Okay, maybe in the great universe of things to confess “I’m struggling with this story” ranks just below “I didn’t refill the ice tray,” but it’s the hand I was dealt this […]
Deep Cuts: Songs To Confess By
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock : Introduction
Forty-three years ago today Jimi Hendrix and his Band Of Gypsys closed out the most famous music festival in music history. There have been bigger, much better organized, more profitable festivals, but […]
Deep Cuts: Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman is the composer behind Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell along with many other enormous hits. His style is instantly recognizable for its, oh, let’s call it “epic” quality. The songs […]
Deep Cuts: Songs From A Promo Party
So yeah, I scored some tasty cuts at Steve The Manager’s promo party. I may have gotten stuck with Kip Adotta, too, but them’s the breaks. Here’s the best of the best […]
Deep Cuts: From the Class of 1984
Bruce wasn’t the only chart topper of 1984 whose worst songs also happen to be his most popular. The Billboard 100 singles chart for that year represents a tremendous amount of talent […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For Fresh Starts
Perhaps the single most powerful tool we each have in our tool boxes is that great big hammer we use to knock down our house of cards and start over again. (Note: […]
Deep Cuts: Summer 1984
Almost thirty years have passed since I met Chris the cool guy at the beach. That was a great summer for music, even if you weren’t a Purple Rain fan. Born In the […]
Deep Cuts: Beach Songs
Beach songs. On one hand you’ve got your Beach Boys and Jan and Dean; on the other you have your Dick Dale, Ventures, and Surfaris. And then there’s Shag music — oldies […]
Deep Cuts: Your Independence Day Playlist
The Fourth of July is a big deal in the United States. It was on this very day back in 1776 when the Beatles first came to America, and we like to […]
Deep Cuts: 8:22 Songs
The other day I sorted my iTunes by time just for giggles. It’s an interesting way to look at one’s music collection — not as random as shuffle, not as ordered as […]
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