Author: Brent Evans

morning babble / Friday 12-29-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

(Seven Little Girls clip)

Not much going on – It’s Taint week – Taint Christmas and it Taint New Years

(Seven Little Girls clip)

Morning Babble Opener

Like that opening song? From 1959, that’s Paul Evans (no relation) singing “Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat.” He’s very jealous of Fred who’s the only dude in the back with those 7 girls. (clip)

So, almost 2024 – and the final New Music Friday list for 2023 – not too girthy and I know we all like girth.

Initially, the pickings were so slim that I was in panic mode and it made me think about some other things to talk about

Favorite Vinyl Album of 2023 – First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National (clip)

When I went to pull this album, I stumbled across my first record received when I returned to collecting vinyl again – Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (clip)

I then began remembering my firsts . . for music

My first CD was the self-titled Genesis album from 1983: Genesis by I couldn’t find the CD, only the cassette (clip)

I then thought back or backwards forward to my first iPod and the first downloaded album which was Plans by Death Cab for Cutie

Now, I mentioned that Mumford & Sons was my “return” to collecting vinyl. As a young boy, I had my favorite 45s that I collected and I found some of my favorites:

The Oak ridge Boys and “Elvira” (clip) Nobody sings like that anymore

I’ve got Buckner & Garcia with “Pac-Man Fever” (clip)

Olivia Newton-John singing about “working out” with Physical (clip)

and finally, I have the Theme Song from TV show “The Greatest American Hero” – the song is called “Believe It or Not”(clip)

Just thought I would share what I began digging up and finding.

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

A very special New Music Friday because it lacks girth

• We do have Myles Smith who is a singer apparently out of the UK . . . he’s got a strong social media presence – he has nearly half-a-million followers on Instagram. Is that close to me? (clip) Alright – recently – all the way back in November, Myles had the hit song “Solo” (clip) Today, we get the song “Behind” (clip)

• Last month, Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies released his third studio album: All Stand Together – his first album since 2019. Today – he’s giving you exactly what you need as we head into 2024 is an uplifting song filled with optimism. Need that energy boost. Bastille joined forces with Lost Frequencies for the new single “Head Down” (clip)

• This one is completely new to me – I believe the band is called bby and they came out with a 2-pack of songs today under the album title of: I just Want Next Year to Be Better. – that’s what caught my attention and made me smile. The two songs are “shhh” and “spinnin 88”. I jumped all over the place learning this from their Instagram, YouTube page, also, it appears that you can call them? I could be so wrong about some of this. I’m 50. Here’s shhh (clip)

• Several quick hits of new music that I’m looking forward to hearing in 2024! // January 12th – The Vaccines with Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations // January 19th – Green Day with Saviors // February 2nd – Brittany Howard with What Now // There’s also albums coming out from Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Lenny Kravitz, Bleachers, Cardi B, and so much more.

Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.

Taint Week – It’s also the week when outside decorations fall over and people don’t care anymore.  I don’t care if Santa is laying down – he’s tired anyway.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
— by Phil Collins / Actually lyrics taken from one of the songs from Disney’s Tarzan movie – “Son of Man”

morning babble / Sunday 12-24-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

Merry Christmas Eve!! And yes – leave out those cookies tonight!!!!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection.” – by Winston Churchill

morning babble / Friday 12-22-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

“How much is that doggie in the window? I hope that he is for sale.”

He was for sale and we got him. Meet Frankie. Named after a family favorite.

“J-I-N-G-L-E Bells”

He’s a shedder. (Shitter’s full) Shedder – he’s a shedder. However . . . what he does outside is another story. Happy Christmas Weekend to all who celebrate! And to those who don’t – it’s still the weekend! It’s a glorious time.

