MUSIC: Hundreds of John Peel shows for streaming!

For fans disappointed that the online debut of the late John Peel’s record collection didn’t feature actual music off those platters or broadcasts by the legendary British DJ, here’s the real deal: a streaming collection of 458 episodes of Peel’s show, presumably digitized off cassettes, that totals 846 hours and spans the years 1967 to 2004.

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/09/11/john-peel-archive-stream-458-shows/

MUSIC: Some things are better left in your childhood!

Heard this song earlier today! Hadn't heard it since I was a kid! Wished it had stayed that way!

http://www.last.fm/music/Bo+Donaldson+&+The+Heywoods/_/Billy,+Don't+Be+A+Hero

MUSIC: The Mix: The Songs Of The Summer, 1962-2012

http://m.npr.org/story/155132353?url=/2012/06/20/155132353/the-mix-the-songs-of-the-summer-1962-2012&ps=freshair

MUSIC: My Top Ten Albums

This is from me, and NOT some reprinted material. - OlderMusicGeek

Well, a while back Patrick McEvoy on Twitter asked what our top 10 favorite albums are.

After some thinking, I have come up with mine. But this could change depending on my mood and new memories!

10 - The Raveonettes' Pretty In Black
9 - Chumbawumba's Tubthumper
8 - Visage's self-titled debut
7 - The Clash's London Calling
6 - Ultravox's Systems Of Romance
5 - Devo's Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
4 - The Sex Pistols' Never Mind The Bollocks Here Comes The Sex Pistols
3 - Flogging Molly's Drunken Lullabies
2 - The Police's Outlandos d'Amour
1 - Violent Femmes self-titled debut

Yeah, my top ten albums is heavy and completely dominated by alternative stuff! Have go into top 25 or 50 to find other genres!

But looking at my top ten albums, it's still a pretty diverse bunch - punk to synth dance pop - with folk, reggae, celtic and 60's influences!

MUSIC: Song Of The Day - Halloween Edition (Oct 24): "Dark Lady" By Cher

What can I say? 70s Cher music is a guilty pleasure of mine. Takes me back to my
childhood. So I had to add "Dark Lady"!