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Feb 9, 20232 min read
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk
Every now and then, a band comes along that blows me away. So was the case in 1990 when the band Jellyfish released their debut album,...
Jan 26, 20232 min read
A Night at The Kennedy Center
Last night, my daughter Abby and I drove through the rainy streets of DC with great anticipation. Last night, we attended a truly unique...
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Dolly
Dolly Parton turns 77 today. I could try and write a blog post about her life and career, but you’ve read so much of it before. Instead,...
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Getting the Led Out
Taking just 36 hours to record, Led Zeppelin’s debut album is a fusion of blues and rock and their spin on hard rock helped set the stage...
Jan 5, 20232 min read
The Boss Debuts
Fifty years ago, an album was released that flew under the radar a bit: average sales and positive reviews. It was full of colorful...
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Relax...
Containing songs about sex, love and the Cold War, the debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, from the English synth-pop band, Frankie...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Swiftly Covered
We’re so close to having new music from Taylor Swift. Her upcoming album, Midnights, her tenth, drops at midnight on October 21st. There...
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Herbie's Classic
Chameleons are most known for their distinct range of colors as they are able to shift in different hues and brightness. That’s a pretty...
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Happy Birthday Joan
It’s Throwback Thursday and today we wish a very happy birthday to Joan Jett, who turns 64 years old today. Jett is best known for her...
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Grrrls Rule - 90s Edition
About a month or so ago, a few of us got together for drinks and we ended up talking about music. Specifically how amazing alternative...
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Just Another Band Out of Boston
The story is well known - A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, employed as a product design engineer for the Polaroid...
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Happy Birthday Joe
It’s Throwback Thursday and today we wish a very happy birthday to Joe Jackson, who turns 68 today. Jackson's recording career as a solo...
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Curtis Meets Super Fly
Today’s Throwback Thursday relates to one of the greatest soundtracks ever produced - On this day in 1972, the blaxploitation neo-noir...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
I Believe...In R.E.M.
In 1986, with a fan base growing beyond the college radio boundaries, R.E.M. created a masterpiece. The band, working with producer Don...
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Welcome to Guns N' Roses
On this day in 1987, a raw, obnoxious album, full of attitude and kicked the door down to mainstream music. It was time the world met...
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Happy Birthday Tanya
It’s a pretty cool thing when you form a band and that band becomes successful. It’s even cooler when you do it twice. But three times?...
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Gimme A Bottle of Anything…And a Glazed Donut…To Go!
What do you do after leaving one of the biggest rock bands of all time? You assemble a virtuoso supergroup, consisting of guitarist Steve...
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Play This Game
The band Queen took time in the late 1970s to listen to music, specifically disco and funk, they heard how to incorporate synthesizers...
Jun 23, 20222 min read
A Bangin' Second Album
You know the song, you know the opening line: “Josie's on a vacation far away…” The Outfield had one of the biggest hits of the 1980s...
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Some Albums Are Bigger Than Others
The first two albums by the Manchester–bred band The Smiths were so good, but seen by many as moping, brooding and depressing. Then came...
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