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June 17, 2026June 18, 2026

Social Distortion — Hidden Gems from the B-Side (Week 31)

Angel’s Wings -♫- Down on the World Again

Mike Ness’s music and style has influenced me greatly over the years… I think maybe that Social Distortion was kind of like the missing link I had been searching myself for musically… it was the edge I was needing. I have two of my favorites for you today…

I can’t tell you how many times I have sat around strumming and singing Angel’s Wings over the years…

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Angel’s Wings – Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll 2oO4 ♫

Down on the World Again – White Light, White Heat, White Trash 1996 ♫

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Two songs released eight years apart, from the band’s two consecutive studio albums. Part of that long gap was shaped by the death of longtime guitarist Dennis Danell in 2OoO, a loss that deeply affected the band and delayed their return to the studio.

I also included a cool short interview with Mike Ness from 2o25. After undergoing surgery and treatment for throat cancer, he’s back out on the road doing what he loves. You just can’t stop the guy!

Also they just put out a new album, Born to Kill… in May.

Hope you enjoy.

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June 14, 2026June 14, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Tenth Avenue North… Week 30 🎧

No Man Is An Island 💯 I Have This Hope

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No matter your beliefs… I like you… I’m for you. Together… we can lift each other up. We’re not meant to live this life alone.

Work on trying to let someone in… even if it’s just one.

Ain’t no life outside each other.

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I have two excellent songs for you today

🎵 No Man Is an Island 2o14
🎵 I Have This Hope 2o16

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Be blessed… and don’t forget.

Hebrews 10:24–25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another

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June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Social Distortion — Hidden Gems from the B-Side (Week 30)

Reach for the Sky 🎶 Far Behind

Back around 2oO4, my baby sister met this guy. He was a punk rock skateboarder dude, not my sister’s normal type. His name was Tony. We became good friends. He hung out with guys in bands. On the weekends I would jam with them all. Tony turned me onto this next band, Mike Ness and the boys, aka Social Distortion, or Social D as their fans call them.

I had heard of them. I was familiar with two of their songs and I liked them, but I had no idea the depth of their music, and little did I know they would become my favorite.

Mike Ness is special. He founded the band in 1978 in Fullerton, California, Orange County, just outside of LA. Their early stuff was just raw rebellious punk rock, but they evolved into something unique. They are a mix of punk, country, rock, and blues, almost like a rockabilly type sound, very melodic but gritty. Mike writes great songs, lyrically and musically.

They are still going strong today, just put out a new record. They are true to themselves, the music, the fans. Mike and the boys are all heart. This is what I love about them. I think it’s why I connect like I do.

I have been deeply influenced by them. Tony died in a motorcycle accident a few years after I met him. I’m reminded of him often as I strum and sing their songs.

Here’s two good ones to start you off…

Reach for the Sky — 2oO4, Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll 🎶

Far Behind — 2oO7, Greatest Hits 🎶

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June 7, 2026June 8, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Tenth Avenue North (Week 29) 🎧 e̸d̸i̸t̸e̸d̸

Worn 🎶 Control (Somehow You Want Me)

So I’m starting a new band this week for my Sunday music post…

Tenth Avenue North started in the early 2oO0s when a group of students met at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. Lead singer Mike Donehey, drummer Jason Jamison, and their friends needed a name for a local show and couldn’t agree on one. They ended up using the name of the street where some of them lived… 10th Avenue North. The name was supposed to be temporary—but it stuck.

Before signing a record deal, they spent years playing churches, colleges, and small venues while releasing independent projects. Their breakthrough came with their major-label debut album Over and Underneath (2oO8), which included songs like Love Is Here and By Your Side.

They announced a farewell in 2o2O, but later reunited after a multi-year hiatus and returned to recording and touring. From what I’m hearing, they’re still going strong today and back out on the road again.

I first heard them in 2oO8… and I remember thinking, “these guys are pretty dang good.”

Funny story though… I actually bought into a rumor back then. Someone told me this band started in his church in Sarasota, Florida, and that they were named after the street the church was on—10th Ave N. So I ran with that for a while 😄

There’s a little truth mixed in there—they are from Florida, and they are named after a street—but yeah… not Sarasota, and not that church. That’s how stories get twisted over time.

