Mike More was a songwriter and owned a publishing company before he founded Nabbr, a video advertising network, and worked with artists like The Jonas Brothers to introduce new fans through social media and video. But a few years ago, More says he was starting to see a new business opportunity in the news feeds [...]

Is it too soon to begin speculating on a legitimate Facebook music service? Although the social network at one point publicly said it would not be pursuing a music platform on Facebook, they have made a number of recent steps to the contrary. In May, they introduced “Music on Facebook,” essentially a how-to guide for [...]

….but now are at least a little ashamed of, because either you or they changed. To paraphrase Ben Franklin’s thoughts on beer, I think music is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. So there’s no shame in any of it. I enjoy what I enjoy, and leave the shame for [...]

I never have and never will. But I do remember the first album I downloaded legally, and this is a song from it.

I was obsessed with this song. Charting its daily progress on the Top 40 was my introduction to the joys of statistics, lists, and hierarchically ranking things that are a matter of opinion–a habit that persists to this day. I also had the Spanish version (“Yo soy…Yo soy…”) B-side: the second album I bought with [...]

Long before the “Everlasting Love” atrocity, Rachel Sweet was a cool part of the Stiffs stable o’ talent. She covered the Damned, the Velvets, and Graham Parker among others (couldn’t find those) and this Carla Thomas song, which was a small hit for her. B-side: coincidentally, another Stiff single by “Angie” and her more famous [...]

Mr. T, “Treat Your Mother Right” The way this is worded seems to call for an example of a temporary, dramatic lapse in judgment, and I can’t think of any, at least not by any artists I love. So I’m going to post this vid I stumbled on a couple of days ago, and let [...]

There are very few genres that I actively dislike, much less one that has produced a song that I love. So I’m proposing “show tunes” as a genre that I just don’t feel much affinity for, and this lovely tune from West Side Story as a song that, nevertheless, I always enjoy hearing. B-side: Speaking [...]

Vicki Lawrence, “Your Lies” It’s been years since I’ve made one, but I used to enjoy dropping this into the middle of mix tapes, uncredited. Once the identity of the singer was discovered, it inspired a reevaluation of her many artistic facets. B-side: this made the rounds back in the day as well. A familiar [...]

Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah” “Hallelujah” (and its many covers) has been played in so many trailers, movies, TV shows, and, most egregiously, in *so many yoga classes*… I will never hear it with fresh ears again. A song that once moved me now seems alternately cloying and dull. “Hall-e-screw-ya”. 5-year moratorium, please. B-side: I still love [...]

Neutral Milk Hotel, “A Baby For Pree” I don’t know if “deep” is the word I’d use for this one, but it’s haunting and mysterious, and I’m still not sure what it’s about. B-side: OK, this is about two sisters chastising a third sister for quitting the family act. But those harmonies make it sound [...]

They Might Be Giants, “Birdhouse In Your Soul” Think: uplifting anthem. I had really wanted to post Victoria Williams’ “You R Loved” but couldn’t find a decent vid. But this is a close second, and part of my ever-growing playlist: “songs to play at my funeral.” B-Side: “Glad Tidings,” Van Morrison