Past masters: Roger Miller
Posted: May 3, 2014 Filed under: Past masters | Tags: music Leave a commentFifty years ago my uncle brought Roger Miller’s debut album to our house. We played it incessantly. I haven’t heard it since then. But between Syria and the Ukraine, it’s become timely all of a sudden.
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Don’t touch that dial.. er.. that mouse.
Posted: April 22, 2014 Filed under: Fave raves | Tags: music, radio Leave a comment
Left to right: Alan, Scott
Tap on to Alan Haber’s Pure Pop Radio site this evening for the first episode of “Two Music Geeks”!
In the manner of our now-legendary radio segments on KBEK-FM Alan and I will spin platters and dispense factoids, opinions, enlightenment, meanderings, and random wisecracks.
Debuts this evening, April 22nd, 2014 at 9:00 pm EDT, 8:00 pm CDT.
Hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed creating it!
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A few days early, but this is my favorite Easter song.
Posted: April 17, 2014 Filed under: Fave raves | Tags: holidays, music Leave a commentShare this:
Desert Island Discs: “New Miserable Experience” by Gin Blossoms (1992)
Posted: April 7, 2014 Filed under: Desert Island Discs | Tags: desert island disc, music 2 Comments
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“Okay, right off the bat, let’s acknowledge that it’s just not cool to like the Gin Blossoms. They were one of those bands that helped propel modern rock into the mainstream, wound up with gobs of commercial success, and were at one time a ubiquitous sound on corporate radio. So, today, if you try to hang onto any kind of indie cred at all, you’ll probably distance yourself from the Gin Blossoms faster than you can say Alanis Morrissette. Fool.”
– Patrick Schabe
Through hard work, relentless performing, great creativity, good connections, or just plain luck, some bands and artists find mainstream success. In many circles this makes them the targets of skepticism and outright derision from jaded hipster posers who run screaming from anything that smacks of popularity. I know: at times I’ve been one of those jaded hipster posers. Not proud of it, but there it is. Click here for more.
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Song of the night: “Lesson Number One” by Marshall Crenshaw (1985)
Posted: April 4, 2014 Filed under: Fave raves | Tags: music Leave a commentThe more I hear from Marshall Crenshaw, the more I appreciate how well he knows his way around a song. This one is no exception. From his third Warner Bros. album, “Downtown.” An amazing song.
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Song of the day: “I Saw Something In You” by Eytan Mirsky
Posted: March 19, 2014 Filed under: Fave raves | Tags: music, relationships Leave a commentI’ve written about Eytan Mirsky many times over the years. He has an uncanny knack for describing events and occurrences that are exactly the same as ones in my life. Really, it’s astonishing.
Buy his music here.
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Desert Island Singles: “Ups And Downs” by Paul Revere and The Raiders (1967)
Posted: March 9, 2014 Filed under: Desert Island Discs | Tags: music, power pop 1 Comment
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It would appear that, superficially, they were too cute and silly to have lasting impact on future musicians. The uniforms and predictable humor; they never really became cool. Still, from 1965 through 1969, The Raiders made some of the most influential power pop tunes of that time.The original lineup was raw with energy, but proficient as a band. Compared to other American bands of the era, only The Beach Boys held their status with future power pop enthusiasts. Basically a show band, in the studio it was mainly the lead vocalist and guitarist that performed their duties. – Kendel Paget
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Past masters: Alex Chilton and Chris Bell
Posted: February 28, 2014 Filed under: Past masters | Tags: music, power pop 1 Comment“The Ballad of El Goodo.” Written by Chilton and Bell, recorded by their band Big Star in 1972. The middle eight, the bridge, whatever you want to call it.. “Hold on.. Hold on”.. is one of the most haunting refrains in pop music.
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Past masters: Edgar Allen Poe
Posted: January 27, 2014 Filed under: Past masters | Tags: music Leave a comment
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Joke of the day.
Posted: January 25, 2014 Filed under: Shenanigans and monkeyshines | Tags: jokes, music Leave a commentA cultural archaeologist visits a remote, secluded tropical village. The local chieftain leads him on a tour, seeing all the sights and meeting with the residents.
Throughout the tour, the archaeologist hears drums pounding incessantly in the distance. At one point he asks the chieftain, “What are those drums?” The chieftain looks troubled but replies, “When the drums stop, bad things happen.” Click here for more.
Name-Brand Ketchup. 