Here’s what I played this week on The Taste the Floor Show: Liz Phair: Mesmerizing The B-52’s: Mesopotamia The Pretenders: Message Of Love INXS: The Messenger Johnny Marr: The Messenger Gary Numan: Metal Hall & Oates: Method of Modern Love Berlin: The Metro Concrete Blonde: Mexican Moon Surreal Estate: Midas Touch The Rolling Stones: Midnight … Read more

Here’s what I played this week on The Taste the Floor Show: Sunshine & The Rain: I’m Not Your Girl (In the Darkness of My Light) Ride: Lateral Alice (Weather Diaries) Juliana Hatfield: You’re Breaking My Heart (Pussycat) The Aces: Stuck (I Don’t Like Being Honest EP) Sebastian Blanck: Patterns (Convince Me) Eden Sela: Nothing … Read more

This week on the Taste the Floor show, I put together a tribute for Pat Dinizio, the lead singer, guitarist, and co-founder of The Smithereens. Rest in Peace and rock on! Beauty And Sadness Well Alright (live) Blood And Roses Time Won’t Let Me A World Of Our Own Blues Before And After In A … Read more

Here is a list of the songs I played this week on the Taste the Floor Show: Rose Elinor Dougall: Stellular Famous by February: Pour Me Out (Confessions EP) Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions: A Wonderful Seed (Until the Hunter) Molly Burch: Loneliest Heart (Please Be Mine) The Puppies: Summer (Monster Island) Louise Burns: … Read more

Paul McCartney: Maybe I’m Amazed Richard Butler: Maybe Someday The Knack: Maybe Tonight Gary Numan: Me! I Disconnect From You (live) The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show Isaac Hayes: Medley: Ike’s Rap/Help Me Love The Moody Blues: Melancholy Man The Rolling Stones: Melody The Rolling Stones: Memory Motel Dean Martin: Memories Are Made Of This Tacocat: … Read more

Oh my friggin’ God … where did this come from? I didn’t even know this show was recorded. One of my old Boston bands, Lovers & Other Monsters, played the the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA, on Sept. 18, 1990, and it appeared yesterday on YouTube. It’s a fabulous disaster, actually. It’s painful to … Read more

Here’s what I played this week: The House of Love: You Don’t Understand Julian Cope: Poet Is Priest Screaming Trees: Dollar Bill The Flaming Lips: Talkin’ Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever) INXS: Communication Keith Richards: 999 Keith Richards: Trouble Jeremy Enigk: Empty Row Milly Upton: Clean & Good Anna … Read more

Here’s this week’s playlist: Sad Palace: Melody Crux Blaithin Carney: Close My Eyes Petra Haden: Strawberry Letter 23 Anna Nalick: Aura Jeremy Enigk: The Long Wait Is Over INXS: Viking Juice INXS: Elegantly Wasted Michael Hutchence: Golf Course (Dogs In Space soundtrack) INXS: This Time INXS: On My Way INXS: Not Enough Time U2: Stuck … Read more

Does X really mark the spot on income inequality? That’s what Stan Sorscher of the Economic Opportunity Institute believes and noted in an August 2015 column that was shared by a friend on Facebook this morning. Instead of writing a long rant on Facebook, however, I’ve decided to post some thoughts here and then, others … Read more

Here’s what I played on this week’s Taste the Floor Show: The Bangles: Hazy Shade Of Winter Eurythmics: Beethoven (I Love to Listen) Dinosaur Jr.: Just Like Heaven INXS: Kick INXS: Calling All Nations The Curtain Society: Marigold Girl Television: Marquee Moon Mazzy Star: Mary of Silence The Monkees: Mary, Mary Run-DMC: Mary Mary The … Read more