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
Disco is Alive and Well…
Even though 24-year old Los Angeles based rapper/singer/songwriter and music producer Doja Cat (given name Amalaratna Zandile Diamini) was born decades before the 70s disco dance craze, she's got disco in her DNA. In "Say So," you can clearly hear the...
Say it ain’t so! The “Global Rock Concert for a Good Cause” is going virtual.
Say it ain’t so! The “Global Rock Concert for a Good Cause” is going virtual. Lots of star performances, but... just you in your sweats, all alone...no group energy and interactions with strangers, no chants or contact highs... .... also, no traffic or parking...
“Goodnight stress, see you in the morning”
Fitz & The Tantrums is one of the most exciting acts you’ll ever see in a live performance–-lead singers Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs light up the stage with ultra-high energy and a feel good vibe, which you can hear on their latest Adult Top 40...
That Distinctive Kinks Sound
"Beautiful Faces" by British singer/songwriter Declan McKenna is generating mucho exposure on Adult Alt and Alt radio stations. It's witty, fast, humorous, timely, somewhat socially observant and reminds us of The Kinks 1982 hit, "Come Dancing." McKenna's production...
Sunday Night is Country Night (on TV)
The Academy of Country Music Awards show, scheduled for Sunday night, has been postponed until Sept., replaced by a special event, "The Academy of Country Music Presents: Our Country," a showcase with highlights from past ACM's, a Kenny Rogers tribute, and various...
The Strokes Channel Billy Idol
If you grooved to Billy Idol’s world-wide dance sensation “Dancing with Myself,” (1972 ) than you’ll recognize that “Bad Decision,” by The Strokes, borrows Idol’s melody line. The Strokes, a five-member New York Indie rock/garage rock/post-punk revival band tear into...
Lady Gaga’s Newest: A 70’s Disco Vibe
Within hours of its release, “Stupid Love,” Lady Gaga’s first single in years, generated major Top 40 and Adult Top 40 airplay, and just as quickly brought to mind the beat and energy of "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” –a throwback sound to late 70's San Francisco...
Nature’s Uneven Hand: From Covid 19 to “Rocky Mountain High”
Wednesday (April 1st) is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but, due to the covid 19 virus and social distancing, these big celebrations are not happening: The Great Global Cleanup, Earthrise, Footprints For The Future, Artists For The Earth, plus numerous global...
Rock & Roll’s Wild and Unruly Roots
Don't pay attention to the words, just focus on the energy--we're talking early-to-mid 50's rock n' roll electrifying energy, like the kind Johnny Burnette belted out in "Train Kept a Rollin": Caught a train I met a dame She was a hepster And a real gone dame She...