Okay, there’s this very popular song on the radio by a group called Fun., called “Some Nights.” You’ve probably heard it a few dozen times by now – it’s got a snappy military rhythm to it, a nice call-and-response chorus, it’s a very energizing song. And it was a great song – when Simon and…
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Your 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame betting sheet
Of the fifteen acts listed below, five of them will comprise the Class of 2013 in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Your potential inductees are, in alphabetical order: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A. Procol…
Read MoreHoney Boo Boo Style!
How many episodes of that Honey Boo Boo show have I ever watched? Probably less than none. How many times have I followed this “Gangnam Style” music video that has been popping up EVV REE WHERE? Maybe i watched it twice. But what if somebody took clips from the Honey Boo Boo show… and mixed…
Read MoreHere Comes Diamond Dave! LOOK OUT!!
At one time in my life, I had this dream of being a world-famous DJ, just like my idol Grandmaster Flash. I thought about rocking the microphone with my own crew, and then spinning the wheels of steel with two Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntables and a super-powered cross-fader. Oh yeah, I had those dreams. Did…
Read Morechesed shel emet – another promise kept.
It took longer than I expected. Fifteen years ago, I began a very successful writing association with Goldmine magazine. Let’s see. Eleven cover stories. Two dozen feature stories. Interviews with six different Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. A long-running “Collectormania!” column that eventually lasted for over a decade – the longest-sustained column in Goldmine…
Read MoreKISS, Hello Kitty… and toilet paper!
Fans of the legendary rock band KISS have been used to bassist Gene Simmons’ massive marketing of the KISS logo and facial makeup imagery for decades. If you could slap a picture of Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter on the front of ANYTHING, and pay Gene Simmons some money for doing so, then it happens.…
Read MoreAmbrosia: The 70’s band you forgot about
You know how many “soft rock” an “easy listening” bands that had Top 40 hits in the 1970’s and early 1980’s? Dozens. I could mention their names and you would automatically start humming their songs – Firefall, Pablo Cruise, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Bread, all of them. And then there was Ambrosia. Ambrosia…
Read MorePhantogram helps set a Guinness World Record!
You gotta love the success that Phantogram, our favorite Saratoga Springs electronica duo, have achieved over the years. Their music has been played on MTV, they’ve appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV shows, and now they’re part of a Guinness World Record. And it’s because of their “special guests”…
Read More“Rock of Ages” and other jukebox musicals
At some point in time this weekend, I’ll go see Rock of Ages, the new jukebox musical based on the hard rock and heavy metal hits of the 1980’s. Maybe not so much for the acting – jukebox musicals are rarely about the acting – but instead for the song interpretations and how well they…
Read MorePhotos from the JB Scott’s Reunion Show
Let me state this right now. THAT WAS AN AMAZING SHOW LAST NIGHT! The JB Scott’s Reunion concert, featuring Capital District bands who graced the stage at the legendary nightclub JB Scott’s on Central Avenue 30+ years ago, was better than anyone could have expected. I chatted inbetween sets with fellow Times Union blogger and…
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