Leonard Cohen – Spotify A great song can be sung by anybody. And even though two covers of Leonard’s work are legendary, Judy Collins’s “Suzanne” and Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah,” it’s Don Henley’s cover of “Everybody Knows” that sticks with me, that I sing in my head again and again…remember when we could still sing songs? […]

Friday New Release Playlist Friday was my record shopping day. Monday was my record returning day. That’s what people seem to forget about the vinyl revival, the imperfections. Most companies did not use 100% virgin vinyl, they employed regrind. As in when you returned records, they steamed off the labels, maybe, ground up the what […]

Matt Nathanson Aug 22, 2014: 15 – You Shook Me All Night Long [AC/DC] Impromptu-Clifton Park,NY Full It’s all about the riff. I bought “Back In Black” after hearing “You Shook Me All Night Long” on the radio. I knew “Highway To Hell,” “It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ […]

Country Primer Playlist For all of you classic rockers who can’t fathom the pop sound. For all of you who wonder where the rock went. For all of you who think country is redneck music, either totally right wing or too twangy… This is for you. I was once like you, and then I discovered… […]