“Suspended in Gaffa” is from the 1982 Kate Bush album The Dreaming.
Category: Music
Jun 24 2022
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Enola Gay”
Happy birthday to OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, born on this day June 24, 1959 in Heswall, England.
May 24 2022
A Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration in 5 Songs
On May 24, 1941, American legend of song and 2016 Nobel Literature Prize winner Bob Dylan was born. With music of gold and his lyrics of pure poetry, Dylan has been an influence on artists of all walks of life and will continue to shine for a long, long time. Take Bringing It All Back …
Mar 09 2022
John Cale – “Paris 1919”
Here’s another John Cale song I love, the title track from his 1973 album Paris 1919.
Jan 08 2022
David Bowie – “Drive In Saturday”
Often referred to as “The Greatest” as an artist who constantly pushed musical and cultural barriers, happy birthday to Ziggy Stardust aka The Man Who Fell to Earth aka David Bowie, born on this day January 8, 1947 in London. David Bowie died of cancer two days after his 69th birthday on January 10, 2016 in …
Nov 17 2021
Lili Verona – Day-O
Here’s Lili Verona’s delightful “Day-O” from the recently re-discovered album Traditional Songs of Jamaica from Cosmic Spy Music. Traditional Songs of Jamaica by Lili Verona
Jul 27 2021
Drum Rhythms of Haiti Cuba Brazil
First recorded by Katherine Dunham & The Singing Gods in 1955 and now rediscovered, here is Nanigo (Cuba) from Drum Rhythms of Haiti Cuba Brazil. Drum Rhythms of Haiti Cuba Brazil by Katherine Dunham & The Singing Gods
Jul 20 2021
Domenique Dumont – People on Sunday
Domenique Dumont’s album People on Sunday glows with synths that dance and bounce with both classical brilliance and the mystique of exotica. The Latvian composer created the album as a modern soundtrack to the 1930 German silent film People On Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag/Les Hommes le Dimanche) which portrays everyday life before the dictatorship. As …
Jul 13 2021
The Hilo Hi-Flyers: The Island of My Dreams
“The Island of My Dreams” is from the LA tiki swing quartet The Hilo Hi-Flyers’ debut album Adventure! The album is currently available from Hi-Tide Recordings, where you can buy the LP on vinyl in tiger orange, offered with this cryptic message: Somewhere deep in a rainy jungle lies a stone temple, guarded by a …
