On this New Year’s Eve, I hope you are spending time with people you enjoy, thinking about the year that’s passed, and making plans for the year to come!
My first resolution is to remember my favorite line from this song – because anything is better than lying in some comfortable deathbed, staring into the abyss, as afraid of living as I am of not living.
What song are you making your theme song this year? Leave it in the comments, and Happy 2017!
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Kwanzaa!
I am choosing a Christmas carol for this week’s song, not due to my religious orientation, but because it’s a family favorite and signals that it’s the holiday season. Plus…it’s the Pointer Sisters! I mean…come on!
Enjoy your week, no matter your beliefs!
It wouldn’t truly be winter without a little bit of metal in here. When I first started listening to metal(core) my favorite band was Parkway Drive. Though I’m not a big fan of their newer work, their classics still stand. Enjoy this cut from their first effort, Killing With a Smile, called “Romance is Dead.”
Ideal for all post-breakup needs! Have a great week!
It’s getting colder, and some of my friends and colleagues insist they simply LOVE warm weather and can’t stand these Michigan winters. That’s never been my attitude, but in honor of those stalwart whiners, here’s an anthem for the vacation they wish they could take – “Going to Mexico” by Steve Miller Band.
This is the only album by Steve Miller that I could stand (it’s a great one – it may be a featured album sometime in the future, so stay tuned). It’s also the album my dad would blast at top volume to end my middle school sleepovers. Ah, good times.
Have a great week!
December is upon us, and much to my delight, it is sweater weather. It’s only fitting, then, that our song this week be “The Sweater” by Meryn Cadell. This song never got much traction that I can remember, but it’s been a family favorite for years, and it’s an amazing tune. I highly recommend listening to it at top volume throughout all your dating encounters.
Have a great weekend!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Since this is my favorite holiday, today we’re going to be celebrating one of my all time favorite albums – Pinkerton, by Weezer. When I was in high school, I was forced to listen to this in its entirety on each rainy day by the boy who gave me a ride to school (Hi, Erik!) and I grew to love it. You can listen to the whole album here. If you’re pressed for time, here are the three standout tracks that aren’t El Scorcho. BEACUSE I SAID SO.
In November, the best month for Scorpios, and on the week of my mother’s birthday, today’s TBT song is a real throwback. This is the tune that prompted dancing around in the basement, and still, to this day, makes me sing along at the top of my lungs every time I hear it.
Happy Birthday Mom!
This week’s tune is a classic from Stick To Your Guns, one of my favorite bands of all time.
Listen to that and tell me your heart’s not racing! Let’s go mosh!
Ok…a bit late, but this week’s song:
“Stormy Monday” by Lee Michaels
Absolutely incredible! I grew up listening to this song, and though it’s often covered, this is the best version of it. No wonder Lee Michaels went deaf young!
Starting a new feature – each Thursday, I’ll post a song that you might have liked back in the day, a nostalgia song, or a song I forgot about and discovered again. Because this is the Shame Dynamic, and that’s what we do here, it will definitely center around old punk, metal, electronic or underground rock songs.
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If you’ve got an idea for a song to feature, please shoot me an email – otherwise, enjoy.
Today’s Throwback Thursday song:
Disregard the Runner-Up, by Kicked in the Head.
This is one of those tunes you can only find on a Warped Tour comp (remember when those used to be good?!). Back in two thousand aught three, this was my jam; it’s the best tune to be blasted with windows down, rolling fast down the street. Too bad very little of Kicked in the Head’s other music was decent.
Party down! Happy Thursday!
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