Welcome to the very first edition of CHART ATTACK! Every Friday, we’ll be reviewing the Billboard Top 10 from a glorious past year, corresponding with the week we’re in. It’ll…
Music
Henry Lee Summer – Way Past Midnight (1991)purchase this album (Amazon) When last we left our friend Henry Lee, he was following up the surprise success of 1988’s Henry Lee…
Like just about everybody else on the Internet, I’m a huge fan of the Yacht Rock series. But dear readers, I don’t want you to think that I just jumped…
In case I haven’t mentioned it lately, I still love VH1 Classic’s The Vault. Out of the blue, they slap on a video banned by MTV back in 1982 not…
In response to David, who insulted him for no reason, Jack Wagner gives a Dirty Sanchez to the Beatles classic “Blackbird”:
Lots of Lost YouTube goodness on some past posts – let’s jump right in: Kissing the Pink, “Maybe This Day” Pete Shelley, “On Your Own” Mari Wilson, “Just What I’ve…
Indigo Girls – Despite Our Differences (2006) purchase this album (Amazon) Feel bad for the Indigo Girls. Not only have they become an easy punchline for granola-spoofing practitioners of snark…
I can pinpoint three things in particular that formed my musical identity during my impressionable teen years, circa 1981-89: 1. MTV (like it or not),2. WOBC 91.5-FM, the tiny radio…
It’s Friday, my friends Á¢€” welcome back to Bootleg City! I hope you like some fruit with your breakfast, because this morning, our new friend Bill is sharing two heaping…
Eric Carmen – Tonight You’re Mine (1980)purchase this album (Amazon) It’s a preposterous notion to members of the Dirty Dancing generation, but Eric Carmen once made great music. No, not…
I shouldn’t have to tell you Pete Shelley was in one of the most important punk bands ever, The Buzzcocks, should I? Of course not, you knew that. You also…
While it was INXSÁ¢€â„¢s third album, Á¢€Å“Shabooh ShoobahÁ¢€ was the first to be released in the States, and their worldwide breakthrough, thanks to the single Á¢€Å“The One ThingÁ¢€. But it…
Leigh Nash – Blue on Blue (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) You probably don’t know Leigh Nash by name, but you more than likely know her voice; as the lead singer…
Why? Because I can. Besides, how can you hate on J.J. Fad (Just Jammin’ Fresh And Def)? They’re aDORable. The first female rap group to be nominated for a Grammy,…
You know, I was supposed to write about this CD weeks ago, which is why I only have myself to blame for Eric from Can you seen the sunset from…
IntroShut Out The Light (Pump Organ) (2005-08-07)Born In The U.S.A. (Bullet Mic) (2005-11-08)Prove It All Night (2005-07-18)Atlantic City (Guitar) (2005-11-08)IntroThe Wall (2005-11-16)If I Should Fall Behind (Piano) (2005-05-02)IntroZero And Blind…
Bowie hearts Iggy. This we already know. David BowieÁ¢€â„¢s musical life was changed when he first heard the Stooges perform in the early Á¢€Ëœ70s and entered into a long friendship…
There are almost certainly rock bands who have managed to string together longer careers out of briefer, less memorable brushes with mainstream success than Shooting Star. There have to be….
Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You (1984)purchase this album (Amazon) The kids in the room won’t remember, but waaaaaay back in 1984, MTV played nothing but videos. Seriously!…
And just so you guys don’t think I’m bagging exclusively on disposable pop today Á¢€” because Lord knows I love me some good disposable pop Á¢€” I should also mention…
The Loud Family and Anton Barbeau – What If It Works? (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) He’s an exalted power-pop god, so naturally, almost no one has ever heard of Scott…
Now, I realize it may seem that way, but I donÁ¢€â„¢t mean to be hating on Blancmange. In fact, IÁ¢€â„¢m pretty much a fan. Just not of that remake. How…
I’m a little late on this, but better now than never Á¢€” go read this moving entry at one of my favorite blogs, the always thoughtful and intelligent slacktivist.
The 80s were a weird period for Alice Cooper, and thatÁ¢€™s saying something. In the 70s, AliceÁ¢€™s musical journey had wound through catchy, extremely underrated Á¢€Å“shock rockÁ¢€ like Á¢€Å“SchoolÁ¢€™s OutÁ¢€…
IntroSoul Driver (2005-08-10)Idiot’s Delight (2005-10-12)If I Should Fall Behind (Pump Organ) (2005-07-26)Highway 29 (2005-11-08)Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart (Combo Keyboard) (2005-06-27)Paradise (2005-06-01)IntroSpirit In The Night (2005-06-22)Mary’s Place (2005-06-20)Lucky Town (2005-11-17)IntroMansion…
A new house and a new office means I’ve finally got my tape deck wired into my sound card again Á¢€” which means The Cassingle Vault will be making its…
The Tender Box – The Score (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Before getting too far into The Score, let me just say, in the interest of full disclosure, that if this…
I don’t think she’s made a decent album in quite some time, but I was intrigued enough to check out “Have You Had Enough,” the new collaboration between Rickie Lee…