2023 coming to an end and new music is a little sparse unfortunately. (Grinch echo) Next weekend – who knows what will be out. This is when a lot of “live” tracks are released since in a couple weeks, new music today is so last year. (Grinch)

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

• Just prior to Turkey Day Week, Porno for Pyros with the original line-up together released their first new song in 26 years called “Agua.” (clip) And now, they just released another one but this is a holiday song called “Pete’s Dad.” Via Pitchfork’s Evan Minsker, I learened that “the track is about the band spending the holidays with guitarist Peter DiStefano’s father. It also tells the story of DiStefano’s dad surviving cancer. (clip)

• If I ignored this one, my son would disown me. The first official new track of 2023 is now out from Juice WRLD. Produced by Juice WRLD’s longtime collaborator and friend benny blanco. The song is called “Lace It” and has some guy by the name of Eminem on it (clip)

• Back in my radio days, I worked with Frank. He was the General Sales Manager of our little oldies station? We played 80s and 90s (clip) Anyway, he had some kids, I had some kids. And one of his – a son is all grown up! Scary when the kids become adults. His son’s band – Swing ‘N a Miss – dropped their full album – Can’t Win Them All. Go give them a listen – the song that they are pushing on YouTube: “Leave Me Tonight” (clip)

• Several quick hits of new music:  INXS fans – there is a new remix out of “Listen Like Thieves” – just an FYI // Barbie star Ryan Gosling (clip) dropped 3 new versions of ‘I’m Just Ken’ — including a Christmas cover // Megan Thee Stallion has a new song out from the Netflix series “Big Mouth” – you’ll have to go look up the name of this song. That’s all I’m saying. // Look who crashed BBC Radio 1 – it was Boygenius who did a special cover of Shania Twain’s classic “You’re Still the One” – you can only catch it on YouTube though (clip)

Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Don’t respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong.” – by Frank Sinatra

morning babble / Monday 12-18-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

Rich Roll was taught this quote by his endurance coach.
The ability to persist and conserve in order to go the full distance.

Go check out his podcast: The Rich Roll Podcast

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The prize doesn’t go to the fastest person. It goes to the person who slows down the least.” – by Rich Roll

morning babble / Friday 12-15-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

(Christmas Tree Farm clip)

There’s only one person that might be more popular than Taylor Swift right now

(Santa – I know him)

But it’s really, really close

(Christmas Tree Farm clip)

Morning Babble intro

Happy Weekend

Talk about the elf with tongs / Sprinkle with Cinnamon, give a marshmallow bath, or in emergency situations, place him or her under the tree since that’s where the magic occurs

Enjoy the now – kids at the window

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

• Back on April 29th, Willie Nelson turned 90. That’s a birthday celebration with a whole lot of birthday cake . . . and brownies. Well, they recorded it and are playing it back for all of us on Sunday night, December 17th. Held in LA – where else? – it featured performances from Nelson himself (making him work on his birthday), plus Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Beck (clip) – that song from Beck is of course a Willie cover – “Hands on the Wheel.” This event took place on Willie’s actual birthday of April 29th and the April 30th – a two day event. Back to all the performers, you’ll also get to hear Miranda Lambert, Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton. and while Gary Clark Jr. plays on guitar, Leon Bridges covering the Willie song “Night Life” (clip) The album has officially dropped and is called Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) – 53 songs, over 3 hours of music. (clip – Happy Birthday Willie)

• The Talbott Brothers – I’ve talked about these guys before (“Dancing in the Dark” clip) That’s them doing the Springsteen cover of “Dancing in the Dark.” However, tis the season for some holiday tunes and they’ve done it in the past and have done it well, so why not do it again (clip) It’s called “That Spirit of Christmas.” I was amused by the cover (pix) Looking so good guys (pix) Did my mom send that in?

• We go from one fun album cover to another (clip) Ehhh – that’s a different kind of fun. Reneé Rapp teamed up with Megan Thee Stallion for that new song: “Not My Fault” – it’s first single from the official soundtrack for the upcoming Mean Girls movie due out in Jan. //

• Several quick hits of new music: Wilmington DE native – Richard Raw – has dropped a new album called: The Crown. He was recently featured in the Delaware Magazine Out & About – click here // Lil Baby closing out 2023 with a 2-pack of new songs – we get “Crazy” and “350″ // Sammy Rash came out with another new song called “you+me” – that dude is a song machine! // And finally, 65 years after it’s “new music” release, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is officially the most popular song in the U.S. (clip)

Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there, they’re gone.” – by Willie Nelson

morning babble / Thursday 12-14-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”  – by Seneca via The Daily Stoic

morning babble / Wednesday 12-13-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

Birthday Girl – Taylor Swift! Happy 34th!

