Jack White’s New Single Has Two Versions. Double the Pleasure. Double the Fun.
Current hit: "Taking Me Back" by Jack WhiteLinked to: "I Wanna Go Back" by Eddie Money / 1986-87Because: Looking backwards is a recurring rock n' roll theme. Jack White''s broad musical styles du jour can't be pigeon-holed, and his current single "Taking Me Back...
Love: Who Can Explain It, Who Can Tell You Why
Current hit: "Brightside" by The Lumineers Linked to: "Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel / 1977Because: Both songs explore the many facets of love without judgement, and both are mid-tempo ballads. Lumineers co-founder/singer/guitarist Wesley Shultz describes the...
New Song with a Moody Blues Vibe
Current hit "Mine Forever" by Lord Huron Linked to: "Your Wildest Dreams" by the Moody Blues /1986 Because: There's a 60's vibe, smooth, wavy, and groovy, with elements of a surf sound. Lord Huron, a Boomer Music Update fave, delivers brilliant songwriting,...
It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This: Plant & Krauss Cover “Can’t Let Go”
The current hit: “Can’t Let Go” by Robert Plant/Alison Krauss Linked to: "Can't Let Go" by Lucinda Williams / 1998Because: It’s a stone-cold cover. 1998 was Lucinda Williams' year, and her breakout hit, the gritty and raw with-a-90s-vibe, "Can't Let Go," was a...
A “Must Listen To” But Only if You Want to Get Instantly Happy!
Current Hit: "Colorado" by Milky Chance Linked to: "Because I Got High" by Afroman/2001 Because: Both songs are super-mellow and both songs refer to getting high via pot. Afroman's whole song is about a happy high, while "Colorado's" infectious chorus mentions it in...
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...