S.O.D. "A Hand of Thumbs" by Ian Anderson
4/24/2023 From the master musician’s fourth solo studio album, “Ripa’s Dance.” Cross Eyed Mary and Aqualung got married.
S.O.D. "Coyotes" by Bill Callahan
4/23/2023 One of our favorite artists, actually from Maryland. Unique genres, including lo-fi, apocalyptic folk, and gothic country.
S.O.D. "Blunderbuss" by Jack White
4/22/2023 From his debut album of the same name, released in 2012. White is formerly of the duo, The White Stripes. Meg White, his wife, made up the duo. Jack began his solo career in 2011.
S.O.D. "All Night Music" by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
4/21/2023 Reggae and jam band from Rochester, NY, active since 2001. Enjoy!!
S.O.D. "A Girl Alone" by Hungry Lucy
4/20/2023 Active from 1998 to 2014, this duo from Cincinnati features Christa Belle providing music, lyrics, and vocals, and Warren Harrison doing some music, the programming and production. Dark wave and trip hop are their main genres. They take their name from the ghost story of Havoc House, and the spirit of Lucy Ryan, who died in 1792. According to psychic, Sybil Leek, the spirit is always hungry.
S.O.D. "Dreams" by The Cranberries
4/19/2023 This is the Irish rock band’s debut single, released in 1992 under the genre of dream pop. Pretty astounding for a debut single. It was composed by lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, and lead guitarist, Noel Hogan. We miss you, Dolores.
S.O.D. "Soon Be to Nothing" by Indigo Girls
4/18/2023 From the album, “Come On Now Social” the duo’s seventh studio album, released in 1999. It released the singles, “Go,” “Peace Tonight,” and “Cold Beer and Remote Control.” There are 12 songs on the album, and the girls, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers, each wrote half. They got their start in 1985.
S.O.D. "Soul Singer in a Session Band" by Bright Eyes
4/17/2023 This Indie rock & folk band out of Omaha, Nebraska, got its start in 1995. They’ve composed some decent hits, including “Lua” and “Take It Easy (Love Nothing)” in 2004.
S.O.D. "The Air That i Breathe' by The Hollies
4/16/2023 The year was 1974, and this powerful soft rock ballad charted in ten countries, all in the top ten, claiming three #1 spots. The Hollies, now in their 61st year of music, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
S.O.D. "King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West
4/15/2023 Richard Drummie and Peter Cox Make up the English pop rock duo, Go West. They have released five studio albums, three live albums, four compilation albums, and 21 singles. This song is featured in the film, Pretty Woman.
S.O.D. "Island in the Sun" by Weezer
4/14/2023 From the 2001 album, “Weezer (Green Album),” which Ric Ocasek produced. Ocasek fought for the song’s inclusion for the album. It is their most licensed tune.
S.O.D. "You Were Right" by Badly Drawn Boy
4/13/2023 Damon Michael Gough Is in the English singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who has been named as one of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die” by Q magazine. Can’t see him right now, but Alexa follows our every command.
S.O.D. "In the Flesh" by Blondie
4/12/2023 Written by Deborah Harry and Blondie guitarist, Chris Stein. This is the band early on.
S.O.D. "Snow (Hey Oh)" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
4/11/2023 This was a #1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in 2006. It held that position for 5 weeks. The song is about starting out fresh.
S.O.D. "The Rain Song" by led Zeppelin
4/10/2023 From the “Houses of the Holy” album. The Led!! Get it out! Get it out!
S.O.D. "Spring Vacation" by The Beach Boys
4/9/2023 This song was released in 2012. Judging by the lyrics, it seems as though these guys, now in their early 80s, are still running around in cars, trying to pick up women, and getting good vibrations. Enjoy the song, and try not to picture that.
S.O.D. "Big Tall Man" by Liz Phair
4/8/2023 This American singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist, got her career started from her own home in Chicago. She did this by self releasing audio tapes in 1990. Give her a listen, very interesting.
S.O.D. "See You in September" by The Tempos
4/7/2023 Written by composers, Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards. The Tempos, a vocal group from Pittsburgh, were the first to record it and make it a top 40 hit in 1959. New Jersey pop group, The Happenings, saw their version go to #3 in 1966. It is part of the American Graffiti soundtrack.
S.O.D. "Lullaby of Birdland" by George Shearing
4/6/2023 This jazz standard was composed in 1952 by George Shearing, with lyrics by George David Weiss. It is in regard to the Manhattan jazz club, Birdland, owned by Morris Levy. Levy holds the publishing rights to the song.
S.O.D. "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" by Sandi Thom
4/5/2023 This is Thom’s debut single, which she and Tom Gilbert composed. In 2006 it topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, the UK, and her native Scotland. It comes from the album, Smile… It Confuses People,” which is a true statement. Thom is the youngest student ever to be excepted into the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA).