"His Indie World" by Mary Lou Lord
So today's iPod Roulette spin will be a quickie as I'm about to join the 80 bajillion Californians in commuting a ridiculous distant to work…
"Dashboard" by Modest Mouse
(Note, today a weird thing happened. "Radio Song" by R.E.M. came up first ... again. Honestly, I can't say I've heard this song in year,…
"Radio Song" by R.E.M. (with KRS-One)
Certain songs have the distinct ability to act as a time warp. Now, to study this phenomenon, one must determine whether this is caused by…
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
I suppose if you were to rank songs in the rock era based on "reputation" rather than "favorite" or "best," you would very likely see…
"There is No-One That Will Take Care of You" by Palace Brothers
There is really nothing like bleak bleak Will Oldham for a bleak bleak Seattle morning. Of course, I don't live in Seattle anymore, instead I…
"Malo" by Bebe
I'm sometimes troubled by my choice of music. Well, not "troubled" as much as disturbed by the internal contradictions that are inherent within my iPod.…
"Say It's All Mine" by Moby
Writing about Moby is about as easy as it gets for a music writer. He's got so many angles he's a bloody dodecahedron, being a…
"Sit Down" (Live in Manchester) by James
Sometimes it is forgotten just how popular a band was after they disappear from the scene. James, in their hey-day, were huge in the UK…
"You Said Something" by PJ Harvey
When Erik Gonzalez told us he'd be out of town this week and we volunteered to cover iPod Roulette for him, I thought it would…
"Wake Up Exhausted" by Tegan and Sara
I've long thought that the shuffle function on my iPod was psychic -- and this morning's first song of the day further confirmed that suspicion.…