Totally Fuzzy — Ben said...Songs about mothers at Moistworks:Jack Bruce, "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune"Blurt, "My Mother Was A Friend of the Enemy of the People"Swamp Dogg, "You Say You Trust Your Mother"Randy Newman, "Mama Told Me Not To Come"John Lenno... more info

All About Jazz — Levon Helm enlisted his old friend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint to join the Levon Helm Band in arranging two covers - Randy Newman's "Kingfish" and Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" - for Helm's new album ... more info

All About Jazz — Kat Parsons recorded this song while playing in Fukuoka, Japan. It is one of her favorites. Randy Newman has such a beautiful way. Fri May 29 EASTON, MD NightCat (formerly Coffee East)@ 8pm 5 Goldsborough St. Call 443-786-2750 for tickets or onlin... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FYW said...Walter/Wendy Carlos - Switched-on Bachhttp://flipyours.blogspot.comNeil Parsons said...LA ESFERA MUSICALEdgar Froese - Macula Transfer (1976)Thanks, fuzzy!http://neilparsons.blogspot.comoffyerface said...Oasis - Definitely MaybeStereolab -... more info

Totally Fuzzy — themusicologist said...musicology #371SuchIsLife #5Day five..bit later than intended but Such Is Life..Today’s cut is from one of the greatest singers to have ever recorded….Jack Leroy Wilson Jr known simply as ‘Jackie’ who ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — When JC mentioned that he was looking for guest writers to fill these fine pages, I was fairly keen to get involved. My own wee blog, Plain Or Pan is becoming increasingly popular. I often wish more people would’ve been with me from the start,... more info

JamBase — LEVON HELM RETURNS WITH ELECTRIC DIRT ON JUNE 30 NEW CD IS FOLLOW-UP TO GRAMMY WINNING RELEASE DIRT FARMER Levon Helm Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm will be releasing his second solo recording June 30 entitled, Electric Dirt on ... more info

Guardian Music — It is, at least for a while, your crowning glory – but what are you going to do with it?There are hundreds of great songs about the effects of fame, but I was particularly pleased to see Usher's Superstar in this week's list. Usher really is a... more info

Allmusic Blog — Harry Nilsson was always a maverick artist, following his own sense of style down the hallways of pop, turning out carefully crafted, sometimes baffling songs that shared no direct affinity with any other artist of his day, although in some ways he r... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook I want to be rich and I want lots of money I don't care about clever/ I don't care about funny I want loads of clothes and fuckloads of diamonds I heard people die while they're trying to find them And I'll take my clothes off and ... more info