Keeping Boomers In Touch With Today's Music
We connect a song from back-in-the-day to a current hit that has a similar sound/content/style. You’ll be up to speed in 90-seconds.
Curated by Dave Sholin | Written by Lee Wade
The Group is “Houndmouth” and the Song is “Sedona”
Dave’s pick for this week’s “Whatever” is DYNAMITE. Definitely rated a “must listen to.” The group is “Houndmouth,” and the song is “Sedona.” Dave thought it was so good he just had to tell you about it, and I’m glad he did. Their genre is...
Hints of Sam Cooke in “Crash and Burn”
Oooh, this time out Dave is after the music aficionado, connecting Thomas Rhett’s “Crash and Burn,” a country hit, to Sam Cooke’s 1960 “Chain Gang,” and as usual, Dave's right on the money. Dave picked up on “Crash & Burn’s” backing vocals, pointing out how much...
Selena Gomez Channels Sinead O’Connor’s Lust & Pain
This week, Dave “Your Duke” Sholin connects Sinead O’Connor’s 1990 mega-hit “Nothing Compares 2 You” to brand-new “Good For You” by Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky. The similarities: They sound alike: haunting and compelling, the longings of wistful, waifish,...
Interview with Doug Morris, Music Industry Icon
Want a peek behind the scenes of the music industry? Doug Morris, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment and founder of Vevo and a charming raconteur, was recently interviewed at Midem, the leading international business event for the music industry that has been held...
Sam Hunt & Aerosmith? Yes!
Dave is linking Aerosmith’s 1998 #1 power ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" to Sam Hunt’s “Take Your Time” which reached #1 in Country, and is now very strong on the pop charts. You might think that’s an odd pairing, and I did too, at first, but now I totally get...
Newbie Leon Bridges: Gospel & Soul at it’s Best!
Just in case you thought that new music wasn't as good as the old stuff, just listen to "Coming Home" by Leon Bridges. Anyone with an affinity for those great soul/R&B songs of the 60's will love this song and artist, and his distinctive retro style a la Otis...
James Bay’s Haunting Lyrics Hark Back to The Moody Blues
For us Boomers, 24-year old English/ singer/songwriter James Bay’s “Hold Back the River” is the 70s all over again: a song with great hooks, compelling rhythms and vocals, and sensitive, insightful lyrics that bring to mind 1986’s “In Your Wildest Dreams” by the...
“Earned It” is the 2nd Hit From “50 Shades of Grey” Soundtrack
"Love Me Like You Do" by British songstress Ellie Goulding was the first song from the "Fifty Shades Of Grey" soundtrack to hit the charts. The 2nd release is out now, and it’s also a major hit: "Earned It,’ by Canadian singer The Weeknd. Dave links “Earned It”...
1960s Soul Music Redux
If you grooved to Wilson Pickett’s “In The Midnight Hour,” you’ll get that same over-heated feeling all over again when you listen to “Call Me” by St. Paul and the Broken Bones. This is rated “MUST LISTEN TO!” As Dave low-keyed it in his memo to me: "when a...