Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here's a new playlist for ya. Ellie van Amerongen, "august": Doing a duet with yourself is challenging. Doing one with yourself after two or three years on testosterone must be damn-near impossible, yet they pull it off. And it's a Taylor Swift cover. Khatumu, "exposure therapy": I remain impressed with every new song I hear by this singer-songwriter.

Happy Monday! I'm sure a lot of you are still celebrating the victory/mourning the defeat of your favorite sportsball team from last night, but since I don't give two figs about football I'm up and ready to face the day with a new playlist. Carbon Leaf, "Life Less Ordinary": Can I tell you, I've been searching for this song for the past, oh, ten, fifteen…

Happy Tuesday, everyone. Finally back in the school today, though of course with a two-hour delay. Not that I'm complaining. Anyway, February is Black History Month, and the 100th Anniversary of said month, so here's a playlist to celebrate that! Louis Armstrong, "Mack the Knife": I don't think any discussion of the impact of African Americans on American music can be considered complete without mention of Louis Armstrong.

Happy Tuesday, folks. Here in Northern Virginia, it's freezing and icy outside, but inside it's so warm I'm starting to sweat and I blame the Brancos. Here's a playlist to help you make it through the snow days you're almost assuredly going through if you live in the United States. Lucinda Williams, "How Much Did You Get For Your Soul": Lucinda cuts right to the point with this one, a solid rocker and protest song of the old school.

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I ran across a Van Morrison quote this morning that's had me thinking. To be honest, I'd been thinking about this stuff for a few days already, mostly following a conversation about music and marketing with my brother the other night. Anyway, the quote says, "Music is spiritual. The music business is not." And, yeah, that quote kinda speaks to my very soul.

Happy Monday, folks! It's Martin Luther King, Jr., Day today, so I've been sitting at home becoming increasingly concerned that the world Dr. King imagined will never come to pass. Yeah, I'm a cheerful sort today. Let's get to the playlist. Rose Betts, "Doodles": I learned of this Irish singer/songwriter through Facebook, of all places. There's a certain type of singer/songwriter and a certain type of song that they write that tickles all the right spots in my brain; this is that songwriter, this is that song.

Happy Monday, folks. It's my anniversary this week, so you'll excuse me if I don't answer any calls or whatnot tomorrow. Yeah, that's right, I know when my wedding anniversary is. Take that, Boomer comedians! Anyway, have a playlist. Matt Berninger, "Blue Monday": Is this the most obvious cover of all time? Possibly. Is it still a pretty great cover?

Good morning and happy first Monday of the new year. Yes, the government took some extrajudicial actions down in Venezuela over the weekend, and we're all scrambling figuring out how to deal with that, but in the meantime I've got some songs for you. The Cranberries, "Salvation": A blistering blast of punky energy and the occasional horn? Yes, please. Lyle Lovett, "Lungs": An old Townes Van Zandt song that, according to Lovett, Van Zandt said ought to be "shouted rather than sung." Lovett sings it here anyway.

Happy last Monday of 2025, folks! It's been a helluva year, I think we can all agree, and I'll be glad to see the back of it. But there were a lot of songs I listened to pretty much on repeat this year, such as the following: The Wallflowers, "It's a Dream": I love the rhythm of this song and the interior rhymes Jakob Dylan throws into it.

Happy Monday, folks! It's the week of Christmas, so here's a playlist full of some of my favorite Christmas songs. Darlene Love, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)": Just the absolute best Christmas song ever. You can keep your Wham! and your Mariah Carey, just leave me Darlene Love. She & Him, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree": This song seems like it was tailor-made for this band.