The JayTunes Jam

So here we are at the end of 2008 and the conclusion to my first calendar year at the helm of JayTunes.  It’s been a fun year - I’ve listened to a lot of music and learned a lot about websites and blogging (though I’ve obviously still got a lot to learn).  Thinking back a few months, [...]

Okay, “motherland” might be stretching it a bit, but Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience makes someone who grew up in a Simon and Garfunkel house feel right at home.  Their songs are simple, vocals unremarkable, and instrumentation sparse, but that might be just the reason I like them so much.  It’s just great soothing background music that’s very reminiscent [...]

Neil Diamond has been one of America’s greatest entertainers for over 40 years.  Speaking of “America”, when I was a kid I used to grab my parents’ cassette of Neil Diamond: 12 Greatest Hits Volume II and bring it into my room to crank that song.  Yeah, I was a little weird, but the song certainly [...]