A couple of weeks ago I posted about the worst cover song of all time, America as recorded by Yes. Before anyone gets the idea that I think that a cover song has to be a note for note rendition to be… more →
thebestmusicyouhaveneverheardwrote 2 days ago: A couple of weeks ago I posted about the worst cover song of all time, America as recorded by Yes. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: While not as well known as many of his contemporaries Rod, nonetheless, managed to create two of my … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: A week or so ago I posted Simon and Garfunkel’s 1969 TV special as a Monday Matinee. The next … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: My friend Gerard posted a comment over the weekend that I have been thinking about constantly. The … more →
wrote 1 month ago: So…..we talked about The Lovin Spoonful last week. As it turns out, John Sebastian was also q … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Today’s Two’Fer Tuesday post celebrates the music of Johnny Rivers. I was introduced to … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In 1976 it was hard to turn on the radio without hearing Gary Wright. He released his album, The Dr … more →
wrote 1 month ago: We have previously talked about Iggy Pop and the Stooges and their role (in the late 60s) of laying … more →
wrote 2 months ago: 10cc were one of the true pop treasures of the early 1970s but they were a band with a split persona … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This is a follow-up to our Tw0′fer Tuesday – Super-Sub post from March 12, 2013. It was … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Today’s Two’Fer Tuesday post focuses on a bass player who made a career out of replacing … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This weekend I was thinking about a movie that fell in love with back in 1973 but haven’t seen … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Today is your lucky day…..I have a Neil Young Three’fer for you instead of our normal Tw … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I have been promising to produce a series on American Protest Music for months and I am just about r … more →
wrote 3 months ago: There is a significant debate going on in the United States today regarding gun control. I won … more →
wrote 3 months ago: As I mentioned several weeks ago I just finished reading Neil Young’s new book, Waging Heavy P … more →
wrote 3 months ago: In 1987 the Bangles were huge having released major hit singles and albums during the previous three … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Forty years ago today, Stevie Wonder’s song, Superstition, from his album Talking Book reache … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The Nazz, Todd Rungren’s first band, was formed in Philadelphia in 1967. Their self titled fi … more →