you ...