Prince Nico Mbarga: Sweet Mother

New discovery, thanks to my brother, today.  Most popular song in Africa, outsold the Beatles.  Read more of this fascinating story.

OK Computer, Before and After

This fascinating interactive piece by Charles Aaron for the New York Times considers the influences, backwards and forwards, of Radiohead's 1997 "OK Computer" album.

And The New Yorker gets in on the act -- try this: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-whispered-warnings-of-radioheads-ok-computer-have-come-true

No Shape

Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas), whose album "Too Bright" was one of our 2014 favorites and has since been putting out more music, has just released "No Shape", discussed in detail here.  Listen:

Song of the Day: Feist

"A Man Is Not His Song", from the new Pleasure album ...

Mona Haydar: Wrap my Hijab

God's Problem Child

Willy Nelson, only 84 years old ...

Bruce Langhorne, RIP

Brother Dennis makes me aware of this, the passing of one of his Venice co-residents who figured in Bob Dylan history.