Weeks that went before

»by« stands for »performed by« or (rarely) for »produced by«
composers, lyricists, librettists … are always honoured in spirit

April 1st, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas … and this is because:
his expert grasshopper timing urgently needs to be brought back up to scratch – Huh! Ha!

March 25th, 26th, 27th et cetera, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to I Got Life by Treat Williams … and this is because: it’s the finest toast to Oshkosh’s 33rd + he never revived from Berger storming the banquet table

March 18th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Gypsy Beat by Poems for Laila … and this is because:
the beat is incredibly energetic, the poem lyrically ironic, the band sort of iconic

March 11th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles … and this is because:
the fabulous four(’s) verses, beautifully set to music, are nurturing a blaze of benevolence

(the audacious versions of Don ‘Sugar Cane’ Harris, Esperanto and Streetmark are honoured in unison)

March 4th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to The Enchanted Island by The Met … and this is because:
this opera is a Tempest of a ›Midsummer Night’s Pasticcio‹ feat. such an adorable Sycorax

(a little belated hint so that you may sleep better: Now it’s Returning by Joyce DiDonato)

February 25th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Lass es kreisen by AnnenMayKantereit … and that’s because: to move the way you feel and »gar nicht so viel reden« is a super relaxing indulgence

February 18th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Hurricane by Bob Dylan … and this is because: wild waves rock the boat, the sounds of Scarlet’s violin roll along, seagulls fly next to an innocent man

February 11th, 2025
Perhaps Nikaiko listens now to Vincent by Don McLean … and this might be because:
there’s a tenderness beyond words under (t)his starry starry sky, a true hue of understanding

February 4th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Crazy by Walk Off the Earth … and this is because:
fun they cascade, delight they escalate … besides, Gnarls‘ »think twice« is some valid advice

January 28th, 2025

This week Nikaiko is listening to Jimmy by Moriarty … and this is because:
their buffaloes are such notoriously ingenious sly dogs (cat’s out of the bag)

January 21st, 2025

This week Nikaiko is listening to Tell It Like It Is by Thomas Quasthoff … and this is because:
Thomas‘ superb delivery of this timeless tune from sixty-six conveys some decent kicks

January 14th, 2025

This week Nikaiko is listening to the Puhdys‘ jaw harp hymn Geh zu ihr … and this is because: aged twelve, he believed more in real dragons than in metaphors (honi soit qui mal y pense)

January 7th, 2025

This week Nikaiko is listening to Auld Lang Syne by Dougie MacLean … and this is because:
the »seas between us braid hae roar’d« for some awesome billion New Years, my dears

December 31st, 2024

This week Nikaiko is listening to Because the Night by Garbage & Screaming Females …
and this is because: the night this cover song was recorded, Patti was dancing barefoot

December 24th, 2024

This week Nikaiko is listening to Christmas Rocks by Courtney Hadwin … and this is because:
Blitz und Donner, Courtney really rocks and »it’s about what you give, not what you get«