I don’t have many good ideas these days, but an idea popped into my head – why not make a play list that describes a day for the dog?

It was actually great fun to do and I was surprised how the song titles flowed together so well – hope you enjoy.

Here’s a challenge for you – why not send me a similar play list of songs that describes your day (and no Spacey you can’t spend it in the pub).

Wake Up, Just Before The Sun Will Rise, Black Coffee In Bed, Working Man, Going To Hell, Becoming A Slave, I Can`t Shit, Don’t Bug Me When I’m Working, Nothing Ever Happens, Robotic Lunch, In Mcdonalds, This Afternoon, Ghosts in my Machine, Wasted Hours, It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career, Killing an arsehole, Free At Last, The Pub, Two for the Road, Sunset Coming, I’m Going Home, On the Evening Train, So Good to be Back Home, Kettle’s On, Dinner at Eight, Bathtime, Let’s Get It On, Nos Da Cairad

The A Day in the Life mix (164 mb) will be available here to download for the next fortnight (until midnight on 24 December 2010).

Just putting the finishing touches to our ultimate BBQ and I couldn’t resist adding one by this guy – this made me play the album last night while chilling out with a lovely Chardonnay and Mrs. D – lovely evening, lovely company, just an amazing album….how can I pick just 2 songs to sample?

I have always loved to hear new music but lately I’ve not being enjoying all the new stuff I’ve been buying. Why? I don’t really know.

I have listened to lots of new music the past month or so for this blog, and I have heard some good new stuff like Scott Matthews and Joe Henry. But I have also heard a lot of tosh.

So now I’m thinking of not buying any more new albums – but re listening to my existing CDs or buying old classics to rediscover the joy of music – what do you think?

Do you buy new music and feel a little let down, feel that you have better music already in your collection? Let me know.

I came across this album on Andy Gill’s page in the Independent (UK newspaper) – I like this guy, his taste in music is similar to mine (although he does like his rap) – so when he gives a new album 4 or 5 stars I normally buy it regardless of who it is. Most of the time this works as Andy does not give 4 or 5 stars easily; he appreciates good music, is very hard to please, always appreciates the music nothing else.

So the album, well it’s kinda classed as a bluesy, but I don’t agree with that – it has if anything a more earthy, rootsy feel to it. I hear Americana, folk, jazz, Memphis, Delta, Tom Waits and all that is great about the independent, unconventional music that so often comes out of America. It’s basically a good singer/songwriter doing what he does best – singing songs.

Backed by a terrific band including Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) on guitar, renowned session bassist David Piltch, Jay Bellerose on drums and much-admired jazz pianist Jason Moran, you can’t help being swept away by the quality of the music – I would eat a finger to see these guys live. You have to remember the pedigree of this guy, apart from several excellent solos albums he’s produced the likes of:

* Elvis Costello / Allen Toussaint 2006 – The River In Reverse
* Solomon Burke 2002 – Don’t Give Up on Me (Grammy)
* Ani DiFranco 2004 – Knuckle Down
* Rodney Crowell 2008 Sex and Gasoline (Grammy nomination)
* Loudon Wainwright III 2007 – Strange Weirdos

So, is it worth buying? Good question – only you know how you will spend your hard earned cash – but yes if you like my blog and the small sample of music presented here, then YES, buy it.