Friday, April 8, 2016

#MusicMonday 28 March

 - "Stealin' All My Dreams" - Blue Rodeo

 - "A Chorus Line" celebration - Hamilton cast (via Playbill)

 - "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest #RIPPhifeDawg

 - "Cathedral" (live at the Burdock, Toronto) - Kevin Hearn (via Southern Souls)

 - "Turn Your Love" - Half Moon Run

 - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

 - "Shambala" (live with Tennessee Symphony) - Three Dog Night

 - "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)" - Janis Joplin

 - "The One" - Pete Townsend (Garry Shandling dedication via Laurie Fieg)

 - "Tempted" (Live on Jimmy Kimmel show) - Squeeze with Neon Trees

 - "Thursday" - Pet Shop Boys ft Example

 - "Spirits" - The Strumbellas

 - "Monkey Man"(live, Reggae Rising 2009) - Toots and the Maytalls

 - "Gaston" (Jonathan Ross Show) - Hugh Jackman, Luke Evans, Taron Egerton, Shazia Mirza & Jonathan Ross

 - "Rich In Love" (live, City Winery Nashville) - Colin Linden

 - "Falling Short" - Lapsley



7 Wonders: The Ivors playlist via @StandardIssueUK

#MusicMonday 21 March

 - "Gimme The Love" - Junkhouse

 - "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins 

 - "Change Your Mind" - Neil Young

 - Spiddal Sessions (multiple songs) - The Waterboys 

 - "Take" (Live at Pop Factory) - The People The Poet

 - "Man On Mars" - Kaiser Chiefs (Happy Birthday, Peanut!!!)

 - "We Are The Young Men" - the FrankandWalters

 - "Come Home" (live at Maida Vale via BBC6) - James

 - "Se Potessi Ancora" - Astor Piazolla & Jose Angle Trelles

 - "Next Day" - David Bowie

 - "Club Tropicana" - Wham

 - "All Apologies" (MTV Unplugged) - Nirvana

 - "The Day We Caught The Train" - Simon & Oscar

#MusicMonday 14 March

 - "Money Shot" (Live) - Melissa McClelland*

 - "Waiting For You" - The Good Lovelies *

 - "God Loves Me" (Live) - Melissa McClelland*

 - "My Babe" - Whitehorse*

 - "Crazy" - The Pack a.d. *

 - "Detroit City" - Texas *

 - "The Fighter" - Jenn Grant *

 - "Drift Away" - Suzie Vinnick w/ Matt Andersen*

 - "Oh My My" -  Jill Barber*

 - "Back To Me" - Kathleen Edwards *

 - "Bang Bang You're Dead" - Hannah Georgas *

 - "Alabama Song"Allison Moorer*

 - "Good News"Amy Helm *

 - "Oh Marie" (audio only) - Gillian Nicola

 - "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles

 - "Behind the Wall of Sleep" -  Smithereens

 - "In Your Dreams" - Dark Dark Dark

 - "Bow & Arrow" - Reuben and the Dark

 - "Oh Marie" - Gillian Nicola

 - "Ong Ong" - Blur  

 - "What A Good Boy" - Barenaked Ladies

 - "Pretty In Pink" - Psychedelic Furs

 - "Lost In The Light" - Bahamas

 - "Down, Down, Down" (Stay Tuned radio show) - Good Lovelies

 - "One Note Samba" - Stacey Kent

 - "Holda You (I'm A Psycho)" - White Denim

 - "Get Off Of My Cloud (Live)" - Rolling Stones

 - "It's Only Rock'n' Roll (But I Like It)" - Rolling Stones

 - "24 Hour Party People" - Happy Mondays

 - "Victorious Day" (Late Late Show with James Corden) - Panic! At The Disco

 - "St. Cecilia" - Foo Fighters 

 - "Mysterious Ways" -  U2

 - "Nobody Wins" - Brian Fallon

 - Little Victories playlist (via Daniel Duke) for #IWD2016*



This week's list includes videos/artists recommended as part of #IWD2016 & are noted with an *.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

#MusicMonday 7 March


 - "Emerald Isle" - Whitehorse 

 - "Nothing Left" - Elliott BROOD

 - "If I Get Old" (Paper Bag Sessions) - Elliott BROOD

 - "Rich In Love" (Viva NashVegas Radio) - Colin Linden

 - "That's Entertainment" - The Jam

 - "Company" - Dean Friedman

- "Stressed Out" - 21 Pilots 

 - "Shake It Off" - Daniel Duke

 - "99 Luftballons" - Nena

#MusicMonday 29 February Leap Year Bonus!!

As you may have noticed, we'll include RT's of other suggestions & music moments through the week. Also attaching links to the performers sites where possible
We always love a suggestion, whether it's Monday or not.

 - "All I Have To Do Is Dream" - Jill & Matt Barber

 - "Vagabond" - Beirut  *

 - "It" - Rich Aucoin *

 - "Cuckoo's Nest" - Lee Harvey Osmond *

 - "Word Crimes" - Weird Al Yankovic *

 - "Piece By Piece" - Kelly Clarkson

 - "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne

 - "Spice Up Your Life" - Spice Girls 

 -  "Take On Me" - a-ha *

 - "Blackbird" (excerpt) - Dave Grohl

- "Express Yourself" - N.W.A.

 - "Look At Us Now"  - The Frank & Walters

 - "Pretty Thing" - Whitehorse

 - "Where's Me Jumper?" - Sultans of Ping

 - "Sounds Like A Party" - Lettuce with Nigel Hall

 - "PartDepart" - CaStLeS (Cestyll)

 - "Think You Can Wait" - The National


This list includes the music videos we've chosen for #OscarSunday each year. They were RT'd as lead up to this year's event & are noted by an *.

#MusicMonday 22 February

Apologies for the repeat. I'm sure I posted this already but apparently not.
Here's the list, including a few strays from other days.

 - "Bows & Arrows" (Live at #GuitarCenter)  - Kaiser Chiefs

 - "What You Need" (Live, 1991) - INXS 

 - "Pen To Paper" - Modern Space

 - "Headphones" - Mounties 

 - "Lousy Neighbor" (Live, Kraftbrau) - The Sinatras

 - "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" - Steve & John Dagleish

 - #BloodHarmonies playlist - Steve & John Dagleish

 - "All Night Long" (Live) - The Mavericks 

 - "Keep On Swinging" - Rival Sons 

 - "Leave Before The Lights Come On" - Arctic Monkeys


Monday, March 7, 2016

Oliver Sacks Reading List.

There's many things to hate about Borders not existing any longer. A big one for me is that my "I met him/her/them once" list is now finite.
I met Oliver Sacks once. Sold him a copy of his own book at the Michigan Ave store in Chicago. He was doing a reading at Barnes & Noble & had forgotten his copy. He liked us better so he was buying it there. Very funny to talk to.
I probably won't ever work my way through all these titles, but it's a nice reference if I'm looking for a suggestion.
I loved that. Not just the famous people, but talking to people about what they enjoyed & didn't & why.
Getting a recommendation that turns out to be a life changer. And I don't know if Jamie Lee Curtis ever read "Time With Children" but she made me write it down so she could try.
I miss people that loved working with books.


Here's the link to the list, via BrainPickings:

The Life of the Mind