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Friday random ten: Texas, our Texas

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Cooling down

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Raindrops keep falling on my head

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Long train running

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: In the good old summer time

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Little bits

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Let us raise our glasses

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: You gonna eat that?

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

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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Friday random ten: Get your game on

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Next on the theme list: Songs about sports. 1. HOOPS Yes! (FC Dallas) – The Polyphonic Spree 2. The Stock Car Travels By Illusion – Austin Lounge Lizards 3. Centerfield – John Fogerty 4. Galway Farmer – Ceili’s Muse 5. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The state you’re in

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Gonna switch gears here for a couple of Fridays and do some themed lists. I was inspired to put a few of these together back when I did the spring songs and good songs lists, and I’m finally getting around … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Couldn’t stand getting metaphysical

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Time for your weekly dose of random music. Ready, set… 1. Banish Misfourtune/Rabbit’s Moon – Paisley Close 2. My Manda – The Mollys 3. Couldn’t Stand The Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan 4. Let’s Get Metaphysical – David Gilmour 5. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Now with more randomness

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Back to the well we go with ten more songs taken from the Every Song I’ve Got In iTunes pile. 1. The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel 2. Guinness Dog – The Rogues 3. Take The “A” Train – Joe … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The whole enchilada

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Finally, a Random Ten based on a shuffle of every song in the collection, not just a slimmed-down-to-fit-on-a-Mini playlist. What will the new much-bigger-than-a-Mini Touch give us? 1. The Mosstrooper’s Lament – SixMileBridge 2. Jim Malcolm – Losin’ Auld Reekie … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: If at first you don’t secede

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

More new music – more free downloads, more paid-for downloads, more CDs I hadn’t had as part of a playlist yet. You know the drill, so here we go. 1. So Young And In Love – Bruce Springsteen 2. Steel … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: When the going gets tough, the tough download some free tunes

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I just passed 5000 songs in my iTunes collection, though that number includes a few duplicates, a couple of misplaced podcasts, and some CD tracks, from live performances and from things like the Beatles anthology, that are spoken intros or … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Good songs

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to jump into some new music this week, but when I remembered that today is Good Friday, I figured I’d do a theme list instead. So here, for Good Friday, are ten good songs: 1. Two Good … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Once more to the well

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I have one more batch of Genius-gathered songs, also taken from recently ripped CDs, to go with the earlier group. This one is based on Pete Townshend’s “Save It For Later”, from his awesome “Deep End Live!” CD. As presented … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten, Hawaiian style

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Two weeks ago, I printed a Special Guest Star edition of the Friday Random Ten with an offering from Chron reporter Alan Bernstein. At the time, I asked if anyone else would like to submit a list for publication. I … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Life is skittles and life is beer

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

You know what’s one reason why I love the onset of Daylight Savings Time? It means that spring is right around the corner. And what do you know, here we are on the first day of the spring season. So … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Special guest star edition

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s Friday random ten comes courtesy of Alan Bernstein. Take it away, Alan! 1. 1985 — Bowling For Soup 2. Chain Reaction — Joe Sample 3. Autumn In New York — Harry Connick 4. Thrill Of It — Robert Randolph … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: You say “70s throwback” as if it were a bad thing

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Say what you want about Amy Winehouse and her trainwreck life. Here’s what Genius has to say about her and her musique verite hit “Rehab”. 1. Rehab – Amy Winehouse 2. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations 3. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The eighties strike back

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve said that 70s music goes with everything, and I think that’s true. But I also think it’s true of 80s music, and really, if you have enough of each of these, what more do you need? To demonstrate that, … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: You say it’s your birthday

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Greg Wythe

In honor of my birthday this week, here are ten songs related to birthdays, getting older, and stuff like that. 1. Birthday – The Beatles 2. Rock and Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger 3. Happy Birthday – Weird Al … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: You say it’s your birthday

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of my birthday this week, here are ten songs related to birthdays, getting older, and stuff like that. 1. Birthday – The Beatles 2. Rock and Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger 3. Happy Birthday – Weird Al … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Beginning to see the light

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure what motivated me to make a Genius list out of the Bobby Darin version of “I’m Beginning To See The Light” – I have two other versions of this song as well – because my experience with … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Flight of the Genius

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As promised (threatened?) last week, it’s time to pay another visit to Genius-land, in which we use the Genius feature of iTunes to create some playlists from which we draw the weekly Friday Random Ten lists. Needless to say, the … Continue reading →

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Friday Random Ten: Still more new music

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Once more to the new music. I’ll probably take another tour through Genius-land starting next week, but for now we’re still mining the new music. 1. Fancy Footwork – Chromeo 2. Everybody Hurts – Elk City 3. Running Away – … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: We the people

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This just seems appropriate: And now a brief break from all the new music for a selection of patriotic tunes from my collection. 1. The Star Spangled Banner – Eddie from Ohio 2. America the Beautiful – Ray Charles 3. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: New music, take two

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

More new music on the iPod, while I ponder whether to get more now or wait till later. 1. For What Reason – Death Cab for Cutie 2. Skankin’ To The Beat – Fishbone 3. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley 4. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: New year, new music

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

There’s nothing like an iPod loaded with new-to-you music, which is what I’ve been enjoying this week. My sources are the iTunes store, Cactus Records for a few CDs, and Stereogum.com for a load of free MP3s (with thanks to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: My sister’s list

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

My sister sent me the following Christmas-themed Friday Random Ten list after reading my list from last week. Since I really didn’t get a chance to do much iPod listening this week, I figured I’d use her tunes today instead. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Sleigh bells ring

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have a whole lot of Christmas music in my collection, but I do have enough for a Friday Random Ten, and if this isn’t the time for a Christmas random ten list, then when would it ever be? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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