In the spirit of Phish’s Halloween costumes (which is the only thing I find interesting about Phish), we today present a musician in disguise. This song has made many, many travels around the Interweb, but it looks like it’s been a bit of time since anyone’s posted it anew. Not much else to note about it, largely because I’m a few hours from getting on a plane, and I’m terribly strapped for time. I’ll do better next week. Ted Leo, “Since U Been Gone” (Disclaimer: Correctly or not, I operate with the assumption that this cover has never been properly … Continue reading One for Friday: Ted Leo, “Since U Been Gone”

I’ve been involved with two different college radio stations, one as a student and the other as an advisor and General Manager. Both those experiences gave me tremendous exposure to the newest of new music, shaping my tastes and instilling in me a welcome aversion to complacency. Back in my student days, a friend of mine was on the air and took a call from a listener requesting a Grateful Dead song that was originally released at least two decades earlier. My friend hung up the phone and said “I hope I’m not sitting around twenty years from calling the … Continue reading One for Friday: Honey Cone, “Are You Man Enough, Are You Strong Enough?”