My Funky Year in Music: 18,599 tracks, 4,188 artists, 5,533 albums (according to Last.FM)

Because I am very much into statistics, I still like using Last.FM, a music database which keeps track of the songs I enjoy via iTunes, Internet radiostations and iPod/smartphone. According to Last.FM’s summary for 2016, I listened to 18,599 tracks by 4,188 different artists and from 5,533 different albums. That makes 55 songs a day and a total listening time of 45 days, 5 hours. Top music genres: funk, soul, country, pop, and blues.

My Spotify Top Songs of 2016 Playlist

My Spotify Top Songs of 2016 playlist is a nice mix of funk, soul, a little country and some surprises. Enjoy!

Everything you always wanted to know about music genres but were afraid to ask!

On the amazing website Every Noise at Once you find samples of 1436 styles on one map:

For no reason a‘ all: My tribute to London pub rock duo Chas & Dave

I am predominantly into ‚black music‘ (resp., for the more politically correct readers, into funk, soul, hip-hop, blues, and gospel), plus gutsy and/or soulful country.

But there also are other kinds of artists, which – to me – are the musical equivalent of ‚comfort food‘. For many decades, I have been loving Chas & Dave – since „Ain’t No Pleasing You“ (1982) …

Chris Isaak: Return of the Rockabilly Romeo (sowie ein paar Worte über Roy Orbison und Chris‘ Porno-Vergangenheit)

Falls sich jemand fragt, was Chris Isaak dieser Tage so treibt: Er hat gestern eine wunderbare Doppel-CD mit einem Tribut ans Rhythm- & Blues-, Rockabilly- und Rock’n’Roll-Label Sun Records aus Nashville veröffentlicht. Ein Label, das Künstler wie Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison und auch einen gewissen Elvis Presley bekannt machte. Titel des Tributs: „Beyond the Sun“. Eine kleine Kostprobe gefällig?

Hacking The Hag: Getting „Forbidden Content“ From PBS, Hulu & Pandora

I just published a blog post about a wonderful PBS documentary on Country great Merle “The Hag” Haggard (“Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself”).

Problem: Due to licensing restrictions, you can’t watch the docu in territories like Germany (although the movie was co-produced by German company Spothouse GmbH in association with Thirteen for WNET.org). You receive the following error message: “We’re sorry, but this video is not available in your region due to rights restrictions.“

American Masters: „Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself“

Als krönenden Abschluss seiner „Musiksommer“-Reihe zeigte das Bayerische Fernsehen am Dienstag, 7. September 2010, eine wunderbare, knapp anderthalbstündige Dokumentation über einen der größten Songschreiber und Sänger der US-Country-Musik: Merle Haggard („Okie from Muskogee“).
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1st collector for American Masters: Merle Haggard
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