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
Let’s Go Dancing!
It was the late 80s, when Bobby Brown’s "Every Little Step" got us dancing. Today, it’s "Kissing Strangers" by DNCE, featuring superstar rapper Nicki Minaj, who adds her own brand of rhythmic spice to the mix. It’s getting airplay right now on Top 40 and...
Sam Hunt: Country Star With Pop Appeal
Although he’s only been big on the music scene since 2014, young, virile, handsome Country star Sam Hunt has already racked up four #1 hits and has millions of fans, and not just Country fans, as he also appeals to Pop audiences. “Body Like a Back Road” belongs...
The Perfect Song For Monday: “First of May” by the Bee Gees
Two days after last February’s Grammy Awards ceremony and parties, while the stars were still in L.A., a roster of diverse musical talent came together to honor the 40th Anniversary of The Bee Gees legendary album "Saturday Night Fever." Performers included...
Badass Rock n’ Roll: From Bo Diddley to the Record Company
Some people say that the lyrics in "Baby, I'm Broken" are too repetitious and simple, as if a hard-core rock n’ roll song even needs words—hello Duane Eddy and “Rebel Rouser.” Rock n’ Roll is about the gestalt: the walk AND the talk, plus attitude and charisma....
“Believer” by Imagine Dragons Is A “Must Listen To”
This group, this song, and even the video are good, accessible examples of great new music that Boomers can relate to. “Believer,” currently #19 on the Adult Top 40 chart, and one of the year’s biggest Alternative Rock hits, is “deep” and powerful, intelligent...
Tomorrow Is The 10th Anniversary of “Record Store Day”
Tomorrow Is the 10th Anniversary of “Record Store Day” and who better to share the record store experience than our Curator, Dave Sholin, who fondly recalls: “The thrill of walking into a record store, picking out an album or single and waiting to enter a...
Misery At Its Best: A Country Diva’s Broken Heart
A top-of-the-line Country music tear-jerker is as good as misery can get, and “Tin Man” is the latest in the long standing tradition of stories that tell of a woman’s broken heart. Nothing tops honest emotion, and honest emotion is what you get in Miranda...
Harry Styles Is Only 23-Years Old, But That’s OK, His Song Is Great!
Back in the 70s and 80s when we Baby Boomers were in our 20s and 30s and reinventing the social order on the fly, we listened to the Beatles and ELO sing complex songs that asked existential questions and made astute cultural observations. Today, the youngest...
Be There Or Be Square: Coachella Music Fest Starts Today
The Coachella Music And Arts Festival starts today...it's one of the music events of the year. 100,000 music fans. Two week-ends, dozens of artists--many of them featured in Boomer Music Update over the past year: Head And The Heart, Future, Bishop, Briggs...