The JayTunes Jam

I know… you’re thinking to yourself, “I can’t believe that selfish blogger keeps making hundreds and hundreds of cents while I, the occasional reader, get nothing.”  Well today, in honor of Thanksgiving, I would like to take a break from my affluent lifestyle and give back to my readers in the form of yet another [...]

I didn’t really know much about R.E.M. when I got to college and I haven’t listened to them all that much since graduating, but for those 4 years they were a mainstay of my musical life.  Maybe it was the fact that they were “cool” but still not the hard rock that I was escaping [...]

A few months ago I posted a list of my Top 10 Hot Songs.  Well, it’s not feeling so warm in Wisconsin these days, so it’s time for the Top 10 Cold Songs.  The list features a classic holiday number, acoustic folk from Gordon Lightfoot and The Kingston Trio, and a couple of my favorite old school raps.  [...]

From my first days when my parents played “Whipped Cream and Other Delights” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, I’ve always enjoyed instrumental songs.  Obviously there have been some great compositions for TV shows and movies, but I’m mostly talking about pop music.  You might be a big fan of “The Hustle”, “A Fifth [...]

Everybody’s working for the weekend!  Actually, I hate that song so I didn’t include it on my Top 10 Weekend Songs List.  I did, however, include some classic tunes from Sam Cook, Steely Dan, The Cure, Chicago, and Elton John as well as some newer releases from Marc Broussard and Maroon 5.  Check out the list and [...]

I was flipping through radio stations the other day and happened upon “Monday, Monday” by The Mamas and The Papas. Naturally, I tried to think of all the songs I could with days of the week in the title. As it turns out, there are quite a few (although more for the weekend – coming [...]