Metal Music Is Just Morse Code
The other day my iPod kept throwing me metal all day with the likes of Godsmack, Metallica, Megadeth and Slipknot. I like all kinds of music. Duke Ellington said, “There are only two kinds...
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Happy Days Theme Song
I am constantly amazed that now most TV Theme Show songs are about five seconds long. Back in the day, the theme song gave you time to get ready for the show. What is...
Good Day for a Bad Day
Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter is one of the ultimate one-hit wonders in Billboard‘s Hot 100 history: recording artists whose only single to hit the chart went to number 1. Exactly five years ago today,...
We Will Rock and Roll Beverly Hills
What do you get when you mix up Joan Jett, Weezer and Queen? You get the mashup “We Will Rock and Roll Beverly Hills”!!
Cigarettes and Alcohol
Rod Stewart released a new retro classic rock tune ten years ago that received limited radio play. Last year Oasis did a clever cover of Rod’s tune “Cigarettes and Alcohol”. Do you like it?
We Sing Your Tweets
A couple of dudes started singing their own tweets and then they got requests to sing others. Is 140 characters or less the future of songs? Does this short length of music match our...
Just My Imagination …
The Temptations were one of Motown Records’ most successful acts, with a chart performance history that includes 37 singles that hit the Top 40, four of which went to number 1. The third of...
Happy 50th Birthday to Eddie Murphy
If you were around in the 1980s, you likely associate Eddie Murphy with Saturday Night Live and with films like Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs., and Coming to America. Younger generations more likely associate...
Rebecca Black YouTube Teen Sensation
Being compared as the next Justin Bieber, Rebecca Black is a teen pop sensation that’s taking the world by storm. Black’s viral video for “Friday”, featured below, created such a stir that it landed...
