I have a vivid memory of listening to No Doubt’s breakout album, Tragic Kingdom, during my hour-plus commute to one of my first jobs out of college.
I listened to it quite a bit back then. I don’t think I’ve listened to it in its entirety since.
It’s wild to realize that was nearly 19 years ago. More and more often I run into little reminders of exactly how much time has passed since I became an adult.
Today is my wife’s birthday. Only every seven years or so (not sure how Leap Years affect this) will both her birthday and mine fall on a weekend, so this might be my only opportunity to play the ‘Random Weekend (Birthday Edition)’ game for both of us in the same year.
So let’s spin the wheel and see what Alexandra’s 41st year has in store.
I’ve run out of meaningful things to say about Ron Sexsmith, after posting dozens of his songs on the blog over the years.
Truth be told, I probably ran out of meaningful things to say about him five songs ago.
He’s awesome; I love his work; if you don’t have any of his albums you should remedy that as soon as possible. That about sums it up.
I’m not really sure what to say about this one. I own this song because it is on the Amores Perros soundtrack, which features a couple of other Control Machete songs I really like.
This song, not so much. Not due to the language barrier but because it’s a little too hard-edged for a man of my refined tastes.
As for the movie, if you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. Written by Guillermo Arriaga and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, it’s a visceral, emotional roller coaster ride set in Mexico City.
Last year, my 40th birthday fell on a Random Weekend and I took advantage of the occasion to spin the wheel and dial up a song that would have special meaning for the day.
I wound up with Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nail’s ‘Hurt,’ a powerful and moving song sung by an old man near the end of his life.
It felt like an appropriately weighty selection, if a little morose.
Meet Me In Montauk 