30 Day Song Challenge – Week 16

A Song From The Year You Were Born So, the last time I played this game, it was only in Week 3, and then I fell off of the blogging map, but if you're new since then, my friend Jene at The Original Bean has devised a blogring-esque version of the 30 Day Song Challenge that was all over Facebook back then. Jump in over here via the linking tool if you want to play along. My first impulse here was to cheat and plug in Smashing Pumpkins' "1979". It's an old favorite of mine and I was pretty Read more [...]

30 Day Song Challenge – Week 3

If you're just tuning in, my old friend Jene at The Original Bean has devised a blogring-esque version of the 30 Day Song Challenge that's been all over Facebook. Jump in.Week 3: Your Favorite Cover SongI changed my choice on this yesterday. I was all set to scour YouTube for the best version I could find of the Dead Kennedys "I Fought the Law". I love it for it's unrestrained political statement (and also because it's the Dead Kennedys). Then, on the way home from work, this cover popped up on my Read more [...]

30 Day Song Challenge (Blog Edition)

Cover of Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen, 1993 ElektraMy old friend Jene at The Original Bean has devised a blogring-esque version of the 30 Day Song Challenge that is sweeping my Facebook feed, so I've decided to throw my hat in that ring as well. I'm a week behind so I'm going to go ahead and post two. For all the ranting I do about idiot politicians and their politics on this blog, I'm actually a pretty serious music nut as well. My iTunes is pushing 9000 songs, and it contains at least a little bit of Read more [...]