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
Maroon 5 & Adam Levine: Effortlessly Sexy
Adam Levine and the band Maroon 5 are the definition of cool, and so is their new song “What Lovers Do.” The song IS sexy, but it’s not from the lyrics, which aren’t graphic or even suggestive. Say say say, hey hey now baby Oh my my, don’t play now baby Say say say,...
Arcade Fire. Who Knew?
I confess that, until recently, I had never heard of Arcade Fire, and then, suddenly, they were everywhere: performing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," this past weekend a band member was a guest panelist on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me," they’ll be part of...
Thomas Rhett, Country-Pop Super-Star
Remember Rod Serling narrating “The Twilight Zone?” He’d be off to the side, beckoning you with his intimate and commanding voice, prepping you for the “journey ahead…?” Now imagine him saying: Consider Thomas Rhett, winner of the gene pool lottery. A Grand...
Taylor Swift On A “Need To Know” Basis
Taylor Swift is a force of nature, a perfect storm of talent, grit and beauty, brilliant management, and timing. Her songs are often personal tell-alls about her relationships, heavy on irony, snark and clever remarks. As a Boomer who participates in daily American...
Honoring Labor Day
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The Rapper & His Grandmother
Seattle hip hop rapper superstar Macklemore, who is 34-years old, made a video of his surprise visit to his grandmother on her 100th birthday, then set it to a song called “Glorious” which is not only uplifting and fun to listen to, it’s also wise, insightful,...
Is “Happy Country” an Oxymoron?
Aaron Watson, who’s been on the brink of Country stardom for 20 years or so, is riding high on the biggest hit of his dues paying career. The takeaway: Watson took his wife of ten years out to dinner, realized how deep his feelings for her are, and, when they...
Be There Or Be Square: The Most Streamed Song Of All Time
Last year’s hit, "Despacito," by Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, is officially recognized as the most streamed song of all time, which says a lot about today’s pop music and its audience. Now, another “Latin” sound, “Mi Gente” (“My People”) is charting on...
You Go Girl, Country Style
When listening to Old Dominion, it’s best to toss aside preconceived notions of Country music—that way you can more readily “get” that this band, which is one of Nashville's hottest hit makers, is not a traditional band, rather, it’s five super-successful songwriters...