Category Archives: Music for a Sunday

Music for a Sunday: What’s that sound?

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Sabina Becker

Everybody look what’s goin’ ’round…again: This song may be older than I am, but it will never NOT be relevant. Especially in an age of incessant wars and school shootings.

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Music for a Sunday: Looks like it’s a repeat

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Hard to believe it’s been over 40 years since I first heard these guys making the daffiest psychic predictions ever, but here they are, still fresh as ever, getting Cate Blanchett to rock out to them in Pee-Wee Herman style: … Continue reading →

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The story of Band Aid and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Midge Ure, Paul Young, and Tony Hadley talk with the Professor of Rock about how Band Aid came together and made the charity song of the century. (I don’t care about any of the remakes, I only love the original.) … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Excuse me while I say Happy Birthday to this guy

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Aldo Nova pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix on what would have been the latter’s 80th birthday, with a song inspired by Jimi’s revolutionary guitar style. Writes Nova: “Happy Birthday, Jimi!!! Today, Jimi Hendrix would’ve been 80 years old. I made … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: You’ve gotta pick up every stitch…

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Quite possibly the grooviest video for the spooky season. And still as fresh and funky as it was in 1968.

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Music for a Sunday: One for Hurricane Ian

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Pour one out for Ian, folkies. He had Mar-a-Lardo right in his sights, and this is what he did… Shame on you, Ian. Call yourself a hurricane?

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Music for a Sunday: Let all the children boogie!

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Some hazy cosmic jive for y’all today, from the original Spider of Mars. Miss you, Ziggy.

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Music for a Sunday: A forgotten latitude

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Sabina Becker

In honor (heh) of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands (Malvinas) war, here’s a song that was written about it back in the day. Gotta say, too, that Cy Curnin has aged a lot better than flyboy Prince “Randy” Andrew, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Everything old is new again.

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Sabina Becker

And speaking of old that’s new again, how about this Sting hit from the ’80s? Granted, when this came out, the Soviet Union was still a thing, and communism was its politic. That has since fallen by the wayside, but … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Our destiny relies on conscience

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Sabina Becker

It’s the Euro theatre… State your peace tonight.

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