Rick Davies of Supertramp has passed away. It doesn't seem logical, but here we are.
This huge hit song - one of the band's biggest - was written by Roger Hodgson and features Davies on backing vocals and practically every instrument with keys.
Yep. The biggest Netflix movie of all time is a juggernaut. Basically, it's about a girl KPop group - HUNTR/X - who are rivals with a boy group - Saja Boys. Oh, and the boys are actual demons and the girls are, well, demon hunters.
And one of the girls is half demon.
And people love this movie. CRITICS love this movie. I've seen it. It is a fun romp and there is a lot of great music. Several actual KPop groups were consulted in making this movie, And real musicians - Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami - really performed this song. It's a real song.
And it is the real current #1 song on the Billboard pop chart, right now, in September 2025 as we write this.
And no, I didn't know it was the #1 song when I started writing this. I DID know it was a big hit song.
Anyway, check out the movie, and definitely check out the song.
Kneecap are an Irish rap group who perform in a mix of English and Gaelic. This particular song has a Gaelic title - it means "rights" - and was their debut in 2017. They've since released a lot of angry, loud, innovative, acclaimed music.
They are controversial and bombastic, but the trio has some serious skills.
By the way, in Ireland, these guys play arenas. They're huge. And they deserve to be.
Also, they would prefer strongly that Ireland be reunified.
A large number of great albums came out last week.
By a whisker, my favorite was Man's Best Friend, the new set from Sabrina Carpenter, and my opinion of it is rather unexpected. I expected to think it was just all right. Nope. It's great. Highly recommend.
This was the lead single, and it took a while for the combined country/80's homage to grow on me, but it did. This is, in my opinion, a solid candidate for Song of the Summer - we're going to have to wait and see what Billboard says about that, I guess - and one of the biggest hits of the year so far.
The song is also a little mean. But doesn't it sound fun?
Yes, despite how new it is, she has performed the song live a few times - like this performance from Lollapalooza a few weeks ago. Man, I remember when Lollapalooza was cool. And yes, Sabrina Carpenter is very cool.... but it's different now. Anyway, here's the performance.
I sincerely questioned whether or not I would ever post this song. It didn't connect me as immediately as "Blame Brett" did.
Then I listened to their new album, No Hard Feelings, which came out last Friday. I was way more blown away with the song in context..... and also, it is the title song of the album. They're really leaning pretty hard into a party girl mystique on the album in general, but in a fun and self-deprecating way.
These ladies are talented and I hope they don't burn themselves out too soon.
I mentioned yesterday that my sister had seen a band with Lights opening in Buffalo earlier this year.
That band was The Beaches. And of course they did this. And of course they sounded great. And of course she got video.
My sister was also there when they debuted this song in January. She's a big fan of The Beaches. Wanna see that one? I know you do... and that's good, because I added it as well.
I did not expect A6 to be my second favorite Lights album.
It's still not Siberia, but it's got a similarly unique - yes, I know. Oxymoron. Stay with me here - sound. It's a great, great album, end to end.
And I really can't wait until the as-of-this-writing-not-annouced-but-history-tells-me-I-am-right A6 Acoustic album next year. I'll happily update this post with the new version of 'Clingy", the fifth single from A6 and my personal favorite song on the record.
Anyway, my sister goes to a lot of concerts. One of them she went to earlier this year is tomorrow's featured artist, and I'll talk more about that then, but this was a special one-off show in Buffalo, and Lights was one of the opening acts.
This is one of those songs and bands you've heard, but you may not have known by name.
And yet, you hear this song and you know it instantly.
Produced by George Harrison, this 1971 single was Badfinger's biggest US hit. They were far from a one hit wonder, but their popularity in the US was not as prolific as their associates, The Beatles. However, their slide guitar solo skills are a lot better. Of course, those slide guitar parts were played by George Harrison..... so, maybe not.
