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Saturday video break: Never was a cloudy day

Got myself another iTunes gift card for Christmas this year, and I’ve decided that I’m going to spend some of that money on songs from the 2009 Coverville Countdown. That’s the top 40 cover songs as voted by the listeners. … Continue reading

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Special Thursday video break: You can get anything you want

It’s not the name of the restaurant, it’s the name of the song: I was hoping to find a video based on the original recording, but failed. Since I always manage to forget to turn on the radio in time … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Couldn’t stand getting metaphysical

Time for your weekly dose of random music. Ready, set… 1. Banish Misfourtune/Rabbit’s Moon – Paisley Close 2. My Manda – The Mollys 3. Couldn’t Stand The Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan 4. Let’s Get Metaphysical – David Gilmour 5. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Now with more randomness

Back to the well we go with ten more songs taken from the Every Song I’ve Got In iTunes pile. 1. The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel 2. Guinness Dog – The Rogues 3. Take The “A” Train – Joe … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: The whole enchilada

Finally, a Random Ten based on a shuffle of every song in the collection, not just a slimmed-down-to-fit-on-a-Mini playlist. What will the new much-bigger-than-a-Mini Touch give us? 1. The Mosstrooper’s Lament – SixMileBridge 2. Jim Malcolm – Losin’ Auld Reekie … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: If at first you don’t secede

More new music – more free downloads, more paid-for downloads, more CDs I hadn’t had as part of a playlist yet. You know the drill, so here we go. 1. So Young And In Love – Bruce Springsteen 2. Steel … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: When the going gets tough, the tough download some free tunes

I just passed 5000 songs in my iTunes collection, though that number includes a few duplicates, a couple of misplaced podcasts, and some CD tracks, from live performances and from things like the Beatles anthology, that are spoken intros or … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Once more to the well

I have one more batch of Genius-gathered songs, also taken from recently ripped CDs, to go with the earlier group. This one is based on Pete Townshend’s “Save It For Later”, from his awesome “Deep End Live!” CD. As presented … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Life is skittles and life is beer

You know what’s one reason why I love the onset of Daylight Savings Time? It means that spring is right around the corner. And what do you know, here we are on the first day of the spring season. So … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: You say “70s throwback” as if it were a bad thing

Say what you want about Amy Winehouse and her trainwreck life. Here’s what Genius has to say about her and her musique verite hit “Rehab”. 1. Rehab – Amy Winehouse 2. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations 3. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: The eighties strike back

I’ve said that 70s music goes with everything, and I think that’s true. But I also think it’s true of 80s music, and really, if you have enough of each of these, what more do you need? To demonstrate that, … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Beginning to see the light

I’m not sure what motivated me to make a Genius list out of the Bobby Darin version of “I’m Beginning To See The Light” – I have two other versions of this song as well – because my experience with … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Flight of the Genius

As promised (threatened?) last week, it’s time to pay another visit to Genius-land, in which we use the Genius feature of iTunes to create some playlists from which we draw the weekly Friday Random Ten lists. Needless to say, the … Continue reading

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Friday Random Ten: Still more new music

Once more to the new music. I’ll probably take another tour through Genius-land starting next week, but for now we’re still mining the new music. 1. Fancy Footwork – Chromeo 2. Everybody Hurts – Elk City 3. Running Away – … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: We the people

This just seems appropriate: And now a brief break from all the new music for a selection of patriotic tunes from my collection. 1. The Star Spangled Banner – Eddie from Ohio 2. America the Beautiful – Ray Charles 3. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: New music, take two

More new music on the iPod, while I ponder whether to get more now or wait till later. 1. For What Reason – Death Cab for Cutie 2. Skankin’ To The Beat – Fishbone 3. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley 4. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bye-bye, DRM

Like just about everyone, I’m glad to hear that Apple will be selling DRM-free music via iTunes. But I think I’m even more excited by this: In return, Apple agreed to a long-standing demand of the music labels and said … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: New year, new music

There’s nothing like an iPod loaded with new-to-you music, which is what I’ve been enjoying this week. My sources are the iTunes store, Cactus Records for a few CDs, and Stereogum.com for a load of free MP3s (with thanks to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: My sister’s list

My sister sent me the following Christmas-themed Friday Random Ten list after reading my list from last week. Since I really didn’t get a chance to do much iPod listening this week, I figured I’d use her tunes today instead. … Continue reading

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Seeking iTunes help again

Last year, I asked for help buying music from the iTunes store, as I’d been given a gift card for Christmas. I scored some more gift cards this year, so I’m back asking for more help. You’ve got a decent … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Sleigh bells ring

I don’t have a whole lot of Christmas music in my collection, but I do have enough for a Friday Random Ten, and if this isn’t the time for a Christmas random ten list, then when would it ever be? … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Karaoke!

In honor of the airport karaoke setup, here are ten songs that I have belted out back when I did that sort of thing. 1. “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin 2. “What’s Your Name?” – Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. “Keep … Continue reading Continue reading

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