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K-Chuck Radio: Ten Songs that Broke My Heart
This is bad. That song should not have been on my driving CD. Here’s the background. Because I haven’t wired up my iPod yet to my Saturn Ion Cardachrome, I’ve been burning homemade CD’s through iTunes, and grouping them with themes like “Maple Leaf Rock” (all-Canadian rock and roll), “WHCL” (music from my college radio…
Read MoreTen French Rock and Pop Songs
One of the first followers to my Twitter account was Rob Madeo, he of the keyboardkrumbs.com blog. He made a comment about how there was no decent French rock and roll music. I postulated that yes, there was some very decent French pop and rock and R&B tracks out there. The discussion continued. But I…
Read MoreSchadenfreude and Blogging
Schadenfreude, a word most theatergoers only know as a song title in the Avenue Q play, is German for taking pleasure in the misery of others. Schadenfreude is when you’re driving down the highway, and you see that the cops have pulled over a speeder. As you drive by, you glance at the person who…
Read MoreJeremy McNamara, the ASPCA and the NYC Half-Marathon
A couple of things you need to know. My Street Academy trivia teammates are also my best friends. They’ve been there for me, and now I want to help one of them out. And since I’ve got a weblog and the power to update it, well then by gosh by golly I’m going to use…
Read MoreTen for Thursday – Spanish Motown, German Beatles and ABBA in Swedish
Once upon a time, back in the early years of rock and roll, artists were actually encouraged to record versions of their biggest songs in foreign languages. Why would they do this? It’s for the same reason that you don’t hear J-Pop or ye-ye music on FLY 92 in its original language. This is not…
Read MoreSo what is this izoca.com that you speak of, sir?
Those of you who are my friends on Facebook know that I limit my friends list to a maximum of 150 people. That way, I know who you are and you’re not just a picture and a name and a recurring invitation to join Mafia Wars or Farmville. But there are other social media sites…
Read MoreIn Defense of Zan Strumfeld
One of the most concerning parts of writing a blog, in my opinion, is the perception of what happens when the blog post is finished. We wait for the comments. We hope that the responses don’t turn into a blogpost flame war. We respond back. And then we try to do it again with a…
Read MoreTen Great Coin-Operated Video Games of Ancient Times
A few years ago, I wrote an article for Toy Collector Magazine on a Virginia man who turned his home’s carriage barn into a huge video arcade. This man had over 100 different vintage coin-operated video games, and after I did the interview with him, he handed me a cupful of quarters and let me…
Read MoreAnother fun Times Union blogging meet ‘n greet
Thanks to everyone at the Times Union, including blog boss Michael Huber, for putting together another great event – a Christmas party in which bloggers and readers can get together and meet each other and have fun. I had a great time chatting and conversing with my fellow bloggers, as well as with several people…
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