Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
05 May 2026 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: 90's rock
Jon the Dad’s compilation, parts 1-13.
24 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: julieta venegas
(via Billboard)
Julieta Venegas brought her brilliant pop ballads – and some powerful political messages – to the Billboard Latin Women in Music 2026 special, which aired live on Thursday (April 23) on Telemundo.
Starting at her piano, the Tijuana-born star, with her hair tied back in a ponytail and wearing gold earrings, performed “La Línea,” a song originally in collaboration with Yahritza y Su Esencia that was released on April 9. The deeply emotional track captures the nostalgia and feelings of separation brought about by the border, also known as “la línea,” a colloquial term also referring to the Tijuana-San Ysidro border crossing…
Read more: Julieta Venegas, artistic excellence at Latin Women in Music 2026
19 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: katie melua, the closest thing to crazy
Katie Melua: “The Closest Thing to Crazy” (2003)
Born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London, Ketevan Melua became the UK’s best-selling female artist within 3 years of the release of her debut, 2003’s Call Off the Search.
The album went six times Platinum and spent 6 weeks at #1 on the UK charts.
“The Closest Thing to Crazy”, written by producer Mike Batt (writer of Art Garfunkel’s “Bright Eyes” and the beautiful “Railway Hotel“) went to #10 in the UK.
09 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: joe walsh
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in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: don't change on me, ray charles
Ray Charles: “Don’t Change On Me” (1971)
As a long-time wedding DJ I curated lengthy lists of songs suitable for the various events of the wedding reception, including choices for the bride’s dance with her father and the groom’s dance with his mom.
When couples asked for suggestions, I had many, but was commonly disappointed when they almost invariably went on to choose “Because You Loved Me”, “What a Wonderful World” or (hack, spit) “Butterfly Kisses”.
Seemed a great way to make a special moment cliched and generic.
I always thought Brother Ray’s “Don’t Change On Me” would’ve made a great choice if someone was looking to stray from the usual.
I even shared that thought with my daughter, telling her if the occasion arose and she let me choose the song, this obscure old nugget would be my choice.
Well, my daughter’s wedding was a surprise affair. I was invited to bring my mom to a “summer party” and had no idea it was anything more than a picnic in the local community park until we arrived and saw chairs set up facing a little white arch.
The modest ceremony was followed by lunch in a small adjacent indoor facility, and sometime after I was surprised to be instructed to join my daughter in the center of the room while the groom cued up a recording on a small portable sound system.
And though the wedding had been a casual, secular celebration, there was Brother Ray bringing a little “church”.
It had been years since I’d mentioned it. But she hadn’t forgotten.
And moments like that, Emily, are why I love you just the way you are.
Every Moment Has A Song 