Category Archives: Music

Saturday video break: Little Things

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Colbie Caillat, whose version of this song has a definite article on it: Did you know that Colbie Caillat’s father Ken co-produced Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors and Tusk? Well, now you do. Did you know that YouTube offers suggestions for … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 6

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Lots of well-known names this week. 1. Talking Old Soldiers – Bettye Lavette 2. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé 3. Billie’s Blues – Billie Holiday 4. X Offender – Blondie 5. Fool’s Game – Bonnie Raitt … Continue reading →

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KUHA sale completed

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Say goodbye to classical music on your terrestrial radio. Houston Public Media’s classical musical station transitions to an all-digital format starting at 9 a.m. Friday, July 15. It’s a result of Christian radio station KSBJ agreeing to purchase the KUHA 91.7 … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Little Saint Nick

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, how about a little Christmas music? Here are the Beach Boys with “Little Saint Nick”: Videos of bands where they all wear the same outfit – especially when they all also have the same haircut – will never get … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 5

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Wow, we’re still in the B’s. 1. Mad About You – Belinda Carlisle 2. Call It Whatever – Bella Thorne 3. I Could Be Persuaded – Bering Strait (Natasha Borzilova and Lydia Salnikova) 4. Take My Breath Away – Berlin … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Little Bird

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the fabulous Annie Lennox, from her hit solo album Diva: The things you learn when surfing Wikipedia: This song was featured in an episode of The Sopranos, and also in the Demi Moore movie Striptease. I remember it from … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 4

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Girl groups! 1. White Rabbit – Austin Lounge Lizards & Karen Abrahams 2. Complicated – Avril Lavigne 3. June Bug – The B-52’s (Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson) 4. Venus – Bananarama (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) 5. Walk … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Lithium

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The brightest light of the grunge era, Nirvana and one of their big hits, “Lithium”: Kurt Cobain was exactly a year and a day younger than I am, so he’d have been 50 years old next February. Hard to believe, … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 3

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

More ladies, y’all. 1. Trembles, Part II – Alex Napping (Alex Cohen) 2. Breathe (2 AM) – Anna Nalick 3. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Annie Lennox 4. Fly Me Away – Annie Little 5. Closer – Annie Williams … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Light of Day

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Keeping my cred as someone who listens to new music, here’s Aubrie Sellers: I was Not A Fan of country music for a looooong time. I think the main reason for that is that my initial exposure to country was … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 2

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Gonna take awhile to get through all these. 1. Doubt – Amanda Mair 2. Polly – Amanda Palmer 3. Thank You For The Music – Amanda Seyfried (from “Mamma Mia!”) 4. Winter Wonderland – Amy Grant 5. The Leader – … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Life Is Hard

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I’m cheating a bit with the song titles this week, but I think you’ll forgive me. First, an 80s classic from Timbuk 3: I’m not even sure where I got the three Timbuk 3 songs that I have that aren’t … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 1

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, did you know there’s a woman running for President? It’s true! First time ever for a major political party in this country. In honor of that historic achievement, I’m going to spend a few weeks highlighting songs from my … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Let’s Get Married

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I give you the great Rev. Al Green: Makes you want to rush out and buy a ring, doesn’t it? Now for a Scottish twist on that, here’s The Proclaimers: If someone in that audience didn’t take advantage of the … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 15

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

We come to the end of another theme. 1. Weekend In Cincinnati – The Bobs 2. Welcome To New York – Taylor Swift 3. Werewolfs Of London – Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon 4. The Wexford Carol – The Chieftains … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Lady Luck

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of newer songs from my collection. The first one called “Lady Luck” is by Pickwick, featuring Sharon van Etten: That’s from a South by Southwest sampler I got via Paste magazine. Don’t ask me how I came to … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 14

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

In case you were wondering where that other Staten Island song was: 1. Staten Island Baby – Black 47 2. TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) – MFSB Fet. The Three Degrees 3. Tupelo Honey – Gordian Knot 4. U.M.M.G. (Upper … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: La La Land

