Category Archives: Music

Saturday video break: Seventy-six trombones

Via Mark Evanier, the 2009 International Barbershop Chorus Champions performing a rendition of “Seventy-Six Trombones”. The group is called the Ambassadors of Harmony, and you can learn more about them and other Barbershop Chorus Champions here.

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Friday random ten: F that

When I started this “ten songs that start with the same word” theme, I figured I’d only have trouble with some of the higher-scoring letters in the Scrabble game. Turns out one of those troublemakers is the letter F for … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Every which way

Herewith is (almost) every song I have that starts with “Every”. 1. Every Little Kiss – Bruce Hornsby and The Range 2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police 3. Every Man For Himself – The Foremen … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Down we go

As The Boss once sang, I’m going down down down down… 1. Down By The Riverside – Asylum Street Spankers 2. Down On The Corner – Creedence Clearwater Revival 3. Down On The Riverbed – Los Lobos 4. Down So … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Maynard Ferguson does “Star Trek”

This video combines two of my geeky loves: Jazz band and “Star Trek”. Add to that all of the 70s hair and fashion, and you’ve got a giant sundae of awesomeness with whipped cream and a cherry on it. I … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: It’s a helluva town

I don’t really have anything new or original to say about this anniversary of 9/11. What I published back in 2002 is as meaningful as anything I could say today. What I can do is give you some music in … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Solidarity

In honor of Labor Day, a song about labor by Pete Seeger: Now enjoy that long weekend.

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Friday random ten: Oh, come on!

Moving to the letter C and songs that start with the word “come”: 1. Come A Day – Nils Lofgren 2. Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) – Great Big Sea 3. Come Back To Me – … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Billie Jean doo-wop

I think we’ve had enough time since Michael Jackson’s passing to pay video tribute to him here. I daresay you’ve not heard him done in this style before: Thanks to Mark Evanier for the tip.

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Friday random ten: Right back at you

The word of the week is “Back”. 1. Back Door Santa – Bon Jovi 2. Back Home Again in Indiana – Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, and Stan Getz 3. Back In Baby’s Arms – Patsy Cline 4. Back In Love … Continue reading

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Bringing rock music back to Houston

Mike McGuff notes the reappearance of an old Rock 101 KLOL billboard, and muses about having a real rock station in Houston again. Why did Clear Channel kill Rock 101? I’ve been told it was because you had 93.7 The … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: One man band

Ever see a one-man band, where one dude, usually a street musician, plays a bunch of instruments at once? It’s impressive in a way, but usually (to me, anyway) more hokey than remarkable. Here’s an example of something that truly … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: All there is to it

And we go back to the theme lists, as we take a stroll through the alphabet and find for each letter ten songs that start with the same word, one for each letter. Today is the letter A and the … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Kurtrolling

In case you haven’t seen this by now. “Awesome” is far too mild a word to describe it. That’s even better than this, which is saying something because that’s one of my favorite videos ever. Enjoy!

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Friday random ten: A random respite

Hey, here’s a crazy idea: Why not set the ol’ iPod to Shuffle and list the first ten songs that come up? 1. Hey, Now – Oasis 2. Little By Little – Southside Johnny and the Jukes 3. Sweet Old … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: A John Hughes twofer

“Twist and Shout”, from “Ferris Bueller’s Day off”: And the original video to Simple Minds’ “Don’t You Forget About Me”, which was used in “The Breakfast Club”. Thanks to Steven Goldman for that link. And if you haven’t read this … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Texas, our Texas

We were out of town most of last week, visiting friends in the Washington, DC area, so here are ten songs to serve as reminders of home for the next time we travel. 1. Irving – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. … Continue reading

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Broken Cords

Got an email today from Stephen, Melanie and Dianna Muldrow, who are three local kids that have put together a benefit concert called Broken Cords, which is intended to highlight and help fight against human trafficking. From their press release … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Can the frog dance?

Kermit the Frog does “Once in a Lifetime”, by the Talking Heads, complete with David Byrne giant suit: Clearly, I have underestimated “Muppets Tonight” all these years.

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Friday random ten: Cooling down

After the earlier Too Hot list, I felt this was necessary. 1. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – The Priestess and The Fool 2. Cold Shot – Stevie Ray Vaughan 3. Cold – Annie Lennox 4. The Cool, Cool River – … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Motoring

You know what this feature really needs? A big steaming dose of cheesy 80s goodness. And it just doesn’t get any cheesy-80s-goodness-ier than this: Night Ranger – New Music – More Music Videos What can I say? The 80s, man. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Raindrops keep falling on my head

In honor of that wet stuff that’s finally started falling from the sky again after however long a dry spell, here are ten songs about rain. 1. Rain – Flying Fish Sailors 2. Rain and Snow – Solas 3. Rain … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: The stations are alive with the sound of music

Best reason I can imagine to have trains: So you can do this in the train station. Awesome. Of course, it helps to have a train station like that one, but still. And have I mentioned how I can’t wait … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Long train running

In honor of all the train–related news from the week, here are ten train-related songs. 1. Death’s Black Train Is Coming – Gob Iron 2. Hold That Train – Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials 3. Midnight Train – Guy … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Too damn hot

My brain is too sunburned to think of anything clever to say about this particularly timely Friday Random Ten list. I think the theme will be clear to you. 1. Hot Cha – They Might Be Giants 2. Hot House … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy

Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the great Jimmy Cagney: Yeah, they don’t write ’em like that any more. Happy Fourth!

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Friday random ten: In the good old summer time

OK, maybe “good” isn’t a word most people use to describe the summers around here, especially this one so far. But let’s not let that stop us from reviewing a fine selection of summer-themed songs: 1. Summertime Blues – The … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: It gives us those nice bright colors

News item: Kodak is retiring its iconic Kodachrome film after 74 years. I think you know what’s coming: Makes you think that all the world’s a sunny day, doesn’t it?

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Friday random ten: Little bits

We’ve got big songs, and we’ve got little songs: 1. Little Beggarman – Great Big Sea 2. Little Brown Jug – Glenn Miller 3. Little By Little – Southside Johnny and The Jukes 4. Little Fallen Angel – Austin Lounge … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: What’s the big idea?

It’s very simple, really: Ten songs that start with the word “Big”: 1. Big Bottom – Hayseed Dixie 2. Big Fellah – Black 47 3. Big Legs, Tight Skirt – John Lee Hooker 4. Big Noise – Eddie from Ohio … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: He’s dead, Jim!

I still haven’t seen the new Star Trek movie. But I’ll always have this: Live long and prosper, yo.

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Friday random ten: Let us raise our glasses

We did food, and now we do drink. Here are ten beverage-related songs. 1. Alcohol – Barenaked Ladies 2. Beer – Asylum Street Spankers 3. A Case of Coors Beer – Austin Lounge Lizards 4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: The Bad Precedents

In honor of sine die, Austin’s most powerful band: Rock on, y’all.

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Friday random ten: You gonna eat that?

Continuing with our Friday theme lists, here are ten songs about food: 1. Pico de Gallo – Trout Fishing in America 2. Watermelon Time – Marcia Ball 3. Col. Josh’s Homestyle Barbecue – Asylum Street Spankers 4. Taco Bell Canon … Continue reading

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