And She’s Off–In a New Direction
Meghan Trainor’s newest, “No,” isn’t as sassy and brassy as 2014’s “All that Bass,” in fact, it’s so different it doesn’t fit easily into any category, stylistically, and as far as the lyrics go, she’s speaking text language, or maybe it’s English with a...
Fans of Soulful Rock: This Is For You
How can four guys from Iceland sound so root-sy and bluesy with a song that feels like heat and humidity, and which has nothing at all to do with the ice and snow of their homeland? “Way Down We Go," by the band Kaleo has a gospel like quality to both the vocal and...
Maurice White: A Real Life Shining Star
Exactly one month ago the music world lost Maurice White, a ground breaking pioneer and all around super talent. The founding member of of Earth, Wind & Fire passed away from complications of Parkinsons. He was 74 years old. Anyone who was fortunate enough to have...
And The Oscar Goes To…
The Grammys just concluded their 58th year, and this Sunday it’s the 88th annual Academy Awards, which includes movie industry acknowledgement of the top films and performances and also "Song Of The Year." Thirty years ago “Top Gun” was the movie to see, and...
Very Steamy Pillow Talk Enters Billboard Top 40 at #1!
Boomers, you may not instantly recognize the name Zayn Malik, but your children and/or your grand-kids surely will since he was a member of the superstar boy band One Direction. Now he’s a solo act, under just the name Zayn, with his debut album "Mind Of Mine" set...
R.I.P. Paul Kantner, Co-founder of Jefferson Airplane
Last week, the 50th Super Bowl was played in Santa Clara, California, a festive event that contrasts with San Francisco’s recent mourning over the death, at age 74, of one of its local music legends, Paul Kantner, co-founder of The Jefferson Airplane. In a...
Super Bowl Flashback
This Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl…the first game was played on January 15, 1967 (end of the 1966 season) which means that “I’m a Believer” by the Monkees, is almost 50 years old, too, because that was the #1 song in America, 49 years ago...
Natalie Cole: “Unforgettable” 1950 to 2016
by Dave Sholin With her very first hit, "This Will Be," Natalie Cole served notice that she wasn't merely the daughter of a musical legend and one of the greatest voices in music history, she was paving her own path as a singer and performer. Sadly, she lost...
1948-2016
Music is the glue that holds the Boomer generation together, and a large chuck of that soundtrack is owned by the Eagles, whose co-founder, Glenn Frey, passed away earlier this week-- tragic news that stunned a world already shell shocked by the recent losses of David...