5/7/12- Danzig - Mother

Mother's day is coming up this weekend, make sure to do something nice for yours. This song is classic hard rock, dramatic video to boot!

5/4/12- Long Beach Dub Allstars- Trailer Ras

Cutting through the heat with these guys.

5/3/12- Norah Jones- Happy Pill

Here is Norah Jones attempting to reinvigorate and reinvent herself. This is not to say though that her previous albums have not been strong, just rather that they have been easy to pass by. Her new album Little Broken Hearts was produced by Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Beck, Broken Bells) who seems to have a golden touch because this album is a strong showing for Norah and for the most part succeeds in bringing her back in to the fold. From the album cover to the dark and at times edgy (at least Norah Jones Edgy) songs she has given herself a heaping dose of hip- all without losing what everybody loved in her since her first albums. My only complaint about the album is that at times Danger Mouse's influence is a bit too heavy handed where some songs you could change out Norah's voice for James Mercer's and you would have a Broken Bells song. Give credit I guess to Danger Mouse for having such a distinctive sound. Anyways, Little Broken Hearts is streaming on NPR's First Listen. I suggest you go give it a listen and if you are not familiar with Jones' back catalogue go give that a listen too!

5/2/12- Wood Brothers- Luckiest Man

This brother duo truly write some amazing soulful songs. This is a really nice intimate performance of the lead track of their first album.

5/1/12- Trio - Da Da Da

This song/ video is perfect to start a new month. Simplicity is often most appealing in the music world- both in song and video.

4/27/12- Huey Lewis and the News- Jacobs Ladder

The MAN, Mr. Cool himself....Huey Lewis. Along with The News, he put out some of the best pop music of the late 80's/early 90's. 

4/26/12- Geggy Tah- Whoever You Are

Oh yeah, I'm going there. Classic