I searched through every box in my apartment last night. I have to find it for the blog. Did the item get lost in the move? It’s got to be someplace… somewhere… I know I pitched a lot of 45’s out the door when I moved out – a lot of them went to Goodwill,…
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The Vocal Group Hall of Fame and an Ohio Pep Boys
It’s the autumn of 2008. I’m on my way to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concerts, which were to be held over four consecutive days in Youngstown, Ohio. My 1991 Pontiac 6000 – the car I hearted before I got my 2005 Saturn Ion) has been checked over and all is…
Read MoreRest in peace, Gina Bloxham
A few months ago, when I wrote the article on the rock band Din for Goldmine magazine, much was mentioned about the group’s reunion and familial gathering – in honor of one of the band’s most devoted friends. She was Gina Bloxham, also known as Gina Violina. Here she is, performing at the San Francisco…
Read MoreBuy these great albums from K-Tel!
Once upon a time, there was a corporation called K-Tel. Among their many “as seen on television” products, they also advertised a series of compilation record albums. The commercials for these LP’s have themselves become classic kitschy memory markers of the sparkly 70’s. What K-Tel did was produce albums with anywhere from 18 to 25…
Read MoreThe Return of Ricky and Tonto, and Ricky the K’s “Solid Gold Time Machine!”
Several years ago, when I was a writer for Goldmine magazine, I had the opportunity to interview a disc jockey by the name of Richard Kaufman. He worked at a radio station in Oklahoma, and he had an idea for a very special Internet radio show. He would produce an oldies radio show, complete with…
Read MoreAmy Winehouse Joins the 27 Club
I’m not sure what to think. It’s ghoulish and it’s morbid and it’s bitter. The woman who sang “Rehab,” a defiant paean against recovery, has died of a possible drug overdose. Singer Amy Winehouse was 27. She burst onto the scene with a mixture of Motown and Stax / Volt charm, her hair and makeup…
Read More“I have Larry Flynt on the phone for you, Mr. Miller…”
True story. Believe me, this is as true as true can get. In early 2005, I was a featured writer for Goldmine Magazine, the music collector’s biweekly. I wanted to pitch an idea to them – an article on cheesecake album covers. Cheesecake album covers featured beautiful women – many of them almost wearing clothing…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Rocking Central New York
On a previous episode of K-Chuck Radio, someone commented on whether I was a fan of radio station WOUR – because I went to school at Hamilton College in the mid-1980’s and that I referenced two artists that got tons of play on WOUR. Actually, I treated WOUR and WRCK (Rock 107) with equal amounts…
Read MoreRest in peace, Clarence Clemons. Heaven needs a new horn.
The passing of Clarence Clemons last Saturday at the tender age of 69 has silenced one of rock music’s most iconic saxophonists. It was his horn that was the glue to Bruce Springsteen’s classics. You can’t imagine hearing “Rosalita” or “Jungleland” or “Hungry Heart” or “Born to Run” without that sax permeating through the entire…
Read MoreRebecca Black versus ARK Music Factory – it’s not “Friday” any more
So let’s see. Three months ago, a California high school girl records a song called “Friday,” which becomes the most viral video of 2011. It inspires jokes and derision and a hundred other emotions, and it racks up about 160 million views on YouTube. The song actually became a hit on its own – a…
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