The M’s: “Banishment of Love”

One of my earliest musical loves was The M’s. I used to sit in the basement at my family’s old house and play along to songs off their self-titled first record for (real, literal) hours. I remember being excited and surprised a few years later when I learned that two of their…

Stealers Wheel: “Star”

Everybody knows ’em for “Stuck in the Middle with You,” but this song off their second album is great, too.

Giles, Giles & Fripp: “Plastic Pennies”

I stumbled upon this Giles, Giles & Fripp (as in Robert Fripp) record, The Brondesbury Tapes, last week. The trio only ever put out one record, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp, in 1968. I haven’t listened to that release yet, but if demos like…

Dr. Dog: “The Way the Lazy Do”

I think this song has the potential to help a lot of people. It certainly helped me when I first heard it.

“May your thoughts be kind
May your knots unwind
May your dogs drink wine
May your days kill time