Even in death, Michael Jackson is still bigger than life. With his recent documentary “This Is It” breaking world records and with his recent resurgence in the music charts, MJ is still making history! We all know the story: poor family from Indiana. We all know about the hard work and the abuse by Joe …
So I have been called out twice by our co-host Dr. Justin. OK, I get it, he likes The Smiths (morrissey), but come on! How Soon Is Now the greatest song ever recorded/written? Really? I understand when you love a band/singer that you are fully into their music, I get that, but to make outlandish …
Flirt– Cameo: Cameo has been making music for decades now! They been funkin’ it up since before I was born. This is the third track off their 1982 release, “Alligator Woman.” This was the band’s 8th studio album. You may know Cameo from their biggest hit song, “Why Have I Lost You?” You may also …
All Rise! Rise and take notice of this week’s Artist of the Week: Inara George. I fell in love with Inara in February 2005, when I saw her perform at a little music shop in Montclair, Ca. She played an all acoustic set that included a cover of Nico’s “Fairest of the Seasons.” It was …
Untitled– The Cure: I think it’s pretty obvious to our reader’s that I am a huge Cure fan. I have tried not to talk about them too much, but now the wait is over. This song is the last track off the mega-smash hit album Disintegration. This is by far one of their best albums! …
Risin’ to the Top- Keni Burke: Oh Yeah! This is what I’m talkin’ about! Does it get any smoother than this? I think not! What a blend of some cool jazz, mixed with some smooth R&B vocals! This song makes you wanna start boppin’ your head up & down. This song should satisfy the jazz …
Evening star struck one Wondering how come Suddenly becoming completely undone Just as I looked in your eyes for the first time I was already in love with you The Smoking Popes are the Artist of the Week? Why you ask? Well because this is my blog and I can pretty much do whatever I …
Son Of A Preacher Man- Dusty Springfield: I will admit that the first time I heard this song was in 1994, 25 yrs after its release. I heard it while watching Pulp Fiction. I had no idea what the name of the singer/song was, so I had to wait until the credits. I ran out …
Let’s Do It Again– The Staple Singers– Talk about kicking back on a Sunday afternoon. This song makes me long for the summertime. Grilling some Carne Asada on the grill, with a Budweiser in one hand and pinsas in the other. Grilling on a Webber Grill, while wearing a wife beater and a Dodger Hat …
I rarely, if ever, listen to the radio, but when I do I listen only to 89.9 FM KCRW here in Los Angeles. Several years ago I was listening to a performance from Damien Rice. Like many other times before, I listened and thought the musician was very good. I thought that until Lisa Hannigan …