Category Archives: Music for a Sunday

Music for a Sunday: A handful of nothing

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Sabina Becker

For all those not celebrating this day, as I am: Before Adele was so much as a twinkle in her parents’ eyes, there was this soul queen of British pop. Who is still very relevant today.

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Music for a Sunday: And all the joy within you dies…

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Morning maniac music” in mourning for Paul Kantner (he’s backing Grace Slick on vocals here), who died this past week. Damn, January has been a brutal month for rock, starting with the death of David Bowie and ending with this … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Time you straightened right out

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Sabina Becker

This one goes out to the late John Bradbury, drummer of the band that started a movement. Two-tone ska that combined black and white, punk and reggae, social justice and fun. Sadly missed.

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Music for a Sunday: The night belongs to King B

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to his good friend, David Bowie…who, as he did with so many young artists just starting out, supported him and was a fan long before the rest of the world had apparently heard of him. Ziggy … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: We’ll see how brave you are…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…and all your dollies have friends.

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Music for a Sunday: Born for drivin’ steel

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Can you hoist a jack? Can you lay a track? Can you pick and shovel too? Hey, Mr. Steam Drill, how are you?

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Music for a Sunday: You be the Moon, I’ll be the Earth…

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Sabina Becker

It’s so hard to pick a single song, but here it is. I am loving this entire second album of theirs.

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Music for a Sunday: One bad banana

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Since it’s getting close to that day, and there IS a real-life Grinch out there looking to make it miserable for everyone, I’m just gonna leave this riiiiiight here.

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Music for a Sunday: Got the blues?

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Sabina Becker

I do…but they’re the best kind of blues, daddy-o: Bossa nova’s finest drummer, Milton Banana, jazzes out on us. And it’s the coolest sound you ever heard.

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Music for a Sunday: Scott Weiland, RIP…

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Sabina Becker

The former frontman of the Stone Temple Pilots, who waged a long and painful battle with heroin and crack addictions, has crashed for the final time. Here, he fronts another of the three major groups he led in his storied … Continue reading →

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