Guess who's back? It's the band Cage The Elephant, making their third appearance on Boomer Music Update, last featured in February just off their big Grammy win for Best Rock Album. In July they issued "Unpeeled," a collection of live tunes culled from various...

Think of singer/songwriter Jack Johnson’s mellow vocals and laid back style as 3-minute respites from a world that may seem like it's spinning out of control. His latest, "Sunsets For Somebody Else," has a calming effect reminiscent of “On & On," Baby Boomer...

Something about the songs of summer:  up and bouncy, sunny and bight, skimming over real life with a lighthearted touch, even if the storyline is about loss, as is Weezer’s newest, “Feels Like Summer," a top five alternative hit, it’s a mélange of rock influences...

Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me” is instantly recognizable, practically embedded into the culture.  It's got that world-class hook, a positive message, AND Withers’ ability to connect in a personal, intimate, way. “Lean on Me” reflected the USA in1972; the oldest Boomer was...

Sometimes we underestimate our collective need for simple humanity, popularly sloganized into a utopian “Peace, Love and Understanding.” We Boomers have been listening to that siren song for over 40 years, with considerable support from George Harrison’s warm and...

“Burning Down The House” became a global hit for the Talking Heads in 1983, partially due to its identifiable vocal texture and that funky sound— primitive and persistent--repeated like a slogan, over and over, simultaneously exciting and lulling. “The Man,” by Las...