Don Henley Delivers: Finally, a Solo Album
Dave Sholin keeps his cool, even when he’s hanging with the stars, but here he’s not holding back: “Boomers rejoice! Don Henley's new album is brilliant from the first song to the last!” This week, at age 68, Henley scores his very first number one album as a solo...
“Say It” by HoundMouth: You’ll Feel Young Again!
Remember the jolt of energy you got, back in the day, when you heard an exciting new song for the first time? It’s likely that you’ll get that same rush listening to “Say It” by Houndmouth, Dave’s selection for this week’s “Whatever.” It’s fun, upbeat, feelgood;...
“Different Colors” is “All You Need Is Love” for the 21st Century
Nice to know that while some are intent on polarizing us, here's a song that celebrates diversity. The band Walk The Moon (WTM) is riding their first wave of success, still getting a ton of exposure on pop stations with their earlier single "Shut Up And Dance," (which...
If Pop Rocks Could Dance, They’d Look Like This!
Today Dave is connecting Matt and Kim's "Hey There" with "oldie" "Mambo #5" --I’ve never heard of either one, but that’s OK, ‘cause now I’m jumpin’ for joy --both songs are non-stop high energy! “Hey Now” is a party song by Brooklyn based duo Matt and Kim that is...
Echos of Bowie’s “Space Odyssey” in This Tender Ode
Dave hears the distinct strains of David Bowie’s vocals from “Space Odyssey” in "Cecilia And The Satellite" by singer/song writer Andrew McMahon, and to further the connection, although the themes of the two songs are quite different, he notes that one does have...
“Should I Stay Or Should I Go” Redux
“Sometime you gotta bleed to know That you’re alive and have a soul” Sometimes we Baby Boomers think that it’s only our generation that could create great and meaningful music, but those lines from 21 Pilot’s “Tear in My Heart” is proof that that is not the...