Same Song, Different Movie: London Calling by The Clash
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…
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A Heartbreak Triple from 1971
“With the exception of grief, there’s hardly a life circumstance more painful than heartbreak.” ~ Kimberly Gillan Would have to agree with the above quote, but…
A Song For This Day (and year): Heartlight
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in…
Purely Because of a Movie – Songs on My iPod Part 5
Saturday Night Movies…The Late TV Kind
Versus AFI: Top 10 of 100 Years… 100 Songs
Anniversary 30 – Reprise: Thief
Book Review – The Beatles From A to Zed
Ever since I began reading books about my all-time favorite group, have searched out for those that didn’t exactly regurgitate the same stories. Or, if they…
Opening Titles and Song: Lethal Weapon (1987)
Even as the spread of COVID-19 worsens in this very cruel year of 2020, really didn’t want it to affect the holiday season. But it does,…
Best Album Covers: Unity
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
The Last Movie Quiz…of 2020, that is…I’ll Do
Well, I’m only a few weeks late for the most recent, but wonderful, distraction to our current pandemic. And once again this was when Dennis posted…
My Top 13 Favorite Music Videos From the ’90s
Since I began this little project with a look at my favorite music videos of the 1980s, knew I had to let the other shoe drop.…
Opening Titles and Song: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Once again during this time of isolation stemming from the spread of COVID-19, have listened to music to keep sane. Distracting myself with YouTube videos discussing…
My Top 13 Favorite Music Videos From the ’80s
The other day, in this year of love in the time of corona, I re-watched a favorite film of my daughter and I, Atomic Blonde (2017).…
No “Barbecues and ballgames?” – Michael Mann’s Heat at 25
Director-producer-writer Michael Mann has had a singularly remarkable career. No less so for the body of work that has spanned network television, motion pictures, and cable…
Opening Titles and Song: Casino (1995)
During our time of “lockdown”, “safer-at-home”, or whatever your state, country, local government have named their attempts1 at stemming the spread of COVID-19, many of us…
A Never Too Late for Spring Movie Quiz
Yeah, well I’m truly and fully late for this one. And the only reason I even noted how tardy was the fact Dennis’ posted his answers…
Favorite Song Verses – A Start
As most every music fan knows, songs are like poems, even if you’re not into the latter. The definition of which well applies to both forms:…
Reblogged » 12 Essential Records Loved by Audio Nerds
“Listening to vinyl isn’t the easiest way to listen to music, especially by today’s streaming standards. Nor does it guarantee the highest-quality listening experience anymore, as…
A Song For This Day (and year): Stoned Soul Picnic
Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before, highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in time. As has been…
The Soundtrack of My Life – The 10s
As promised four years ago, am adding the 2010s to this series. My local colleague Arlee Bird from Tossing It Out broached a meme a few…
Opening Titles and Song: Three Days of the Condor (1975)
As this is one of the films I make a point to watch during the year-end Christmas holiday, will give Three Days of the Condor‘s opening…
Book Review – Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of The Beatles
No surprise given this the 50th anniversary for what turned out to be The Beatles final album, a number of tomes released in 2019 covering that…
Opening Titles and Song: Drive (2011)
“There’s a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don’t need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a…
Best Album Covers: Abbey Road
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
