High Fidelity - Public Service Broadcasting

Wow, I have been MIA for a long, long time.

A lot has happened since I last wrote a blog post (for the 2 people in the world that take the time to look at these things... hi again!) and I will share more soon but right now I have to share a new music group I recently discovered via my local alternative radio station, 94.7 NRK (KNRK).

I love listening to Greg in the mornings, he likes playing things that are different and he has recently been sharing a few pieces by this group called Public Service Broadcasting from the UK.  It is all music, no vocals besides news and broadcasting samples from history.  The geek in me LOVES this!   Everything from World War II footage to the Space Race have been used by these guys, all the songs below are unique in their own way.

My favorite song is available for listening on their new album, The Race For Space on Spotify, it is called "The Other Side" and it just kills me every time I hear it (in a good, wow - humanity is amazing - way).  Some other favorites are included below:

Everest

London Can Take It

Go!

ROYGBIV

Gagarin

High Fidelity - the ladies of early 90's country radio

So yesterday at work I kept myself motivated by listening to my Spotify playlist called "Chick Country."  While it includes a lot of awesome newer artists like Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies, etc. it also has a lot of great early late 80's/early 90's classics like Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker, Reba McEntire and Mary Chapin Carpenter.  

I forgot, until I rediscovered them just recently, how much I enjoyed these talented female country artists - listening to these songs took my right back to my childhood and the country music I grew up enjoying on shows like the Grand Ole Opry, Crook & Chase, Hee Haw and Nashville Now with Ralph Emery.  Ah, memories!   

So here are a few of my favorites for you to enjoy:

Patty Loveless -" I Try to Think About Elvis"

Mary Chapin Carpenter - "Down at the Twist and Shout"  (I also LOVE "I Feel Lucky" but couldn't find a good video of it).

Tanya Tucker - "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane"

Suzy Bogguss - "Drive South"  (I also highly recommend "Someday Soon"  "Aces" "Outbound Plane" and "Letting Go" - have a hankie ready for that one, it always makes me cry)

Pam Tillis - "Maybe it was Memphis"

Reba McEntire - "Fancy"

Trisha Yearwood - "She's in Love with the Boy"

Patty Loveless "Blame it on Your..." (I know, another Patty Loveless but I LOVE this song, if I ever get the guts to do karaoke by myself this is one of my go-to songs)

So - what are some of your favorite songs from the country ladies of this era?

High Fidelity - Imagine Dragons

I love this new band, I started listening to their EP on Spotify a few months ago before the song "It's Time" started getting more airplay.  Their full length album called Night Visions was just released September 4th and it is excellent!  Imagine Dragons is a Nevada based alternative rock band that came together in 2008.  They will be touring with Awolnation this fall and are on the line up at many alt rock festivals including SXSW.

It's Time

Radioactive

Imagine Dragons