Friday Forgotten Song: Ethereal Mood by Jean-Luc Ponty
As mentioned awhile back, the year 1978 remains a pivotal annum no matter how you slice it. Politically, nationally, or personally, the ’70s would only continue…
Fall Back: Year of Bests – 2016
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: Ladies of the Canyon
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…
Best Album Covers: Meet the Beatles
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…
Summer Storms: Year of Bests – 2016
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Best Album Covers: Licensed to Ill
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…
Best Album Covers: Extensions
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…
Favorite Scene: George Lassos the Moon – It’s a Wonderful Life
The annual joy of last week’s TCM Classic Film Festival granted moi a welcomed chance to revisit an all-time favorite film of mine. One I never tire…
Spring Fling: Year of Bests – 2016
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
Friday Song & Cover: Classical Gas by Mason Williams, Vanessa-Mae
Friend and colleague Jeff Vaca highlighted this uniquely ’60s musical gem almost three years ago. Another instrumental from a decade dotted with them, Mason Williams‘ Classical…
Best Album Covers: Out of the Blue
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…
Reblogged: 10 reasons Deadpool movie won me over
Source: 10 reasons Deadpool movie won me over For the record, Yes, I am a fan of the blogger extraordinaire Ruth of Flixchatter, but that’s not…
Friday Song & Cover: La Bamba by Ritchie Valens, Los Lobos
Given that a sad anniversary, the 57th, graced us this week, should be no surprise that we’d reflect back to it in some way or another.…
Friday Song – Power Wave by Dave Grusin
Like many my age, the ’80s brought with it a total revamp of what had come before. Certainly, beyond the padded shoulders, leg warmers, and big…
A Song Cover For This Day (and year): I Need You
In honor of the New Year now upon us, I selected a song from the period of the ’90s, which has been on my mind of late.…
Winter’s Tail: Year of Bests – 2015
Way back when, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up a…
Reprise – Song for the Holiday: Get Here
With the Thanksgiving Day holiday upon us today, and yesterday traditionally the busiest travel day of the year, it always reminds me of those trying to…
Friday Song – “Skyfall” by Adele
Well, with a certain film…ahem…opening today, thought this a good time to look back at one of those recent Bond songs. Only helps that the singer…
Book Review – The Beatles’ Second Album (Rock of Ages) by Dave Marsh
At this very moment, playing on the vintage (almost forty year-old) Technics turntable as I write this is an artifact of my youth. A five decades-old LP — okay, the…
Autumnal Evident: Year of Bests – 2015
Way back when, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up a…
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