Best Album Covers: There’s a Riot Going On
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…
Tossin’ It Out There: Plug Your Blog
Originally posted on Fogs' Movie Reviews:
Ok, everyone, here we go! Once again, Fogs flirts with folly, as I decide to live on the wild side…
Friday Song: No Mystery by Return to Forever
I’ve written of my Jazz Fusion experience during the ’70s of late. To an extent, that’s ignored other genres explored during that same decade. I’ll leave…
Friday Song: Time and Love by Tom Scott
I’ve already stated the 70s was a period of transition with my music listening habits. Covered here as it pertained to an influential work that got me into…
Best Album Covers: Rage Against the Machine
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…
Best Album Covers: A Hard Day’s Night
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. As has been referred to, the first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph…
Best Album Covers: Brain Salad Surgery
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. As has been noted, the first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was…
Best Album Covers: A Start
A couple of years ago writer Rob O’Connor, penning a column for Yahoo Music, posted a dead-on article that related on a subject I have a…
You Know How to Love Me: An Appreciation of Phyllis Hyman
Like anyone else, I’m tied to the era that spawn me. This readily applies to the music I listen to, as well. My wife more than once…
Same Song, Different Movie: This Town by Lee Hazlewood
This is the next entry in a series from early last year that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies.…
Same Song, Different Movie: Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard
This is the continuation of a series from early last year that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, used in movies…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
As a fan of Jazz Fusion, and Dave Grusin and Tom Scott in particular, from long ago, I’m including one of my favorite cuts from the…
Merry Movie Music for the Holiday
Since it’s Christmas Day here in the U.S., and in keeping with the music theme from my last post, I thought to include some of my…
Seasonal Cheer via Art & Song
Some in-laws sent a link our way and we enjoyed it so much I thought to share. All care of cartoonist Joshua Held, it redeployed The Drifters‘ absolutely…
Rolling Stone’s Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs
I promise just because Peter Travers went and ranked every Bond film, which I reacted to it, I’m not planning on making a Versus Rolling Stone article a…
Versus AFI: Top 10 of 100 Years… 100 Songs
Last month I completed the series I began back in January that examined and remarked on The American Film Institute and its recent proclivity to create lists. Specifically, the Top 10…
X Songs for X People
I’ve followed one Patricia (Patti) Abbott on the web through her blog for more than a couple of years now. The Detroit-based Patti also hangs out…
Same Song, Different Movie: Canzonetta Sull’aria by Mozart
Continuing my thoughts from February regarding the use of song in film, “needle dropped” tunes are not officially considered part of a film score — those orchestral, choral, or instrumental pieces some consider background music. Both are equally utilized as cues by filmmakers for a specific purpose or to elicit certain reactions by the audience. I’m fascinated by this in general, and movie soundtracks have long intrigued me. A convergence of the music and film arts I’ve allocated much time toward. Some (not all) movie soundtracks have incorporated those songs the director or music programmer have showcased in their movie along with the film’s score.
Friday Song: Only The Lonely by The Motels
Sometimes, you run into an infectious song that immediately clicks with you and your ear. You play it, and play it. Over and over again till…
Reprise – Friday Forgotten Song: You Only Live Twice
With today’s opening of Skyfall, the 23rd in the famed and long-running James Bond series, and last year’s passing of one of the all-time great film composers, John…
