May 3, 2017
Throughout his presidency, Obama was known for assembling playlists that showed a keen taste of music, both old and new.The Obama Foundation has continued this tradition by posting a new playlist to Spotify featuring songs inspired by his hometown of Chicago.Guest-curated by Chance, Mavis Staples, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Offerman, Dan Ackroyd and more,...
May 15, 2015
Tom Waits appeared on last night's episode of "Late Show With David Letterman," performing a new song titled "Take One Last Look," an appropriate nod to Letterman's last week as host.The soft song primarily features accordion and upright bass accompanying Waits on acoustic guitar, with horns entering toward its end."Take one last look...
Jan 29, 2013
I recently finished Neil Young's autobiography Waging Heavy Peace -- and while I'll save all my thoughts on that tome for another post, one of the things that did stand out was how much he values the friendships in his life, whether they be musical, business or otherwise. At around the same time, I came...
Aug 29, 2011
I typically post these link roundups on Fridays, but didn't get around to it last Friday and had too many could links to not share this week. So here's your first ever Monday Linkafication:Chicagoans! North Coast Music Festival is this weekend. Here are five reasons why you should go.Don't you love it when...