Category Archives: Music

Top Ten: Dwight Yoakam

After a friend of mine recently began posting his “top ten” lists of favorite songs by his favorite artists and that got me thinking about my favorites as well. This post is part of a similarly-themed series that I’ll be … Continue reading

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Top Ten: Johnny Cash

A friend of mine has recently been posting his “top ten” lists of favorite songs by some of his favorite artists. He’s inspired me to do the same thing and, after a draining couple of days, I thought I’d have … Continue reading

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Best Songs of 2014

As a follow-up to my favorite albums post, here are my 30 favorite songs of the year, with commentary about a few: Walkabout by Augustines. No song has been played more often in my iTunes this year. I absolutely love … Continue reading

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Best Albums of 2014

It’s time for my annual list of my favorite albums of 2014. I love finding new music and thanks to Spotify, iTunes Radio, Amazon Prime, and YouTube, it’s never been easier. I wasn’t blown away with very many albums this … Continue reading

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Christmas Alt Faves

We love Christmas music around our place. The little lady usually starts listening to her Christmas albums in September / October, sometime around the first cold snap of the season. (Personally, I have a strict Nov. 1 policy. But we … Continue reading

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Top Five: April 2014

Time for my monthly rundown of what I’m lovin’ these days: Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs. I had some eMusic credits at the end of last month that I needed to use and I came across … Continue reading

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Top Five: March 2014

Time for my monthly rundown of what I’m into at the moment. Augustines by Augustines. In my constant pursuit of great music, I came across this album in late February via an eMusic recommendation. Little did I know how quickly … Continue reading

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Top Five: February 2014

One of the things I’ve challenged myself with for 2014 is to post a “Top Five” each month: five things I’m enjoying right now, be it books, music, movies, etc. If nothing else, it helps me keep the blog current. … Continue reading

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Top Five: January 2014

I wanted to take more time to write here on the blog in 2014. Of course, here we are halfway through January and this is my first post of the year! One of the things I thought I’d do is … Continue reading

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Best Albums of 2013

Time once again for my annual list of best albums. As you can tell, I’m something of a music junkie. Most years, it’s something of a challenge for me to narrow down my favorite albums. Not the case this year. … Continue reading

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