Song in my head today: Marty Robbins, “Bouquet of Roses”
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This is a great piece on Eminem’s boxes of rhyming notes. Via Austin Kleon’s Friday newsletter.
It probably says something about me that this is one of my favorite Aesop Rock songs.
I readily admit that I know only a little more than nothing about classical music. A few years ago, though, Rachel and I came across the video of Bernstein conducting Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony and, to our surprise, found ourselves crying by the end. So, yeah, I’ll be watching this movie.
New Aesop Rock album release day is a good day.
The saddest mummy/archaeologist love story you’ve ever heard. 🎵
So Blood in the Machine starts with an epigraph from Run the Jewels? Dude, I’ve already bought the book—you don’t have to keep winning me over.
Powerful song by Derek Spencer on a real life tragedy in small town Kentucky. This guy deserves more attention than he’s gotten. 🎵
It’s a Soundgarden Superunknown kind of morning.
The Mavericks 1994 album “What a Crying Shame” mostly reminds me of Dwight Yoakam, which is probably why I love it so much. Dwight Yoakam will always be my favorite country singer. But the Mavericks are more than that–proof of which can be heard in their wonderful 2020 album “En Español”. 🎵