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here come the Go-Gos: That’s from their 2000 reunion album “God Bless The Go-Go’s”, which I bought on a whim while perusing at a record store, as one did back then. The video is from a 2001 concert at Central … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 13

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

More love for my hometown. 1. Southside Chicago Waltz – Black 47 2. St. Anne’s Reel/Staten Island Hornpipe – Flying Fish Sailors 3. St. Louis Blues March – Glenn Miller 4. Streets Of Bakersfield – Beau Jennings 5. Streets Of … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Just A Little Lovin’

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

How about a little throwback country/pop from Dusty Springfield? Such a great voice. I need to find more of her stuff. For a more modern take on that song, here’s Adrian Lynne: Very nice, though I kind of like the … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 12

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

A very California-centric episode today. 1. San Francisco Bay Blues – Eric Clapton 2. San Jacinto – Peter Gabriel 3. San Lorenzo – Pat Metheny Group 4. Santa Ana – Bruce Springsteen 5. Santa Ana Woman – The Bobs 6. … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Jump

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

It was the year 1984, the year Van Halen gave us this: Albums like 1984 hghlight a problem with our streaming-and-downloads music market these days. Back then, when men with hair like David Lee Roth strutted on the earth, bands … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 11

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Still more New York! And other places, too. 1. Pflugerville – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. Philadelphia Freedom – Hall and Oates 3. Phoenix Get Cured – Stereogum vs team9 4. Phone Call From Leavenworth – Chris Whitley 5. Riga In … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: I’ve Seen All Good People/Your Move

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs take on a typically tricky Yes staple: I love Susanna Hoffs’ voice, and I love her interpretation of this song. You should definitely check out her various collections of covers with Sweet, called “Under The … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 10

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

New York, New York, so nice they said it twice… 1. New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel 2. New York State Of Mind – Rowlf the Dog 3. New York, New York – Big Daddy 4. The Night … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

It’s one of my favorite Celtic bands doing their thing with this REM classic: The was Great Big Sea, the finest band from Newfoundland. Hard to believe you could take that song up-tempo, but there you have it. For comparison … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 9

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

In which New York gets its revenge… 1. Miami 2017 (Seen The Light Go Out On Broadway) – Billy Joel 2. Mission To Moscow – Hot Club of Cowtown 3. Mobile – Marcia Ball 4. Mobile Bay – Flying Fish … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Combining two of my favorite things in this post, beginning with the Asylum Street Spankers: Man, I miss these guys. I caught every show they did in Houston for several years running, including some in the most smoke-filled room in … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 8

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

More Memphis! 1. Leningrad – Billy Joel 2. Lisdoonvarna – Ceili’s Muse 3. Liverpool Sunset – Gerald Jay Markoe 4. Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival 5. London Homesick Blues – Flying Fish Sailors 6. (Making The Run To) Gladewater – … Continue reading →

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If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, you must acquit

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I knew there was a lawsuit going on over the provenance of Stairway to Heaven, but I hadn’t realized there were Texas connections to it. In a few weeks, jurors will decide if Led Zeppelin lifted the guitar intro to … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) revisited

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I posted three videos of the classic “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” a few years back, including a video of the original, by The Four Lads. Now here’s a video of the They Might Be Giants version, done over a montage of … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 7

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Spanning the globe, week after week… 1. (Is Anybody Going to) San Antone – Doug Sahm And Band 2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might be Giants/Lager Rhythms 3. I’ve Been To Memphis – Lyle Lovett 4. I’ve Got A … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Inside Out

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

From their second album, which was of course called “Volume 3”, the Traveling Wilburys: Not bad, and a treat to see George Harrison again. They just weren’t quite as good without Roy Orbison, though. And for a completely different song … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In the city, part 6

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Some old familiar places this week. 1. Halfway To Memphis – Sammy Hagar 2. Halley Came To Jackson – Mary-Chapin Carpenter 3. A Heart In New York – Art Garfunkel 4. Hello Hopeville – Michelle Shocked 5. Hey Marseilles – … Continue reading →

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