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“My response to anything that happens, good or bad, is to keep making things. Keep making art. But I’ve also learned there’s no point in actively trying to quote unquote defeat your enemies. Trash takes itself out every single time.” – Taylor Swift

morning babble / Tuesday 12-12-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Did we all survive yesterday? Apparently, it wasn’t just any ordinary Monday but, in fact, international “Break Up Day.” One of the most common days for couples to give up on their relationships. “We are so not doing the holidays together, am I right?”

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Art isn’t in the tools, material, equipment you use. It’s in the way you see the world.” – by Rick Rubin

morning babble / Monday 12-11-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

Borrowing words from someone else in an attempt to spread happiness everywhere or at the very least – a reasonable range

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” – by Abraham Lincoln

morning babble / Friday 12-08-23

This is the scribble that leads to the babble. Sometimes, it gets tidied up; but other times, not so much. When all else fails: watch the video!

The Futureheads “Skip to the End”

You know how you hear one song and it makes you think of another song. That’s why I played that song. Wait – so what song is what?

The Futureheads “Skip to the End”

Morning Babble intro

I haven’t popped it yet, but it’s so close. Courtesy of Tired Hands Brewing Company. This is an Extra Vanilla Double Milkshake IPA / Apparently, they have an Eggnog one – all in.

Happy Weekend – I’m so glad you’re here.

With the year coming to an end – there are so many countdowns! Best Albums of the Year, Best Songs of the Year, Best Rock Songs of the Year, Best Morning Babble episodes. No – that’s not actually one of them. But – if someone wants to do that, it will be greatly appreciated. I am trying to do this video for my top 25 Christmas songs. I’ll have to see what I can do. I want to do something, but am not sure if I can make that happen. As you all have witnessed, I have limited video editing skills / “shocking”

That’s all I got. Let’s get into this.

New Music Friday:

I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!

• Green Day have shared another new song “Dilemma” this is the third preview of their new album, Saviors. That album arrives next year on January 19th – psst, that’s next month. With the single release, we get a video release as well where you get to see Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong drinking heavily at a show. Its a real “pick me up” for the weekend. Again, this is “Dilemma” (clip)

•  The Killers have a new album out but it’s a greatest hits album. The new one that they created – was scrapped because it felt forced and not “authentic” enough. Side – hey, what did you put in that trash can over there? Anyway, we do get the greatest hits album with 20 songs and all packaged up under the title of: Rebel Diamonds. Track #20 is a new song though and it’s called “Spirits” (clip) By the way, in an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Killers lead guy Brandon Flowers explained how his first cassette that he went and spent money on was the Cars’ Greatest Hits (clip).

• The Vaccines have an album due out early next year – January 12th to be exact. It’s called Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations. They will also be hitting the road at that same time for a series of shows in support of the new record, but you have to go to the UK to catch them – that’s where all the shows are right now. By the way, this is the song that I heard that made me think of The Futureheads and then play their song “Skip to the End” but at the very beginning of the Babble. And now that we are all confused, here’s The Vaccines with “Love To Walk Away” (clip)

• Several quick hits of new music: Bright Eyes have shared a new cover of the John Prine song “Christmas in Prison.” Proceeds from the song will benefit the late Prine’s charity, the Hello in There Foundation // Happy Birthday, Nicki Minaj (she’s 41) and for her birthday, we all get her new album: Pink Friday 2 // Bryan Adams (cuts like a knife) Yeah, that Bryan Adams (Heavan) and that Bryan Adams. He’s got a new live album out today // Earlier this year, Nessa Barrett released her hell is a teenage girl EP. Since then, she got ghosted by some dude that scampered off to NY. In turn, she wrote a song about it. Here’s “Girl in New York” (clip)

Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.” – by Billie Joe Armstrong