Honey My Heart Was Not Born to Be Tamed

Pneumonia decided to kick my ass last week, but here we go!



“Red,” Dirty Three
What Warren Ellis does with a violin oughta be illegal!

“Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards),” Tom Waits
My man!

“Let’s Build a Car,” Swell Maps
Swell Maps were a noisy British band from the late 70’s, that later were cited as influences of bands like Pavement and Sonic Youth. The band was formed by brothers Nikki Sudden (gtr, vox) and Epic Soundtracks (drums), both of whom would later go on to have mildly successful solo careers. Epic died in 1997, Nikki in 2006.

“Then He Kissed Me,” The Crystals
Classic. The Ramones and the New York Dolls were heavily indebted to 1960’s girl-groups like The Crystals. So was Martin Scorsese.

“Devotion,” MC Solaar
My favorite French MC!

I Search the Place for Your Lost Face

Somebody, somewhere, once said that where there is love, there is pain. This week The Shuffler cranked out five songs about five different kinds of love. Sometimes randomness is a beautiful thing. I’ll just let the music speak for itself.



“All These Things,” Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint

“Tired of Being Alone,” Al Green

“Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You,” Led Zeppelin

“I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You,” Tom Waits

“Lonesome Day Blues,” Bob Dylan