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Monthly Archives: December 2011
2011 In Review & Looking Forward
(Bowing to the Jukebox.) Musically speaking, 2011 has been an interesting year. Pop music has moved even further into the electronic dance realm, modern rock radio seems as stagnant as ever and Spotify shook up the industry in quite a … Continue reading
The Hit Men – “A Four Seasons Christmas”
Courtesy of The Musebox “The Hit Men, original recording and performing members of The Four Seasons, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Critters, are back in the studio. ‘A Four Seasons Christmas,’ is The Hit Men’s newest release, and is … Continue reading
Lo-Fi Christmas? The Orienteers – “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
I’ll be honest: “Do You Know What I Hear?” has never been one of my favorite Christmas songs. The narrator in the song is pretty smug. Thanks for rubbing it in our faces, that you might know something everyone else … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary christmas, do you hear what i hear?, the orienteers
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Casey Shea – “The Worst Christmas Ever”
Casey Shea’s “The Worst Christmas Ever” made me laugh. He sounds so sincere on the track, and yet the video is anything but. ”The Worst Christmas Ever” is featured on A Holiday Benefit.
Interview with Marius Hagen From Team Me
Team Me from Norway is one of the hottest newcomers of 2011. The accidental success of Team Me came about when Marius Hagen started his own side project, while playing with two other bands, Jaqueline and SiN, the name Team … Continue reading
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Tagged electronic music, international bands, new artists, norway, pop music, rock and roll interviews, team me
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The Album That Got Me Through My Teenage Years: The Who’s “Quadrophenia”
Pete Townshend is one of the few writers in rock and roll who understood the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. Early Who singles such as “Substitute” and “My Generation” captured adolescent angst in way that few of The … Continue reading
Checking In With Singer-Songwriter Laura Warshauer
Singer songwriter LAURA WARSHAUER launched her full-length album The Pink Chariot Mixtape on June 14th, 2011 on Pink Chariot Music. Laura recently received the first ever Buddy Holly Singer/Songwriter of the Year Award from the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame and … Continue reading
23: The Age of Rock Genius?
I recently turned 30. Somebody asked me if I felt any different, or expected to have a crisis of age. I don’t feel any different, yet. If somebody had asked me the same question when I turned 23, I might … Continue reading
RIP John Lennon
It’s hard to over estimate the importance that John Lennon has had on my life. Whether through the songs he recorded with The Beatles, or his solo work Lennon’s music has always been part of the my life’s soundtrack. My … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, God, Imagine, John Lennon, john lennon anniversary, Plastic Ono Band
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Why the 2012 Rock Hall Class is Deserving But Least Interesting
For the past 10 years I used to get excited when artists I love would get nominated. Over the past 10 years we’ve seen The Stooges, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Blondie, U2, Elvis Costello and The Clash (just to … Continue reading