"Sweet Lovin' Man" by The Magnetic Fields.

"Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder.

"Runaway" by Kanye West.

David Bowie's version of Nina Simone's "Wild is the Wind". Possibly the best of all his covers.

"The Rainbow" by Talk Talk.

"Crown of Love" by Arcade Fire.

The first movement of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2, as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugen Jochum. Emil Gilels is the soloist.

"Bible Study" by Marco Beltrami, from the 3:10 to Yuma soundtrack.

"Revolution" by Spacemen 3.

"We Will Fall" by The Stooges.

Nathan Milstein plays the Chaconne from Bach's Partita for Solo Violin in D Minor. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written receiving a worthy performance.

The first movement of Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings in E Flat, as performed by the Kodály and Auer Quartets on their excellent recording for Naxos. The composer wrote this at the age of 16!

"Users and Thieves" by Bizali.

"Le Moulin" by Yann Tiersen.

"H." by Tool.

"Live at the Barbeque" by Main Source featuring Nas.

"The Overly Dramatic Truth" by El-P.

"Celebrated Summer" by Hüsker Dü.

"Demon Cleaner" by Kyuss.

 

"Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" by The National.

 

"Drumroll" by P.O.S. Thanks to Jo from the excellent Don't be slow Jo blog for the heads-up.

"Lysol" by Melvins. I'm cheating here (it's a one-track album comprising six songs: "Hung Bunny", "Roman Dog Bird", "Sacrifice", "Second Coming", "Ballad of Dwight Fry" and "With Teeth"), but this is Melvins we're talking about. I make no apology for cheating here.

"Motherfucker = Redeemer (Part Two) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Friday First

"Passion Dance" by McCoy Tyner, from The Real McCoy.

The instrumental version of "I'm Not Driving Anymore" by Rob Dougan.

"Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Jacques Brel.

"If You Go Away" by Dusty Springfield.

"Underdog" by The Dirtbombs.

"Underdog" by Sly & The Family Stone.

Marc-André Hamelin plays the final movement of Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano.

Arnaldo Cohen performs Liszt's piano transcription of Camille Saint-Saëns "Danse Macabre".

Saturday Links

"Rollin' and Tumblin'" by Cream.

"Rollin' and Tumblin'" by Muddy Waters.