Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song

From a Canadian TV show in 1967. Happy birthday to L.C.

Don Walser - T for Texas

Jupiter Approach

For astronomy nerds [raises hand], the news that the planet Jupiter is closer to Earth than it has been in fifty years is, well, news. Step outside tonight and take a look.

Brass Bed - Shame of an Earache

There's good new bands all over the place these days. Here's one of them.

The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang

A song that seems to be about the benefits of hard, hard work in helping to manage grief. Happy birthday to Chrissie Hynde, still one of the most underrated songwriters of the rock era.

Derek And Clive - The Worst Job

Pete and Dud,
Dud and Pete.
Pete was smart and Dud was sweet.
Dud was smart too,
But not like Pete.
And Pete was never, never sweet.

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Sunday at the Village Vanguard - Bill Evans

I won't generally post what is basically a sort of advertisement, but I can't let this one pass. Orrin Keepnews was one of the great producers of jazz records, and here he discusses the genesis of one of the best-known of all jazz albums, Bill Evans's Sunday at the Village Vanguard.