Every Friday morning comes, thank the gods for that. More new music and another chance to impact someone’s life with that song. Last week it was Butch Walker with “Pretty Crazy,” this week it’s the Rolling Blackouts CF with their new single, “She’s There.” The album is due out in June.

Born Ruffians continue to challenge ears, with “Breathe,” which is a good thing. Today their full length album JUICE was released.

Jimmy Buffett is back this week doing his thing with new music called, “Down at the Lah De Dah.”

Local H released another new single called “Beyond The Valley of the Snakes,” from LIFERS due out this month. Here’s a live performance of their latest single from Gallagher Way in Chicago.

A couple of cool new rap offerings this week. First, packed full of great lyrics, we get “Fifteen Pennies” from Sam Lachow.

“Never had a fortune or trust fund/Never had a dealer cause I was one.” 

Second, Sacred Safe is the new album and single from the collaboration between rapper Quelle Chris and multi-instrumentalist Chris Keys.

Brendan Benson is back! Phish is back? Yep, and so is P.E.!

“Number one, Flavor don’t know the difference between Bernie Sanders, Barry Sanders or Colonel Sanders,” Chuck D said. “We already talked about this beforehand. Public Enemy Radio went up, his lawyer said ‘I’ll cease and desist,’ I’m like, ‘good move.’ “

I thought Chuck D and Flavor Flav had split up after the Bernie Sander’s fiasco, but Chuck now recants, saying it was an “April Fool’s Joke?” Um, ok.  Regardless, the new single and album, Loud Is Not Enough, hit Spotify this morning, and it’s good stuff so far.

I know my daughter would love the collaboration between Icona Pop and Steve Aoki. It has everything a seven-year-old is looking for. It’s a dance hit with a catchy chorus sung by pop stars. Aoki is a household name now, it seems everybody wants to work with Steve.

Finally, Andrew Bird gives us a protest song in “Capital Crimes.”

Jazz, anyone? Here it is, your cut of the week. Dynamics in Meditation is the album by the Gianmarco Scaglia & Paul Wertico Quartet. The song is “Ornette.” Enjoy!

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