[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G-qb1RRCo&w=500&h=305] Ric Ocasek, singer and songwriter with the Cars, has a new book that combines his songs and other writings, titled aptly enough Lyrics and Prose. It’s taught him that you have to be careful around words with no music. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney – ‘The Lyrics’Read More
The Dinosaurs of Rock roamed the Earth again in 2012, racing up the charts past bands half their age and chewing through expectations. Expectations, you say? I had many. Most of them dead wrong. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Is the Harry Nilsson soundtrack to this children’s film, absent the script and Ringo Starr’s memorable narration, strong enough to stand on its own? Probably not. But as a gift of seldom-heard songs from a lost musical genius, it certainly delights. You May Also Like: Olympics Tribute with Velvet Underground,Read More
The forthcoming film “Not Fade Away” gave Steven Van Zandt a chance to reunite with his old Sopranos director, as well as an opportunity to delve back into his love of all things rock ‘n’ roll. You May Also Like: No related posts.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFgXoyoCIQ&w=500&h=305] With the average Christmas album, you dig it out sometime around Thanksgiving, then stuff it back in with the tinsel and garland sometime around New Year’s Day. Singer-songwriter Emily Hurd may have broken that pattern with Any Given Day. You May Also Like: Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021):Read More
It’s that time of the year again, when holiday songs are beamed from every nook and cranny conceivable, be it chestnuts roasting over an open fire at a taco joint, or dreaming of a white Christmas in a dentist office You May Also Like: No related posts.
What a year. Several metric tons of great music passed through my ears but somehow I managed to remember almost none of it. Too busy. Too worried. Too distracted. Being so caught up in my own thoughts caused most of sound to bounce right off. You May Also Like: NoRead More
A tough choice it is, but after much thought here are my Top 10 new albums of 2012, presented in alphabetical order. A click on the title takes you to the complete review … JIM BASNIGHT – INTRODUCING JIM BASNIGHT: A stimulating blast of rural rock sounds mixed with aRead More
As the anniversary of John Lennon’s vicious murder looms on December 8, 2012, we didn’t return to his best-known hits — after all, there’ll be plenty of “Imagine,” “Watching the Wheels,” “#9 Dream” and Beatles favorites to go around. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed toRead More
‘Solid Zinc’ is a terrific tribute to the Turtles, who were not only commercially viable but also equally inventive.
