Tag: Music

The Grammys if I picked them

The Grammys happened last night, and my favorite moment was seeing Dan Wilson on stage co-accepting Song of the Year for “Not Ready to Make Nice,” which he wrote with the Dixie Chicks. I got to interview Dan on the deck at Jillian’s a few years ago when Semisonic played Louisville; he could not possibly …

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Delicious.

Click here to check out Kay Hanley’s new video, “Work Is for Suckers.” For those who don’t know, Kay was the singer for the late, great Letters to Cleo. (Her husband, Michael “USA Mike” Eisenstein, was the guitarist for LTC and still plays on all of Kay’s solo stuff. He calls himself “USA Mike” because …

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Top 5 Albums of 2005

1. Winter Pays for Summer, Glen Phillips. Glen finally made a solo album that’s better as a whole than any of the Toad the Wet Sprocket albums. The warmth and depth of the lyrics are matched beautifully by the rich, dynamic complexity of John Fields’s crisp, clever production. Highlights are “Finally Fading,” about a guy …

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