JESSICA

And now for some dark and ethereal baroque folk from Australian artist JESSICA.  "The Reenactment" is a somber lament, ghostly vocals playing atop an even ghostlier sounding piano.  Beautiful, aching, haunting stuff.  Listen below and get the "Letting Go Is Letting In" album here.

Daily Jam - Wash the Day

It's always fun to go back to an old album you loved back in the day and realize that it still slaps.  Such is TV on The Radio's sophomore album "Return to Cookie Mountain."  Here's the album closing "Wash the Day" for your Sunday listening pleasure, our Daily Jam.

Daisy Rickman

UK folk artist Daisy Rickman dropped a new track today just in time for the winter solstice.  "Where the Sun Meets the Sea" is a quiet, ambient folk track, perfect for calming nerves and finding that missing inner peace.  Check it out below and download it here from the artist.

Daily Jam - Public Image

John Lydon is a turd and always has been, but Public Image Ltd have always been great.  Here's "Public Image" from the 1978 debut, our Daily Jam.

Goon

LA band Goon dropped a new track last week.  It's a gentle little lament, and kind of feels like the encroaching winter.  Check out "Death Spells" below and download it here from Born Losers Records.

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Daily Jam - Pulse (Section I)

I'm about to be off for two weeks...which means today is going to be hectic and busy getting everything done beforehand.  So let's calm my soon to be frayed nerves with some minimalist neo-classical music from composer Steve Reich.  Here's the opening section of "Pulse" from the 1978 album "Music for 18 Musicians."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Kit Sebastian

Here's a wonderful new song from UK duo Kit Sebastian. "Enkaz" serves as farewell and eulogy to band member Merve Erdem's grandfather who passed away last year. There's a classic and cinematic Turkish psychedelic vibe to it that can really get under the skin. Check the track out below and download it here from Brainfeeder.

Daily Jam - Around and Around

Forever a soft spot in my heart for the music of John Denver.  There's just something about it.  Here's "Around and Around," our Daily Jam.

My Favorite Old Movie Discoveries of 2024

I watch so many movies.  I always have, but ever since the pandemic transitioned my job to a hybrid thing where i'm working from home 50-60% of the time, the number of films i watch on a monthly basis just exploded.  I should probably dial it back some and read instead, but i am what i am.  Here are 10 movies i saw for the first time this year that i absolutely adored.  We've got some Blaxploitation, some Wim Wenders, a profound surfing movie from John Milius, over the top Hong Kong action, a Walter Hill classic that is entirely too hard to find, ugly Italian mondo exploitation that disturbed and repulsed me but has also stuck with me ever since, a '90s crime thriller, an underseen dram from Dennis Hopper, a '70s neo-noir crime drama with Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Gary Busey, and spaghetti western featuring Orson Welles and a score by Ennio Morricone.  You know, the good stuff.

Seek these films out and give 'em a view.

1. Across 110th Street (1972)

2. The American Friend (1977)

3. Big Wednesday (1978)

4. Black Cat (1991) / Black Cat 2 (1992)

5. The Driver (1978)

6. Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)

7. One False Move (1991)

8. Out of the Blue (1980)

9. Straight Time (1978)

10. Tepepa (1969)

All of these movies are certainly worth your time.  I'll be back with my favorite movies of 2024 closer to the end of the year to give myself adequate time to see as much as i can.  Be there.