Category Archives: Music

Music Video of the Day: Barstow by Jena Malone (2026, dir by Jennifer Reeder)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

If you were wondering what Jena Malone has been up to, she’s got a solo album coming out.  It’s called Flowers For Men and it will be released on May 8th.  Here’s the music video for her first single, Barstow.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: I’m Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphys

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I shared a screenshot from The Departed for today’s 4 Shots From 4 Films and now I’ve got this song stuck in my head.  And now, it’ll be stuck in your head too!  Even if this song hadn’t been used in The Departed, just the sound of it brings to mind low-level gangsters making big mistakes and causing a lot of damage.  There are some songs that are just fight songs and this is one of them.

He lost his leg, y’know.

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner!

Song of the Day: East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hey, it’s Hal Needham’s birthday.  What other song could we go with?

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run

Keep your foot hard on the pedal
Son, never mind them brakes
Let it all hang out ’cause we got a run to make
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta
And there’s beer in Texarkana
And we’ll bring it back no matter what it takes

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run

Ol’ Smokey’s got them ears on
He’s hot on your trail
And he aint gonna rest ’til you’re in jail
So you got to dodge ‘im and you got to duck ‘im
You got to keep that diesel truckin’
Just put that hammer down and give it hell

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run

Writer(s): Jerry Hubbard Reed, Dick Feller

Music Video of the Day: In Front Of The Alamo by Hal Ketchum (2007, dir by Glenn Sweitzer)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is Alamo Day.  It was 189 years ago, today, that 600 men gave their lives in the name of Texas.  Today’s music video of the day is all about celebrating the bravery of those men.  And no, I don’t want to hear your revisionist thinking.   This is our day.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: How Soon Is Now? covered by t.A.T.u. (2003, dir by t.A.T.u.)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The song is by The Smiths but the cover version is by t.A.T.u., the Russian duo who became famous by allowing people to (incorrectly) assume that they were a couple.  When I first met my BFF Evelyn one of the things that we immediately bonded over was our shared appreciation for the absurdity of t.A.T.u.

As far as the cover goes, it’s not that bad.  t.A.T.u. has frequently been criticized for lacking vocal range but, here, that doesn’t really become an issue until the end of the song, when Julia start to struggle.  Who cares?  It’s all about that guitar chord at the beginning.

As far as the video goes, it’s made up of a mix of footage of Julia and Lena performing on stage and some “candid” backstage stuff.  By “candid,” I mean obviously staged.  There’s another version of this video, which is even more candid.

Enjoy!