It’s here! ‘Splainin’ 33! I suppose next week I’ll do something a little more ‘festive’, but for now here are some tunes… Track List: Het Zes de Metaal – Achter Zoveel Jaar Haley Bonar – Eat for Free Julia Holter – Don’t Make Me Over Edith Frost – Just A Friend — Rozi Plain – …

After the hard work but ultimately very fulfilling experience of feeding a whole heap of people for Thanksgiving, I’ve spent the day relaxing and eating yet more food and deciding which songs to throw at you. The past couple of days have been so touching, as Thanksgiving should be when taken at face value as …

Capping off a wonderful weekend full of sound and loving people. The perfect way to move into Thanksgiving week! Track List: Brand – New – Life by Young Marble Giants Entire by The Spinanes Don’t Salt My Meal With Your Tears by Alpes The Power by The London Suede — Firefly by Gobbinjr Don’t Wanna …

Well, it’s hard to know what to say, isn’t it? As an American ex-pat, it’s hard to watch from afar as so many friends, family, and acquaintances face the realities of the American Presidential elections. It’s hard to realise that some people in my life have different values and see the world so differently than …

HALLOWEEN!!!!!! I’ve had several people this week assume that I am a Halloween person. As a kid, I was surely, but in retrospect I think it’s because it is my mother’s favourite holiday and her enthusiasm clearly rubbed off on me. Also, she made me the coolest homemade costumes. But as an adult, I’m sort …

This is a show to get you up out of your chair. And hopefully it will have the same effect on me as well! Track list: My old drunk friend and Little black train by Freakwater Don’t die in me by Mirah — What have you done by Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Rainbow’s …

It’s my mom’s birthday! I’m very lucky to have had a caring and generous mother for my whole life. She has taught me how to be resilient, how to keep my sense of humour, how to appreciate the absurd, and how to work very, very hard even when times are tough. And while I’ll never …

The twentieth show – can you believe it? No angry ranting this time. Just music with a small side of complaining. Track list: Kick Drum by Shy Child Twinkling Stars by Nine Circles Older by Lina Tullgren Needlove by Needle Points — Typical Girls by The Slits Stand up for Your Rights (or sit down) …

I AM NOT IN A GOOD MOOD THIS WEEK. But the music’s still good. Track List: Fordana by Sam Coomes You Just Want by King Creosote — Hurricane by the Coathangers Land Gone by Novella Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now by the Smiths Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young — Zvichapera by Chiwoniso …