So what happened? How do things like that even start? 😄😁

But anyway… we’ll leave that there.

Let’s get into the music.

I hope y’all enjoy 🎶

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Bathroom Recording of Worn

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Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart… and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways… acknowledge Him… and He will make straight your paths.

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June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 20)

In the Arms of Cocaine 🎶 Footlights

Hey yall… it’s after 3am for me. I’ve had my headphones on for a while just letting the music run… letting life run…

I landed on these two tonight…

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🎶 In the Arms of Cocaine — from Strong Stuff 1983

🎶 Footlights — from Rowdy 1981

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I can relate to both of these…

Those arms are no place to be.

Slow burns… bad turns… live… learn…

and try not to kick out the footlights out again.

Thanks for listening.

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June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side ⛽ — Fuel (Week 29)

Featuring “Again” from Angels & Devils and “Quarter” from Natural Selection 🎵

Hey yall… this is the final fuel post… I hope you’ve enjoy them… next week something super special… probably my favorite band… but today I have these last two for you…

Again from Angels & Devils 2oO7 🎶

Quarter from Natural Selection 2oO3 🎶

Thank you for the support… 😎

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May 31, 2026June 1, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Matthew West (Week 28) 🎧

Hey yall…

Two more great ones this week from Matthew West… (not hidden gems… 2 of his more popular ones)

Broken Things 🎶 Hello, My Name Is

Both are among my favorites of his.

I saw this comment on YouTube and thought it was pretty cool…

“Imagine you have two ceramic pots. One is cracked and missing pieces. The other is perfect. Now put a candle inside both and place a lid on them. Which pot do you see more light coming through? The broken one. That’s what God does. Sometimes you have to be broken to let God’s light shine through.”

Hope you enjoy. 🎧

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2 Corinthians 5:17 🎵
Therefore… if anyone is in Christ… he is a new creation. The old has passed away… behold… the new has come.

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May 27, 2026May 28, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side ⛽ — Fuel (Week 28)

Die Like This 🎶 Won’t Back Down

Hey yall… I’m trying to get back in the swing of things… so I’m sticking with Fuel this week… and probably the next one too… then I’ll move on down the road to something super special.

Today I have two more hidden gems for you…

Die Like This… Natural Selection 2oo3 🎶

Won’t Back Down… Natural Selection 2oo3 🎶

Also… “Won’t Back Down” was written by Carl Bell specifically for the 2oo3 superhero movie Daredevil… starring Ben Affleck… most songs on movie soundtracks are borrowed after the fact… not this one… so that’s pretty neat…

Also Fuel songs have ended up all over movie/game culture…

“Won’t Back Down” → Daredevil

“Walk the Sky” → Godzilla (also written specifically)

“Quarter” → Need for Speed… Underground 2

“Sunburn” → Scream 3

There may even be some more… I’ll have to check…

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Anyways… hope you enjoy… I appreciate you.

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May 24, 2026May 31, 2026

Hidden Gems from the B-Side — Matthew West (Week 27) 🎧

Strong Enough 🎶 Oh Me Of Little Faith

Hey yall… hope everyone is doing good… I’ve been away for a minute… just out here lifing it up… going through some things… no big deal right? We are tough… you and me… we got this… bring on the rain right? Then I can break out my guitar… and we can sing “I’m Still Standing”… make Elton John and Jesus proud of us…

But honestly… sometimes I’m not strong enough…

Still… I find my strength in Him… not Elton… the other One.

Today I have two more Matthew West songs for you…

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Strong Enough… The Story of Your Life 2o1O 🎶

Oh Me Of Little Faith… Live Forever 2o15 🎶

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Also I added two bonus videos…

One is Matthew at a children’s hospital visiting his friend Brooke… he wrote a song for her…

The other is Matthew giving a guitar tutorial for his song Strong Enough 🎸

Hopefully… things in my life have calmed down enough for me to get back to blogging…

Hope yall have a blessed Sunday …t…

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sadly Brooke Mulford passed away on June 12, 2017 after a long battle with neuroblastoma cancer. Matthew wrote and performed the song “Never Ever Give Up” for her during her final months in the hospital.

The Lord is my strength and my shield… in Him… my heart trusts… and I am helped. — Psalm 28:7 (ESV) ♩ ♪ ♫

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May 13, 2026May 13, 2026