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Basement Songs: AC/DC, “If You Want Blood (You Got It)”
Each year the movie industry tries to push up the start of summer by opening their big event movies earlier in the year. Used to be that Memorial Day was the weekend that kicked
Read More »Basement Songs: Thomas Newman, “Finding Nemo: Main Title”
People do this all the time: they neglect to ask about my daughter Sophie. They don’t mean to, especially when they receive so many updates about her brother Jacob’s health and our efforts to
Read More »Basement Songs: Bruce Springsteen, “The Rising”
I had a dream about Bruce Springsteen and he told me what to write. You’re thinking, “Again? Come on, Malchus, all you ever write about is Springsteen. And Journey. All you write about are
Read More »Basement Songs: Glee Cast, “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Last week our kids’ school, Emblem Elementary in Saugus, held their third Cure Finders fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For the past three years, the students at Emblem have taken a week to
Read More »Basement Songs: Kiss, “Detroit Rock City”
You can thank mall cop Paul Blart for this week’s basement song entry. That fictional creation, played so winningly by actor Kevin James in the film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, has become another family
Read More »Basement Songs: Living Colour, “Broken Hearts”
Living Colour are a band I wouldn’t have invested in if it weren’t for Steve. In ’88 and ’89, I’m sure I would have latched on to their funky metal anthems of their debut
Read More »Basement Songs: Eddie Vedder with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, “The Long Road”
Scott Malchus reflects on his struggles of faith and spirituality in the latest Basement Songs
Read More »Basement Songs: The Greg Kihn Band, “Jeopardy”
The first time I kissed a girl (other than a relative) was in the 7th grade at a birthday party. Mind you, this was innocent, spin the bottle kiss on the lips type kissing,
Read More »Basement Songs: Kelly Clarkson, “Breakaway”
Sophie’s school held its annual father/daughter dance was last week, an event that we’ve attended for several years now. The two of us began our night with a pasta dinner at our favorite Italian
Read More »Basement Songs: Queen and David Bowie, “Under Pressure”
This year marks the fifth anniversary of my friend Matt’s death. He was my brother in every sense except for blood, and like siblings, we fought, had misunderstandings, hurt each other and went through
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