I suppose I should have posted a ruminative thumb-sucker about the anniversary of John Lennon’s death, but really: Let’s give it a rest. Even a card-carrying baby-boomer such as myself eventually grows weary of the nostalgic navel-gazing we’ve all been indulging in since, oh, about 1975. Is there anything new to say about Lennon, or the Beatles? Anything new about Elvis, or the Supremes, or the Stones, […]
Long live the dancin’ divas of Motown
For your holiday enjoyment, here’s a fun little video that honors the queens of Motown with some great editing and some major license with Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” Funny thing is, this is better than Beyonce’s original by quite a bit. I love it.
What is good is not country
As part of my continuing drive-by attacks on contemporary country music, I turn now to “Way Out Here,” a Josh Thompson tune that enjoyed a few weeks on the country charts earlier this year. I heard it the other day. It’s intended to be one of those all-American anthems of blue-collar pride and independence, but mostly it conjures the image of a flabby guy on a bar […]
I got your Beatles right here
You know, I’ve always loved the Beatles, but I can’t get real excited about now being able to buy their songs on iTunes. Since Apple had hyped this development as the Second Coming of Christ, I’m a little disappointed. I had expected something really big — like, say, a miniature iPad with a built-in phone. Oh, wait … I already have one of those. Another thing I […]
Still on the charts? That’s crazy.
Driving across this great country of ours over the summer, I was struck by something — about two million gut-filled insects on the windshield. But I was struck by something else: What the hell’s the deal with country music these days? I know: If I don’t like it, I shouldn’t listen to it, right? But there are vast stretches between Florida and Montana where, when you get […]
Music for a song? That’s theft
I’m not outraged that Apple has bumped the price of its music downloads a cool 30 percent, a move followed a day later by Amazon and then by Wal-Mart. I’m not sure why they don’t raise the price 50 percent, or 100 percent, or 1,000. The music industry is on the ropes, after all, and it needs every extra freaking dime you people can spare. Screw Darfur; […]