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
Cool Is As Cool Does
26-year old Niall Horan has the kind of relatable, appealing cool that a Boomer can appreciate. For example, he credits the influence of classic rockers Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles on his 2017 debut solo album. Horan has one of those "right time/right place"...
There’s Just Something About A Song That’s About Living in the “City.”
There's a long history of songs that aim to capture the sights, sounds moods and emotions of "City" life, from Rogers and Hart's "Manhattan" to Stevie Wonder's "Living For The City" to Frank Sinatra's "New York New York" ...and the tradition continues... Enter one...
It’s a Big Day For Miranda Lambert
Even though she's won more CMA Female Vocalist Of The Year awards than anyone else, it's been two years since Miranda Lambert's last album--and today's the day she releases "Wildcard," a 14-song collection that's her long awaited 7th studio album. Lambert is on a...
“Running Up That Hill” Redux
In 1984, when Kate Bush’s "Running Up That Hill" was a massively successful international hit, British singer/songwriter/musician Meg Myers was just one-year old, but no matter, she’s just released a cover that puts her own spin on the tune; prior to discovering...
Pop Star Justin Bieber & Country Duo Dan + Shay Have a Hit.
Music genres sometimes blur, and here’s a doozy: Justin Bieber, one of the world’s top Pop stars, and Country duo Dan & Shay, have a hit: "10,000 Hours” is romantic, so-sweet, upbeat, charming, clever and just a little bit Country, with a cutesy-catchy hook. I'd...
Music For Grown-Ups: Lana del Rey Sings “Season of the Witch”
In just six days "Trick or Treaters" will come a-knocking, and you'll need a musical backdrop for handing out treats at the door or for a party crowd. Of course, you'll include the standbys:"Thriller," "Monster Mash" and "Ghostbusters" but don't leave out one of the...
You Can’t Keep a Good Song Down
It's back. Again. Lesley Gore's monster 1963 hit "You Don't Own Me." Three+ years ago Grace and rapper G-Eazy released a mix version, and now it's Kristin Chenoweth and Ariana Grande belting their hearts out on this classic, emotionally wrenching and early feminist...
This Song is So Hip and So Rock n’ Roll
There’s a statistic out, that millennials have less sex than we Boomers had, when we were their age, however, 23-year old Brit Sam Fender has a "Top 20" Adult Alt hit song about one night stands, without any strings attached, meaning there’s no deep insight into the...
Ed $heeran’s Recent Tour Was the Biggest Box Office Gross Ever
Among the hundreds of concert tours and millions of tickets sold, one artist now stands above the rest. Ed Sheeran's recent "Divide" tour grossed a mind boggling $736.7 million. The bed-head red-head singer/songwriter extraordinaire takes the crown from U2 who have...