#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Rush - Vapor Trails (2002). Always Rush, but ever the musical chameleons, the trio that sounds like a five-piece electrifies with a darker, heavier exploration of Neil’s compelling lyrical stories. #music #progrock #hardrock www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985). Saw Sting on tour for this album and was blown away by his drummer, the amazing Omar Hakim. Fantastically textured album. #music #80s #pop #altpop www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Sting - Ten Summoners Tales (1993). I saw #ThePolice play one of their last shows and #Sting on his The Dream of the Blue Turtles tour. Just great music. This time with the amazing Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. #music #pop #90s www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Counting Crows - Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! (2025). Yes, a new Crows album. It’s been a while. I wasn’t much of a Crows listener, so I don’t have a lot to say, but its mostly good so far. #music #rock youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying #Live @ Nothing Manor: Steely Dan - Live at London’s Hammersmith Apollo (2009). Dan Belcher is an appropriately named Dan Fan. He personally remasters old Dan shows out of love. This is a newly released soundboard recording. #music #steelydan www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Irakere - Live at Ronnie Scotts (1993). The wife just turned me on to these astonishing peeps. Formed in ‘75 the band blends #AfroCubanJazz and other regional musical traditions with #rock & #funk and clearly jam. #music #jazz #jazzfusion www.youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless (1982). Hot take here, but I think Dolby was peak electronica of the #NewWave era. Still great music to this day. #music #80s #KROQ #electronicmusic #synth youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983). This disc was on my turntable more than most after it dropped. Many artists of the time sounded like the 80’s. The Heads did not and still sound fresh. #music #80s #KROQ www.youtube.com/watch

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Squeeze - Babylon and On (1987). Their 8th studio album was also their break into the US market with top 40 hits Hourglass and 853-5937, but the band started in the UK in the 70’s with infectious #pop grooves. #music #80s #KROQ #NewWave youtube.com/playlist

#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986). Morrissey has turned out to be quite the knob, but the band itself was hugely influential in the #IndiePop, #PostPunk, #AltRock scene regularly charting with single after single. #music #80s #KROQ www.youtube.com/watch