Song of the day..........Black Francis with "Seven Fingers"

Whether you call him Frank Black or Black Francis the end result is always the same. Great music, with very unique song structures, and even more unique lyrics. Frank Black is one of the best though. His solo work mirrors some of the great songs of college radio from the band that he fronted, the Pixies. Today's song of the day is the title track off of one of his solo albums "Seven Fingers."

Black Francis with "Seven Fingers"

Song of the day..............Iron & Wine with "Flightless Bird"

Today's song of the day is from Iron & Wine, who I've honestly only heard a couple of tracks from. The thing I'm drawn to in this track is the vocals. I usually get sucked into a song by a cool guitar riff, or an interesting chord progression. I listened to "Flightless Bird" and just was sucked in by the beautiful vocals. This guy has an amazing voice. This is a great song to start your lazy Sunday with. Give it a listen........

Iron & Wine with "Flightless Bird"

Song of the day...........Ozzy Osbourne with "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"

Today's song of the day is a song off of Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon" album, which is largely known for by the title track, but unfortunately everything else on that album never really saw the light of day at least on rock radio. Not a bad track. The verse kind of has that same kind of progression as one of Ozzy's best known hits "Crazy Train." It's an interesting listen, and equally as interesting as this live video from the 1984 tour. Why is half the band so far away from Ozzy and the guitarists? That just looks ridiculous. "Ozzy, where is your drummer?" "Oh, he's upstairs." Kind of a weird stage setup, but the song is worth a listen. Check it out.

Ozzy Osbourne "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"

Song of the day.........Landon Pigg with "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop"

At first I was not to fond of this song to be honest, but after listening to it a couple of times, and watching the video for the song I now am starting to like it. It's a bit of a mellow song for a Friday, but it's pretty good. Give it a listen and have a good weekend!!

Landon Pigg with "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop"

Song of the day.........Carolina Liar with "Show Me What I'm Looking For"

This song is one of my favorite finds of the the last year. I don't remember this song coming out at all back in 2009, but I heard it for the first time about a year ago and really liked it. It's got a cool sound. I like the use of the bells in the chorus. It doesn't seem like there are a whole lot of songs that incorporate bells, and I think this song would just be good without them. They add a whole new dimension to this song in my opinion. So, check out Carolina Liar. 

Carolina Liar with "Show Me What I'm Looking For"

Song of the day............Screaming Females with "Halfway Down"

I miss the screaming in music. I really do. Kurt Cobain's scream after the bridge in "Drain You" off of Nevermind was one of many moments from the '90's Grunge music period that I really felt captured the moment. All of these bands in that era that were struggling to live/survive, and the emotion that came across in those songs. 

I hear that same emotion, the raw screams that convey so much, in the Screaming Females music. This song personifies that feeling of emotion that is so often not conveyed in music. 

Screaming Females with "Halfway Down"

Song of the day.........Jane's Addiction with "Just Because"

Jane's Addiction lead singer Perry Farrell has had a tremendous impact on music for the last two decades. Through his multiple music projects including Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, and Satellite Party he has always been at the forefront of the alternative music scene. In the early '90's he also created one of the biggest alternative music tours called Lollapalooza. Since the tour started in the early '90's every band that was hip played the tour. It was a who's who of the alternative music scene.

And then there's Perry's own band Jane's Addiction, who were a big part of the alternative/college radio scene. Today's song of the day is from the Jane's Addiction re-boot in 2003, and is called "Just Because." Sometimes when a band gets back together the music just isn't as relevant. I don't think that's the case with these guys. I like "Just Because" as much as I like some of their stuff from the '90's. Give it a listen......

Jane's Addiction with "Just Because"