james hearne

So, only two weeks and some change in to the new year, here, finally, are the records from last year that I stuffed into my ear-holes the most. These are in no particular order... 

Lydia Loveless - Real: I've…

"Loyalty to your country always, loyalty to your government when it deserves it." -Utah Philips 

The electoral college votes today, and while I've not given up hope for a miracle, it is exceedingly likely that our next president will…

My weekly nonsense, set to music. West Side Story kinda creeps in there without context, but otherwise, a pretty mellow week in the ol' noggin. The Isbell/Cook "Pancho & Lefty" is a pretty great surprise to find today, tho. Also…

Whew, been a little while since I did one of these, huh? Here's a fun game: A: remember Sponge? B: can you name more than two Sponge songs? Neither could I. But C: guess how many albums (not counting Greatest…

A little short this week, I apologize. Still not quite myself after last week... But here it be: lot of old favorites here, nothing too surprising. Sometimes comfort food is what you need. Hope this comforts you!

Not a whole lot to say this week, folks. Love each other, and hang in there.

It's up again! As per usual, a few notes: yes, I had Two Princes stuck in my head this week. No, I don't like Two Princes at all. Yes, I know all the words to Two Princes. No, I didn't…

First off: yes, there's two Lydia Loveless tunes this week. The record's just really, really good: deal with it. Second: I found myself stuck on Fantasy despite that I didn't know any of the words or who wrote it. Stabbed…

Time again for the earworms that slowly eat my brain on a day to day basis!! A couple notes: I do not, in any way, like or approve of Rob Thomas or his assorted projects, with the exception of the…

Friday Playlist Day! Not as esoteric as some weeks, but some really good stuff been kickin' round my mind. Enjoy!

It's Friday afternoon, time to see what's on my mind, so let's see: Ben Folds Five, Nathaniel Rateliff, Sharon Van Etten, Wilco, Kasey Musgraves, (Wicked Game is basically ALWAYS in my head), Mountain Goats... um. Whitney Houston... is a thing…

It's Friday again, and while a lot of this week's playlist is fairly straightforward, we do have the first (but certainly not the last) appearance by the Muppets, and more things weren't available on Spotify than usual this week, so…