Cool Saturday sounds.

Elbow: “One Day Like This”
Happy music is good to find.  H/t to Rowena for this.

Cool Saturday sounds.

Terence Blanchard: “Funeral Dirge” (live)
From A Tale of God’s Will: A Requiem for Katrina

Cool Saturday sounds.

Bob Marley & The Wailers: “Get Up, Stand Up” (live)

Cool Saturday sounds.

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush: “Don’t Give Up”
Things are tough out there.  Hang in.

Happy birthday, Kate!

Happy birthday to my all-time favorite female musical artist, the amazing Kate Bush, born 30 July, 1958.
My favorite Kate video, a mini-movie featuring someone you’ll recognize:

Kate Bush: “Cloudbusting”

Cool Saturday sounds.

Bat for Lashes: “Daniel”

Cool Skaturday sounds.

Rancid: “Under the Red Hot Moon”
No more posting today: International soccer double-header at the Linc in Philly today!  Oy!  Hopefully, only minor faux hooliganism will ensue.

Yet another reason why I am no longer a Democrat.

Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions
(NY Times) July 16 – A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers.
The so-called card-check provision — which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes — [...]

Cool Saturday sounds (x2).

Steve Goodman & John Prine : “Souvenirs” (live)
Steve Goodman: “You’re The Girl I Love”
A two-fer.

I’m back.

Michael Franti & Spearhead: “Say Hey!”
Yeah, I’m back.  Couldn’t stay away, too much to say.
And I missed you.

Way cool Saturday sounds.

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society: “Ferromagnetic” (live)
Is it jazz?  Big band?  Experimental?  Or just great music?

Cool Saturday sounds.

Annie Lennox: “No More I Love You’s” (live)

Cool Saturday sounds.

Michael Franti & Spearhead: “Time To Go Home.”

Cool Ska-turday sounds.

Madness: “On the Wings of a Dove.”

Cool Saturday sounds.

Bell X1: “Eve, the Apple of My Eye”
These boys are in heavy rotation at the Agitator house right now.

Happy (human rights hero) birthday.

Happy birthday to Pete Seeger, who turns 90 today.
UPDATE: An essay on why Pete deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mellow Saturday sounds.

Bell X1: “Rocky Took A Lover”
These boys are good.

Cool (old school) Saturday sounds.

Fairport Convention: “Now Be Thankful.”

Cool Saturday sounds.

The Weepies: “World Spins Madly On”

“The Global Teachers’ Anthem.”

by Jesse Hagopian
(CommonDreams) April 3 – “Raise the threat level to a code red,” they cry out.     
From Baghdad to D.C., a growing chorus of a-tonal anti-union executives around the world (the only choir that may be left after all the public school budget cuts) are asserting that the teacher union menace must be neutralized. [...]