I love this Song #4 Menahan Street Band

I think it goes without saying that the guys at Daptone Records can't put out anything bad. This record is smokin'. The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Fernando Velez, Bosco Mann), El Michels Affair (Leon Michels, Toby Pazner), Antibalas (Nick Movshon, Aaron Johnson) and the Budos Band (Mike Deller, Daniel Fodder), brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Amy Winehouse) to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. If you know anything about those four bands then you already have an idea of how funky this will be. There are two particular songs that are falling into my I Love This Song constant rotation. But don't get me wrong, the whole album is gonna make it's way there eventually. Enjoy.

Home Again



Tired Of Fighting

A Taste Of Ryan Adams

Many of my "I love this song" songs have been by Ryan Adams. It seems like I'm constantly playing something by him for just about any occasion. Ryan Adams is a tireless artist whose musical output is astonishing, not to mention his books and frequent ramblings on the Internet. This guy seems to always be releasing something new. I'm sure this won't be the last time I post something by or about Ryan, and I hope you don't become tired of them. I've included a few songs from a live show in Texas during the 2007 tour that just sit well with me on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy!

Please Do Not Let Me Go


Dear Chicago


Oh My God, Whatever


Dear John

I Love This Song #3 - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Record Store Day this year brought with it (literally) a bag full of goodies. Yes, I know it's been months since April 18th but I'm still finding little suprizes hidden in that bag. One of the vinyl purchases I made was a compilation called This LP Crashes Hard Drives.
The LP was limited to 2000 copies so I'm fortunate that I was able to score one. On it was a track by this amazing band out of Chi-Town called Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. That track (Marcus Garvey) lead me to do some digging and I of course came across much more by these guys that is just sick. So the past few days have been filled with this song (War), immediately followed by the required phrase, "I Love This Song". Hope you do to.