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
ATTN Ska and Punk Fans: “She’s Kerosene” Is For YOU!
Kick-ass punk and ska are back, and its name is "The Interrupters," three Los Angeles, CA area brothers joined by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen aka Aimee Interrupter. Remember the raw, overpowering energy of 1960's garage bands? That sound became the foundation for...
“I’m A Mess”
In 2018 Bebe Rexha teamed up with top-of -the-line Country group Florida Georgia Line on "Meant To Be,” a hit that went to #1 on Top 40, Adult Top 40 AND Country charts. That's a rare accomplishment, and it confirmed the multi-talents of 28-year old Rexha, a...
“Feel-Good Friday” John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: “You’re The One That I Want”
June 16th was the 40th anniversary of the movie “Grease” and to celebrate, we listened to (and watched) "You're The One That I Want,” a 4-minute clip that is pretty much guaranteed to put you in a good mood-- Olivia Newton-John vamping in black toreador pants, high...
Muse’s “Something Human” is even better than R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon.” IMHO.
We know “Something Human” by British trio Muse has serious intentions, because the song opens and closes with the primal howl of a wolf. The theme is that of a lonely and pressured life on the road, and a longing for home … ten thousand miles left on...
Shock! A Pro-Sober Country Song!
I've been sober since you broke my heart in two 'Cause drunk me can't get over you "Drunk Me," by native Nashville songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny is an intense, emotive Country song that touts sobriety, bucking the genre's long-standing tradition of endorsing drinking...
Too Weird: Madonna turns 60 & Elvis and Aretha die on the same date.
Hard to believe, but Madonna turned 60-years old yesterday. She's one of the most influential pop-culture taste makers and trend-setters of our Baby Boom generation…an almost 40-year career in the spotlight, dozens of hits, millions of fans, worldwide recognition,...
Youth! Energy! Life Force!
One of the best parts of working in the music business is watching an act break out from the pack, bypassing hundreds, or even thousands, of wanna-bes--some just as talented, others not so much, and emerge as STARS! And likely as not, the target is the fickle “youth...
Football + Rock n’ Roll = Testosterone Overdrive
The official kick off of the 2018 college football season is just two weeks away, an opportune time for both fans of football and rock n roll, because the anthem for ESPN's coverage of this years NCAA collegiate gridiron will be “Natural” by Imagine Dragons, the...
ATT: Kinks Fans: The Band Is Back Together!
The Kinks formed their band 55 years ago, riding the wave of the "British Invasion" with giant hits including "You Really Got Me," "All Day And All Of The Night," "A Well Respected Man," and "Tired Of Waiting." The group went their separate ways for more than two...