I found myself thinking of “Independence Day” by Bruce Springsteen yesterday afternoon, on the eve of this year’s 4th of July holiday. The Popdose folks have posted a great 4th of July-themed mix that includes “Independence Day.” Check it out, and give a few moments of your thoughts to all of our troops serving overseas. […]
Category: Good Listening
Good Listening: Howard Jones – Frankfurt, Germany – 3/14/2008
I will be seeing Howard Jones later this week on Saturday night in Kettering, OH, outside of Dayton at the Fraze Pavilion. I’ve been fortunate enough to see a number of shows at the Fraze over the years, and as previously discussed, I will make my return this weekend to catch the annual Mix Summerfest. […]
More information on that new album from Randy Newman
I wrote briefly about the pending new release from Randy Newman, and now thanks to Tampa Bay pop music writer Sean Daly, I’ve got a few more details to share with you about the album. The album, called Harps and Angels, is in stores on August 5th. Sean writes: NPR’s All Songs Considered is raving […]
Good Listening: The Jayhawks 4/29/95 – Slim’s – San Francisco
Maria McKee and The Jayhawks – Precious Time I had a different Gary Louris-related post in waiting, but it isn’t every day that Louris announces a reunion show with the 94/95 era lineup of The Jayhawks, so let’s focus on that for a second, shall we? Louris shared the following intoxicating information in a recent […]
If all else fails, you can blame it on me….
Barenaked Ladies – Gordon (original cover artwork) For the past few weeks, I’ve been jonesing to hear “Brian Wilson” by Barenaked Ladies, specifically the live version that appears on Rock Spectacle. In one of my rare excursions driving a car, I took the CD with me, popped it in the player, and it wouldn’t play. […]
A discussion on the current state of Triple-A radio
I spent this past week in Minneapolis for the annual Conclave radio convention. Unlike previous years, I really didn’t go to a ton of the panel discussions/sessions this year, because I had a pretty full schedule for work. Lee Abrams gave a speech, and having worked with Lee briefly at one point when he consulted […]
Good Listening: Death Cab for Cutie – Morning Becomes Eclectic
I was in the midst of enjoying an evening with Tom Petty at Blossom Music Center on Sunday night with my friends Ryan and Julie. I had seats in the pavilion, but was sitting on the lawn with them, and as Petty pulled out a mix of album tracks and proven hits, we conversed about […]
Judas Priest – Nostradamus – The debate continues
I’ll continue to follow up on the ongoing debate regarding the new Judas Priest album Nostradamus, which we’ve talked about previously. My good friend Chris Akin spent an hour on Saturday night’s edition of The Classic Metal Show debating and talking about the new album with Blabbermouth.net contributor Keith Bergman (another longtime friend of mine.) […]
Quick Hits – Judas Priest, Summertime, Kanye West
Another busy week in the can, thank goodness! First, a rock and roll recap from the week that was…. I saw quite a bit of live music this week, including: The New Frontiers / Below Jupiter / Liza Bundy at the Beachland Tavern on Monday night (recap here.) Wednesday night, I saw what was (believe […]
Hangin’ in Cleveland with The New Frontiers
Life continues to make sure that I have a complete understanding of the word “busy.” While I have a spare moment, I want to take a second to document a great musical experience that I had on Monday night at the Beachland Ballroom with a great band out of Dallas, TX called The New Frontiers. […]