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

Pete Yorn’s Newest: “Calm Down” 

Pete Yorn’s Newest: “Calm Down” 

In 2001 singer/songwriter Pete Yorn hit big with his debut album "musicforthemorningafter." The album went  gold and Rolling Stone magazine proclaimed Yorn one of their "Top 10 artists to watch" that year. Last August, Yorn dropped his 7th solo album, "Caretakers,"...

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POW!! Pop Hooks and Rock Power

POW!! Pop Hooks and Rock Power

Remember when Weezer covered The Cars 1984 hit "You Might Think" for the animated 2011 movies "Cars 2?"   Written by the late Ric Ocasek, it's the perfect marriage of a great pop hook and the punch and power of rock, a style that fits both groups. While waiting for...

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From Gloria Gaynor to Selena Gomez:  The Break-up Song

From Gloria Gaynor to Selena Gomez: The Break-up Song

Some 3-minutes are longer than other 3-minutes, for example, listening to Selena Gomez sing about her break up with Justin Bieber reminds us Boomers that we’ve been around this block before. Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” comes to mind. A feminist “in your face”...

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Ringo Starr:  Working , Contributing, Creating  

Ringo Starr:  Working , Contributing, Creating  

"What's My Name," the new single from  Ringo Starr's newest album, his 20th, also named "What's My Name," sounds like a Beatles song from back in the day.  Rock n' roll.  Joyous and fun to listen to.  It's smart but not too complicated-- a  masterful mix of the best...

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Paying Your Dues in Nashville Can Be a Very Rough Gig

Paying Your Dues in Nashville Can Be a Very Rough Gig

What's it like paying dues to make it in the highly competitive Nashville music scene? Ask newcomer Caylee Hammack. She's 25-years old, and has been singing and writing songs since she was 13.  At 19, she moved to Nashville, kicked around, lived a few weeks out of her...

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Tones And  I:  A Name You’ll Want to Know…

Tones And I: A Name You’ll Want to Know…

Tones and I is the stage name for 19-y/o Australian singer/songwriter Toni Watson whose “Dance Monkey” is an international hit, topping the charts in over 20 countries and now catching fire Stateside, gathering airplay on three formats:  Alternative ( #20), Top 40...

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