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When the apple orchard

Mathias Baden — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:05:18 -0500

When the apple orchard almost got Kansas to come and play, I was pretty excited. Even did an interview with those who sang "Dust in the Wind." Who wouldn't want to see Kansas?

I've also seen Ringo Starr and his band and the Village People at the Taste of Minnesota a half-dozen years back. They were both past their primes, but who cares?

Former members of Prince's brass band tend to show up around the Twin Cities from time to time. I'd be interested in seeing them play.

I'm all for old bands continuing to tour. Next up for me: The Beach Boys.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Eric Clapton is about half

Brandon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:37:09 -0500

Eric Clapton is about half of a good aging rock star. Every-other CD he makes a pretty good blues disc, and then alternates it with a maudlin pop effort. If he could fuse the two and maybe bring back some of his great guitar work from the 70s (minus the cocaine, of course), he’d be the best aging rocker around. But since that probably won’t happen, I’ll say Costello is doing pretty well for himself lately. And I’d nominate Paul McCartney’s recent music as a pretty good return to form, too (he's not really a rocker, though). Nick Lowe, Costello's former producer, is fun to listen to in his old age.

Update: I’m about halfway

Brandon — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:02:39 -0500

Update: I’m about halfway through my music collection in iTunes, and my playlist for this year’s summer cruising is currently about 260 songs long. When I get through all my music, I expect that number to jump to around 400, and then I'll whittle it down to 20 or so for a one-CD playlist.

Is it weird that I am this excited about making a playlist? Yes, but I’m OK with that.

Prince is great - i sat in

jennyjean4 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:15:59 -0500

Prince is great - i sat in the front row on his Musicology tour and was blown away by what a great performance he puts on. Dylan is obviously a legend. But for this girl there's only one band that I will never grow tired of listening to, and that's The Replacements. An all around amazing band that came about at the right time in my life.

I think I’ve already got

Brandon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:26:12 -0500

I think I’ve already got one possibility for an addition to the list: “Getting Better” by The Beatles. What could make a day brighter than the Fab Four letting you know that things are on the way up?

A couple of other songs that have recently popped up in my mind for consideration on the summer playlist are “Lloyd, I’m ready to be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura and “Beautiful Day” by U2. And I’m thinking I should include an Elvis Costello song and maybe on by The Jam.

I think maybe I’ll make it a double CD this year.

You can never go wrong with

Tom Schardin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:46:14 -0500

You can never go wrong with Eric Clapton.

One of the best songs ever - no doubt in my top five of all-time.
Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7_Ldy1XDOU

Remember, "It's in the way that you use, boy don't you know."

The theme song from "Shaft"

Mathias Baden — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:35:29 -0500

The theme song from "Shaft" -- seriously? Hee hee.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)