A couple of days ago Sara Hickman’s mom reached out to me on Facebook. We were neighbors when we were kids in Houston. Sara has recorded like 20 albums since the 1990s (I checked out her website www.sarahickman.com). I still just remember her as a kid across the street […] Read the rest
More Desert Island Records
May 15, 2012
April 13, 2012
If I could only play guitar
When I hear it, I long to be able to do it. Not just the music, but the emotion it carries. It must be jealousy, really. I’ve tried to play before, and I can’t. It is one reason I love music so much; it is something I will never be […] Read the rest
January 20, 2012
Second Ten
These are my second ten – the ones that didn’t make my top ten Desert Island Records. Now, if this is the only box of music that washes up on shore, I’ll still be happy. Well, I don’t know. I’ll still be stranded on a desert island with ten records […] Read the rest
December 30, 2011
Susan’s Suggestions
I got a list of things to listen to from Susan. Thought I would pass on her suggestions, and maybe she will send me a list of her Desert Island Records. When she does, I’ll post those, too.
Thanks, Susan. I’ve got a lot of these on my iTunes already. […] Read the rest
December 7, 2011
Desert Island Bands
When you’re marooned on a desert island, you can’t be too picky about what washes up on shore. So, instead of a list of specific records, here are ten bands – any albums from any of them will do nicely while I’m stranded. Funny thing is, my final list doesn’t […] Read the rest
April 28, 2011
Desert Island Classical
I don’t know much of anything about classical music. I do know, some of it I like very much. Most of what I like comes from movie soundtracks, but some from my dad and some from public radio. My tastes in classical music are drawn to melodic, mostly melancholy pieces, […] Read the rest
January 19, 2011
Brittany’s Desert Island Records
Brittany is still barely in her twenties. It’s great to see what college kids are listening to, and reassuring to me that some of it is actually already in my iTunes. Not sure how much influence her dad has on that, but my guess is a lot (whether Brittany will […] Read the rest
August 31, 2010
10 Albums You Should Have That Maybe You Don’t
Here’s a list of albums that you may not have heard, but that will keep you interested on that desert island:
| Album | Artist |
| Sea Change | Beck |
| Soup | Blind Melon |
| Miles |
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April 14, 2010
My Desert Island Jazz
Here’s a list of Jazz Records for my Desert Island:
| Album | Artist |
| Kind of Blue | Miles Davis |
| Giant Steps | John Coltrane |
| Time Further Out | Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Monk’s |
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April 1, 2010
Punkin’s Records
She could say, “Beatles,” before she could walk – still I see them nowhere, man.
| Album | Artist |
| It’s Blitz! | Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Gnossiennes & Gymnopedies | Erik Satie |
| Another Side of Bob Dylan |
[…] Read the rest