Last night, I had the opportunity to watch founding Velvet Underground member John Cale perform his new solo material in San Francisco. Photos and review of that performance will be up shortly. But it seemed as good of excuse as any to legitimize Velvet Underground for the Happy Monday spot. This jam, “What Goes On”, […]
Well, Happy Monday and Happy December. 18 Days left in existence, y’all. In light of yesterday’s bummer news that New York rap trio Das Racist have decided to break up, we’re dedicating today’s Happy Monday to them. Das Racist put together two stellar mixtapes and an album before pulling the plug. Personally they were one […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Welcome back from the Turkey Day break. Hope it was a splendid time for you and yours. For today’s Happy Monday tuneage, we’ve got Miles Davis’ “So What”. The track is from his legendary 1959 album Kind of Blue. The album signaled a major turning point for Davis and jazz at large, as Miles […]
Happy Monday, everyone. And happy Thanksgiving week. T-minus three days til you get off school/work and hog down on the feasting. In honor, let’s recall the origins of the celebrations and let Pocahontas sing us sweetly into celebration. Seriously though, it’s one of the catchiest/best Disney songs in a few decades.
Following Mama & the Papas “Monday, Monday” and Wilco’s “Monday” last week, we’ve got another Happy Monday jam featuring lyrics or a title with “Monday”. (Don’t worry, this bullshit SEO gimmick meme only has one more week of life). It’s a 1977 cut from Fleetwood Mac playing “Monday Morning”. The hair is large. The zest […]