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
This Rocker is AWESOME! Intense, with a Hard, Driving Beat!
Current Hit: "How High” by The Record Company Linked to: "All Right Now" by Free Band/1970 Because: Both songs demand attention: they’re intense, and have a driving beat. Real live rock n’ roll. How high, how high, how high Do you wanna fly So high, so high,...
“Skate” Has an Old Skool Vibe
Current hit: " Skate" by Silk Sonic Linked to: "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners/1972 Because: No one can throw a new spin on an old school vibe with more precision than Bruno Mars, here collaborating with rapper/producer/writer Anderson.Paak --together...
Clive Davis Does It Again!
Must See TV! Starring Everybody! That 70% of New Yorkers over 18 are vaccinated calls for a celebration. WHAT & WHERE: "We Love NYC Homecoming Concert" from the Great Lawn of Central Park WHO: Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Earth,...
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same. Not.
American rock songs have morphed from "Let the Good Times Roll," Shirley and Lee's 1956 ode to fun, to The Offspring's top 10 Alternative hit, "Let the Bad Times Roll." Oh, baby, let the bad times roll Machiavelli flow (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Hey, Lincoln, how does your grave...
Maroon 5: Saved by Love
It's a big deal when Adam Levine, Maroon 5's lead singer and all around talent, says that "Lost," the bands latest release, is one of his all-time Maroon 5 favorites. There's joy in the lyrics, and the music is infused with an 80s vibe akin to songs like "Things Can...
This Week is Elvis Week in Memphis
Memphis is in the midst of their annual "Elvis Week," when thousands of fans make a pilgrimage to Graceland, Elvis's Memphis mansion, in anticipation of August 16th, the date "The King" died, 1977, when he was 42 y/o. Among the events will be a Monday appearance by...
Her Heart is Colder Than His Cold Beer!
Luke Comb's been a Country singer/songwriting star since 2017, when his "Hurricane" hit big; along the way, he's reaped a wall of awards. Currently, he's working on his third album, but it's a cut from his 2020 CMA and ACM "Album Of Year" winner, "What You See is...
Today’s Energy Jolt: “Freedom” by Jon Batiste
“Freedom,” Jon Batiste's follow up to "I Need You," his #1 Adult Alternative debut single, is joyous and joyful, fun, colorful, high energy, with a video that includes smart clothes and jazzy dance moves. Irresistible. The song is a tribute to New Orleans, Batiste's...
Love the Beatles? This is a “Must See”
Now, here's a concept: Put two ground breaking music legends in a studio and let them decode and unravel the back stories and newly revealed details behind arguably the greatest rock group in history: The Beatles. Now streaming on Hulu, "McCartney 3,2,1" is a six...