Backstreet’s Back… And New Kids On The Block
Last Sunday night, I was transported back to the time when the Y2K bug plagued the minds of many and the iPad... Read More
A Beatles Journey: ‘Magical Mystery Tours’
This is about the tenth book about The Beatles I’ve reviewed, and I think it’s fair to say at this point that... Read More
‘POPS: A Life of Louis Armstrong’ by Terry Teachout
On January 2, 1913, a New Orleans newspaper The New Orleans Times-Democrat told of a young twelve year old negro boy who was... Read More
Mother Songs
In compiling a list of mother/mommy/mama songs, I listened to each, and of course encountered some that I felt best left off... Read More
A Beatles Journey: Paul McCartney
It’s true. I admit it. After blogging about The Beatles for almost two years it’s time to man up and tell the... Read More
‘The Rise of Elvis Presley’ by Peter Guralnick
If ever a biography were to accomplish documenting the beginnings of the life and career of Elvis Presley with dignity, respect, and... Read More
Happy Songs
As a DJ and self proclaimed Musicologist – very much like John Cusack’s character in the movie High Fidelity – I find... Read More
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful Of Dreams
I began reading Gary Giddins’s biography of Bing Crosby – appropriately titled A Pocketful Of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903-1940 – almost... Read More
A Beatles Journey: Something
The Beatles song ‘Something’ – according to George Harrison’s autobiography – was written during the recording of The Beatles ‘White’ album, but,... Read More
The Hero of Hip Hop
Many music listeners feel today’s music has gone down the gutter since the “glory days” (the term ‘glory days’ itself being completely... Read More