Friends of Entropic Life, lend me your ears…
Today is Thursday. That means music day, boys and girls. I’ve waxed poetic about change, entropy, language, dreams, brick walls, and social action. Time to inject some levity into the blog. There’s nothing better to lighten the mood then some music. And maybe we’ll learn a little about each other by sharing the music we like. I’ll post the top three artists for the day or week based upon what I’ve been listening to at work, in the car, or who I’ve read about in my favorit British music rag.
Since this is the inaugural music day post, we’ll kick out the jams with three of my top favs. The first up to bat…
Rocco Deluca & the Burden – The boys from Long Beach received little publicity when their first album, I Trust You to Kill Me, hit the stores. Their video for Colorful made the VH1 top 20 countdown for a while, but the cornerstone of Keifer Sutherland and Jude Cole’s Ironworks label have been making their name on the road. They play a wicked live show (and they’re hellacool fellas to boot.) If you get a chance, check them out. Their new album, Mercy, is due out soon, so a tour in support should materialize very soon. For now, check out a live version of Swing Low from ITYTKM…
(Blogger’s Note: Seeing these guys live led to this feeble attempt at coolness)
Next up…
Jason Mraz – His new album features a song that he’s played for years on tour but never put on wax until now. I haven’t seen him live yet, but from the youtube videos I’ve seen, I’ll be catching him next time around. If you stick with it through to the end, this nice little backyard bbq version of I’m Yours provides an educational nugget…in case you wanted to learn how to say bacon in Jamaican…
Finally…
Colin Hay – The former frontman of Men at Work has produced a serviceable solo career with remakes of some of the old Men at Work retreds and some lovely numbers of his own. Check out the album, Man @ Work, for some of these goodies. He’s coming to the Birchmere early next year and I expect a date to be posted at the same time for Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore. If anyone’s down to check him out, drop me a note! For now, this song, Beautiful World, makes me happy…
There you have it class. A few musical interludes to get you to the weekend. To everyone who’s been stopping by Entropic Life, thank you so much! We’re glad you’re coming along for the ride. Leave some comments even if it’s just to say “howdy.” Tell your friends if you like and pass out the URL. Like I said in the first post, I don’t know where this blog will take me, but the journey is half the fun. And I’m starting to believe in the phrase “the more the merrier.”
Tags: Beautiful World, Colin Hay, I'm Yours, Jason Mraz, Music Day, Rocco Deluca, Rocco Deluca & the Burden, Swing Low
