Songs Of The Week, 2026: 6/27-7/3

 

Party Out Of Bounds- The B-52's
It's My Life- Tages
Animal Zoo- Spirit
Lucy Leave- Pink Floyd
We Always Come Back Strong- Sam Dees
Time For Livin'- Sly & The Family Stone
If You Let A Man Kick You Once- Corey Harris & Henry Butler

This holiday weekend brought out a lot of bad people. I found out the hard way through social media, that I know a few too many of them. But the good news is, I know a hell of a lot more amazing people than I do shitty people, and for that I am grateful. The losers can take a hike.

It was unintentional, but I love how those last three songs come together.

Your mix is HERE. Turn it up! 

 

"Covered...By A Heat Dome": THE LONG WEEKEND MIX

 

Everyone loves a good cover. And it's been some time since I put together a mix of covers. And I will not claim that the covers on this mix have not been shared here before. But I will claim to have enjoyed them all in this setting.

So when you get back from watching the plate spinners, and the collie that plays "Peg O'My Heart" on the xylophone at the White House State Fair, sit somewhere cool and enjoy the mix.

Be safe everyone.

TRACKLIST 

Barrytown- Ben Folds
Take Me With U- Marshall Crenshaw
I Can't Stand It- The Hotrats
With A Girl Like You- Henry Buckley
Bus Stop- Fountains Of Wayne
Who Loves The Sun- Madison Cunningham & Alan Hampton
Trouble- Mike Viola
Drift Away - The Rolling Stones
A Way To Say Goodbye- Tim Christensen
Come See About Me- The Afghan Whigs
On Broadway- Jimmy Scott
Apples & Oranges- Andy Partridge
Be Nice To Me- Rumer
Since I Fell For You- Bonnie Raitt
Begin The Beguine- Pete Townshend

HERE 

It's Not The Heat, It's The...Okay, It's The Heat!

 

I've lived in NYC my whole life. Whether in Sheepshead Bay or Greenwich Village, at some point during the dog days of summer, if you were outside, you would hear amazing music like this coming out of a car stereo or a boombox.

Stay cool everyone. Let Ray Barretto take the heat!

Izzat Loves

 

A old friend and fellow Todd Rundgren fan reminded me via a Facebook message about a collection of Japanese artists reinventing over 30 songs from Rundgren's catalogue. I had forgotten about this, but I did indeed own it. That collection took me to another collection of Todd covers called "For The Love Of Todd," which like the former from Japan, and honestly most tribute collections, is hit or miss. But the ones that hit were worth the time, like The Spongetones' Jamie Hoover's take on "Izzat Love" originally found on 1974's "Todd" album.

I've posted both for your listening pleasure.

 

Clive Davis, 1932- 2026

 

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One Monkee Won't Stop The Show

 

 

Mickey Dolenz, the last surviving Monkee, will release "Timeless" in September. This is a six track E.P. featuring songs written by Andy Partridge, the late Adam Schlesinger, Shelby Lynne, Vicki Peterson and the continued AWOL Paul Westerberg, whose "Terri," the lead track from his somewhat lost and legendary "49:00" album, a record which saw the light of digital day for a mere two days before being hit with licensing issues and deleted, is Mickey's lead single off "Timeless."

Dolenz's tribute records to Michael Nesmith and R.E.M. were both excellent, so I have hope for this one. Though I wonder just how bad the industry has to be to keep two of our greatest songwriters, Andy Partridge and Paul Westerberg, from releasing anything new at all under their own names.