From Being There's "Sunken Treasure," Wilco's Jeff Tweedy sings, "I got my name from rock and roll." I've noticed the older I get, the more I write about my favorites from years gone by -- the music that shaped me, or at least shaped my tastes -- rather than align myself with whatever's newest, hippest, coolest. (Or more apt, what's "most blogged about.") Pretty typical, I guess, as my generation moves into its thirties and forties. I spent the better part of my week seeking out posts that do the same. Lism.

from last year's girl started a feature on her blog titled "Ten Artist That Shaped Me." Recently she featured long-time favorite, Ryan Adams:

...probably the two biggest things that Ryan Adams did for me had very little to do with his own music: he opened me up to whole spectrum of artists, from the ones who inspired him (Dylan, Westerberg) to the ones who came after. And he soundtracked a period of my life when everything was changing. I got my tattoo the morning after walking out of a concert at the Edinburgh Picture House last year – a little piece of album artwork that means more to me than just the first shelf of my record collection.

In light of Noel Gallagher's recent departure from the band, The Guardian's Penny Anderson reminisces about the early days of Oasis:

I witnessed their live debut. No matter what you think of them, they had the tunes, and even for an audience of roughly 25, Liam exhibited that trademark swagger, as if he was headlining Glastonbury, not the Boardwalk. Geoff Travis of Rough Trade checked out the long-forgotten support band, leaving soon after. My snippet in the MEN was headlined: "Oasis Are Going Places". They were, and they did.

Carrie from NPR's Monitor Mix asked her readers if they have a "signature song," revealing hers in the process:

For walking into a room, I would want something without lyrics -- and something ridiculous, like Beethoven's 5th or Bach's "Jesu, The Joy of Man's Desiring." If the song had to have words, I'd go with "Play With Fire" by The Rolling Stones. And, for a sports fantasy, doesn't everyone just want John Fogerty's "Centerfield" playing? Okay, I guess there are a few people out there who want that "Oh Yeah" song by Yello.

Hmm. I've never thought about what my signature song might be. I guess I was never truly "named by rock and roll." I'm off to check out new music. Maybe I'll find it.