Is this insight into a 20-something’s life today, just a really good song, or both?
I'm in my twenties, living reckless So turn the hourglass over and let's wreck this It's a brand new world, I got a brand new heart And everyday I make a brand new start “All My Friends” by The Revivalists is gripping, the galloping sound grabs you by the throat, the...
ATTN Ska and Punk Fans: “She’s Kerosene” Is For YOU!
Kick-ass punk and ska are back, and its name is "The Interrupters," three Los Angeles, CA area brothers joined by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen aka Aimee Interrupter. Remember the raw, overpowering energy of 1960's garage bands? That sound became the foundation for...
Muse’s “Something Human” is even better than R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon.” IMHO.
We know “Something Human” by British trio Muse has serious intentions, because the song opens and closes with the primal howl of a wolf. The theme is that of a lonely and pressured life on the road, and a longing for home … ten thousand miles left on...
Football + Rock n’ Roll = Testosterone Overdrive
The official kick off of the 2018 college football season is just two weeks away, an opportune time for both fans of football and rock n roll, because the anthem for ESPN's coverage of this years NCAA collegiate gridiron will be “Natural” by Imagine Dragons, the...
Tom Petty Four-CD Box Set Scheduled For Sept. Release
On September 28th, "An American Treasure,” a four CD box set with 60 tracks by Tom Petty, will be released…almost exactly a year from his last performance--which was Sept. 25th 2017, at the Hollywood Bowl. The songs were selected by Petty’s wife Dana, daughter...
A “Must Listen To” for Certain Kinds of People (I’m Talking To You, Inxs Fans)
Certain kinds people prefer certain kinds of music, for example, if 1987’s “Need You Tonight” by Inxs hit you up side the head every time you heard it-- for those kinds of people, "Body Talks” by British band The Struts is a no brainer--that early rock n’ roll...
Hard Driving Rock n’ Roll. Yeah!
The band is “The Record Company” and they play old-fashioned, hard driving, pulsating, exciting rock n’ roll. Their new song is "Life To Fix" a red-hot rocker with a simple, relatable premise: “My life has fallen apart in every possible way.” How do we know...
We Love Leon Bridges, And We Want You To Love Him, Too.
BoomerMusicUpdate has raved about Leon Bridges for years: we love his music, and want you to love it, too. “Beyond,” his newest release is a good example of why you, as a with-it, connected, and hip Boomer, will want to at least be aware of it. Bridges just turned...
Musical Fireworks Just In Time For July 4th
In one week Americans will celebrate their 242nd "Independence Day" and just 10 days later, July 14, France celebrates ”Bastille Day,” their version of our July 4th, the day that ushered in the 1799 French Revolution. Inspired by that same French holiday, although...