If You Love Springsteen’s “My Hometown,” Then This is a “Must Listen To”
Current Hit: “Quiet Town” by The Killers Linked to: “My Hometown” by Bruce Springsteen/1986 Because: Both songs are wistful, elegiac personal story telling about an America that doesn't exist anymore. In this quiet town Families are tight Good people, they still...
Labor Day 2021: “This Land is Your Land”
Labor Day 2021.
This Rocker is AWESOME! Intense, with a Hard, Driving Beat!
Current Hit: "How High” by The Record Company Linked to: "All Right Now" by Free Band/1970 Because: Both songs demand attention: they’re intense, and have a driving beat. Real live rock n’ roll. How high, how high, how high Do you wanna fly So high, so high,...
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same. Not.
American rock songs have morphed from "Let the Good Times Roll," Shirley and Lee's 1956 ode to fun, to The Offspring's top 10 Alternative hit, "Let the Bad Times Roll." Oh, baby, let the bad times roll Machiavelli flow (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Hey, Lincoln, how does your grave...
Today’s Energy Jolt: “Freedom” by Jon Batiste
“Freedom,” Jon Batiste's follow up to "I Need You," his #1 Adult Alternative debut single, is joyous and joyful, fun, colorful, high energy, with a video that includes smart clothes and jazzy dance moves. Irresistible. The song is a tribute to New Orleans, Batiste's...
It’s Saturday Night! Let’s Party!
It's Saturday Night! Let's Party! Slow down on Monday Not a sound on Wednesday, yeah Might get loud (Ayy) on Friday But on Saturday, Saturday, Saturday We paint the town Twenty One Pilots' upbeat summertime release, "Saturday," #7 this week on the Alternative chart,...
John Mayer’s Latest Release is “well crafted…with an 80’s vibe”
On Friday John Mayer releases his new album, "Sob Rock," and, already, Adult Alternative audiences are loving the first single, "Last Train Home," lifting it to # #7 on Adult Alternative formats, and #34 on Adult Contemporary. Mayer has woven a throwback 80's flavor...
“We Are the Kids That No One Wants…”
Is a line like "We are the kids that no one wants" more nihilistic than James Dean’s 1950s rebellion and disillusion in "Rebel Without a Cause," or The Who asking their elders "why don't you all f-fade away (talkin' about my generation)" or Joan Jett belting "Hello,...
“Stop Making This Hurt” Has an 80s, David Byrne Vibe
"Stop Making This Hurt," the newest project from the mind bogglingly creative and talented Jack Antonoff, performing as Bleachers, his stage name, has a David Bryne/Talking Heads undercurrent (as does the video) that reflects his affection for music from the 70's,...