ginger or mary ann (or: i love you, hillary bailey smith) (or: august 6′s honey from the hive) 6 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am

Air — “Redhead Girl” (from Pocket Symphony) — “I screen-tested with Bob Woods. There were two other girls: a dark-haired girl, a redhead, and then me, and at the time, I was sort of light-brown hair w...

flags rags ferryboats (or: august 4′s honey from the hive) 5 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am

Mandy Moore — “The Whole of the Moon” (from Coverage) — For much of the summer, I’ve been working on a special tribute project for Brandon’s Buzz Radio — watch this space soon for further news on that...

getting what you want can break your heart (or: july 24′s honey from the hive) 24 Jul 2013 | 08:47 pm

Matt Nathanson — “Kinks Shirt” (from Last of the Great Pretenders) — The never-boring Nathanson gets more friskily ambitious with rhythm and percussion (read: more James Brown, less James Taylor) on h...

before anybody has to bleed (or: july 19′s honey from the hive) 19 Jul 2013 | 08:07 pm

The Civil Wars — “The One That Got Away” (from The Civil Wars) — I am entertaining out-of-town houseguests this morning and am not sure of their political persuasion, so I have decided to forgo my typ...

it’s better this way (or: july 5′s honey from the hive) 5 Jul 2013 | 10:05 am

Sarah McLachlan — “Full of Grace” (from Surfacing) — So, what was supposed to be an unassuming chat on my ramshackle radio show about a self-published memoir from an actress whose work I have long adm...

up for anything tonight (or: july 4′s honey from the hive) 4 Jul 2013 | 01:01 pm

Tyler Farr — “Redneck Crazy” (from Redneck Crazy [Single]) — I don’t know if I connect with this two-hundred-seventeen seconds of craziness because it’s so funny (it’s hilarious, and made even more so...

think i love you better now (or: june 29′s honey from the hive) 29 Jun 2013 | 12:51 pm

Ed Sheeran — “Lego House” (from +) — Don’t allow this tune’s titanically ludicrous title — after all, if the name of a song is meant to evoke imagery and deep emotion, I think we can all agree there’s...

actress and author alicia coppola drops by brandon’s buzz radio! 6/27/13, 10pm edt / 7pm pdt! 27 Jun 2013 | 08:49 pm

say anything you will (or: june 15′s honey from the hive) 15 Jun 2013 | 11:58 am

Jimmy Eat World — “Please Say No” (from Damage) — It’s Sherry Ann’s birthday this fine Saturday, and she informed me last year that her favorite gift is usually the annual blog post, starring her, whi...

find another way to get back in (or: june 13′s honey from the hive) 13 Jun 2013 | 01:02 pm

Jessica Sanchez — “Don’t Come Around” (from Me, You and the Music) — Sanchez made her name on American Idol last year by positioning herself as a doe-eyed innocent with a Whitney-style rafter-rattler ...