The subcategory in Jukebox Heart of “The Sound of Silence” is where I blog on-topic but don’t include any media files. This is because all of the podcasts generally have some kind of category they fall into, and yet, I listen to so much more music that I don’t include all of it all the time in the podcasts. These excursions allow me to document all that stuff. Formerly, this was known as “Sonic Diary”, which was kinda lame. But it was also somewhat inaccuratre since I’ll be talking about more than just music.

Anyway. Cold Play. I was a little slow to take to this band, because I hated “yellow” – especially all of the remixes that came out. So I wrote them off. Of course, then “Clocks” blew me away enough to make it a standard ringtone on my phone. (My own creation, that is, not some downloaded midi atrocity). And now Vida La Viva. I have to admit, though, the band is reminding more and more of The Police – albeit updated for the new century – with each successive release. So much so, that I’d love to hear them do a cover of, say, Invisible Sun, or, not to be too obvious, but Roxanne. This has been rockin’ the car stereo for a little while now, and the title track is just to die for. And just when you think you get to exhale at the end, they close with those brilliant, off beat choral measures.

I’ve really been struggling to put together Jukebox Heart 012, “Rollin’ with Jukebox Heart”. But it is coming along. Almost all the tracks have been selected, and when I’m ready, I’ll jst have to sit at the mixing desk and spin it all into one. Two weeks ago, I traded a couple of rare CDs i had multiples of for this large collection of about 60 CDs. It was primarily of interest to me because it contained DNTEL’s “Early Works for Me if it Works for You”, which has become impossible to find. There was a wealth of great music in this collection, too, so I’ve been selecting tracks over the last two weeks. Let’s just say there is an amusing reason Jukebox Heart is titled such as it is…

I should also note that my on-line record store is back on line via Discogs.com. You can browse my items for sale just by clicking the link. But visit often, I’m updating it daily. There is a lot of nice stuff there that I wouldnt even consir selling but for the fact that I have duplicates.