Music Wednesdays – The Kooks’ “Always Where I Need to Be”

A nice peppy song from The Kooks for you today. This is off of Konk. I like the overall vibe of the song a lot. I’ll need to listen to the rest of the album.

Music Wednesdays – Morningwood’s “Jetsetter”

Morningwood is a band that I think could have been absolutely amazing. Their self-titled debut was mixed in my book, but there were some gems along the duds (including this song), and I had hoped that the band would lean towards the hard rock sound that half the album or so featured. Alas, their next CD went the poppy craporama direction. Massive disappointment. The band broke up after that, but I’ll be able to cherish the few awesome songs they did.

Music Wednesdays – The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”

Honestly, I wasn’t planning on posting a Beach Boys song today. With the reunion and all, I’ve gone a bit Beach Boys crazy, and I’ve been trying to keep it somewhat under control. But then I found out that today, May 16, was the 46th anniversary of Pet Sounds, widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all-time, and I just had to acknowledge it. So, here is the lead track from that album, and one of The Beach Boys’ most popular songs.

Please pardon the indulgence.

Music Wednesdays – Mirah’s “Don’t Die in Me”

Mirah continues to wow me with her amazing songs. I need to get more CD’s from her. Anyway, this one is from C’mon Miracle, a more recent album of hers. This is a fan video done by Moist Productions.

Music Wednesdays – The Five Stairsteps’ “Ooh Child”

This is probably one of the most comforting, therapeutic songs ever written. Whenever you have a bad day, listening to this song is nearly guaranteed to make you feel better.

Music Wednesdays – Belly’s “Feed the Tree”

Former Throwing Muses member Tanya Donnelly joined up with The Breeders briefly, then formed her own band called Belly. They didn’t last too long, but they did put out some good songs, including this one, their best-known single. Off of Star.

Music Wednesdays – Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”

It was always burning since the world’s been turning.

Music Wednesdays – Green Day’s “Hitchin’ a Ride”

I recently revisited Green Day’s first greatest hits album for a nice ’90′s flashback, and hey, they put out some wonderful songs! This one may be my overall favorite of theirs. Originally off of Nimrod.

Music Wednesdays – The Beach Boys’ “That’s Why God Made the Radio”

Never thought I’d have the opportunity to say this, but…

Here’s the latest song from The Beach Boys, off their new album (coming June 5th)!

It’s amazing to hear all their voices blending again. Nobody — nobody — harmonizes like The Beach Boys.

Music Wednesdays – Deftones’ “One Weak”

Here’s something a little heavy for you this week, or ‘weak’ as the Deftones state here. This is off of Adrenaline, their first CD, and I happen to like this one the most. I don’t listen to them as much as I did in my teenage years, but they are an excellent band. If you need some hard rock injected into your system, you can’t go wrong here.