Killer Mike singing about the birthday boy back in 2002.
A lot of hip-hop songs referenced AI
(“Sparkles” Meek Mill)
Allen Iverson turns 50 today.
As my run total for the year turns 158.
(Day #158)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Mistakes happen. But after a while you’ve got to stop making them happen twice.” – by Allen Iverson
Who’s coming up! A Band out of Baltimore, a group that sounds like Peter Gabriel, and so many Deluxe Albums out now or upcoming – let’s get into it.
(Countdown Video)
New Music Weekend:
First up – it’s Turnstile and they’re from Bawlmer, hon. (“Never Enough”) I worked in Baltimore radio for nearly 2 years. Long enough to learn that they have a distinct culture with very unique things such as the “Crabs for Christmas” song (clip) FYI – That’s David DeBoy singing that tune, not Turnstile. I should play another one from them (“Seeing Stars”) The song there is “Seeing Stars” but it’s actually a part of a double music video with the other song being “Birds.” I’ll have that one on my Spotify playlist which can be found at brentevans.net. But I will play a clip of the song being pushed by Spotify today and that one is called “Dull” (clip) Baltimore loves their Orioles, Edgar Allen Poe, Old Bay Seasoning on anything and everything, and Turnsile should be added to that list – let’s hear more of the “Dull” song (clip)
British band Elbow who I believe sound a lot like Peter Gabriel (“Mercy Street”) Sounds like Peter, right? It’s a Peter song but it’s done by Elbow on Peter Gabriel’s Scratch My Back And I’ll Scratch Yours album (“Mirrorball”) and that’s Peter doing an Elbow song. I need to get back to my original statement. Let’s play a new song from Elbow (clip) New Elbow- they are following up their 2024 album – AUDIO VERTIGO with a Deluxe version. 12 from the original album and 4 new additional tracks – you just heard “Timber”. Go listen to the entire album, close your eyes, and just try and tell me that you don’t hear Peter Gabriel (“Hi There”)
Several quick hits of new music: the Portland, Oregon-based band Portugal. The Man released a 4-pack of songs for an EP album. The song that I liked was “Silver Spoons.” That reminds me of that Ricky Schoder TV show from the 80s. Alfonso was in that, Jason Bateman, too. Stick to the music. // With Teddy Swims, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Part 1 arrived in 2023, while Part 2 dropped in January 2025. And now – the complete edition of I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy is due out June 27th. That edition will feature 6 new tracks, including the recently released “God Went Crazy” // Addison Rae, The Ting Tings, Pulp, Mother Mother, and Lil Wayne – all new albums out // The last time we got new music from Sabrina Carpenter, it was in February for the Deluxe version release of her Short n’ Sweet album. But now we have “Manchild” and, of course, there’s a fun video to go along with it (clip)
Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Spill Magazine, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.
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! Anything that I really messed up and missed – well, that’s why I’ll be doing Missed Music Monday on Monday.
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The other day someone told me that listening to music while running is like taking any performance-enhancing drug. I don’t support that statement.
(“Wolf Totem”)
I feel like the music is good for pace, your mood, boredom – being alone with my thoughts – not a good thing. Today, with music in my ears, I ran.
(Day #157)
FYI – Today is National Donut Day – free ones are being served
(“Time to make the Donuts”)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.” – by Arnold Schwarzenegger
I know I’ve played that song from Nilüfer Yanya before but it’s such a good one. Plus, it helps me with the transition to running if ever so briefly.
(Day #156)
And now that we got that outta the way – let’s talk about the new music coming from Nilüfer Yanya on July 2nd.
(“Where To Look”)
“Where To Look” is the name of that song and will be included on the upcoming EP called Dancing Shoes. I’ll be looking at other new music this weekend from The Ting Tings, Portugal. The Man, and Mother Mother.
(“Finger”)
Whew – that Mother Mother – little edgy.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – by Plato
5K Every Day has continued on for 155 days in a row.
And today, I also hit 500.4 miles for the year.
(The Proclaimers “500 Miles”)
That’s all for the patting on the back. I know there a ton of runners out there that probably hit the mile mark in January, but in Brent world – yeah!
(Day #155)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One day, the people that didn’t believe in you will tell everyone how they met you.” – by Johnny Depp
Yeah – first couple notes of that song and nobody wants to do anything. Today, my daughter graduated from 4th grade – she’ll be in middle school next year. Summer has officially begun.
(“Bang the Drum All Day”)
For her. I’m still doing worky things. Although, she was an hour and 24 minutes into a 2 hour playdate with one of her closest friends and they came to me already bored. They were outside for like 16 minutes.
(Day #154)
More Blah, Blah, Blah
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you’re not satisfied with the way the world is, or if you think the world can be better, you have to figure out a way to know yourself and better yourself. Then you have the assurance that something in the world has improved.” – by Todd Rundgren
The Third Album from Alice In Chains is Self-Titled but it’s also known as the Dog Album or Tripod because of the three-legged dog on the album cover
(“Again”)
There’s a dog in our neighborhood with 3 legs. Amongst my family, I call this dog, Tripod. The other day after driving past Tripod and stating – “Look at Tripod”, my daughter called me out and said “Daddy, would you want to ever be known as Tripod?” My wife dropped her head in silence as my teenage son high-fived me. This morning – Tripod here ran.
(Day #153)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.” – Layne Staley
Sometimes, it gets tidied up; other times, not so much.
When all else fails: there’s video!
(“Number 1 Crush”)
Back in the 90s, I loved me some Garbage. To be a little more specific – Shirley Manson
(Missed Music Monday opener)
This past Friday, an album that Garbage never planned on doing was released. It’s called: Let All That We Imagine Be The Light
(“Sisyphus” clip)
In the middle of last year’s tour, an old hip injury reared its ugly head again and took out our beloved Shirley Manson for hip replacement surgery. So, the band had some time on their hands.
(“R U Happy Now”)
“R U Happy Now” – I might be liking that one the most. I’m happy Garbage is back along with Shirley Manson. Go & Enjoy their 8th studio album – Let All That We Imagine Be The Light
Even more something about the miss
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I know it’s June but I just saw Vampire Weekend last night in Philly.
Guess what song they didn’t play.
(“Horchata”)
“Horchata” – I have a weird bond with that song ever since it came out. It just made me smile on the inside whenever I heard it. I’ve never had the drink and it is at Starbucks. I looked it up and It is made from soaked, ground and sweetened tiger nuts.
I’m not going to comment on that any further. I ran early this morning.
(Day #152)
Vampire Weekend was great though! If they ever hit your area – you should go and buy me a ticket while you’re at it.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you’ve gotten a lot out of the way.” – by Kiefer Sutherland
Beastie Boys with “Paul Revere” – Did you know that Paul Revere was a dentist?
(“Paul Revere” Beastie Boys)
Sadly – here we are on the last day of “Save Your Tooth” Month. I would just like to encourage everyone to keep brushing your teeth and definitely floss. I actually floss in the shower. I’m sorry – that might be too much information.
(Day #151)
5K Every Day continues.and more Blah, Blah, Blah
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Once is more than generous for any lifetime.” – by Val Kilmer who played Doc Holliday in Tombstone who was a dentist
