He told you he had it Á¢€” and now jonfromcali has gone and shared it with all of us. It’s the “U.S. Remix” of four songs from Marshall Crenshaw’s Field…
Melvin James – The Passenger (1987)purchase this album (Amazon) Okay, so here’s something a little different: Today’s edition of Cutouts Gone Wild! was inspired by a request from our buddy…
Turnpike Glow – Rush Home (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Longtime bloggy friends 75orless Records recently licensed this eight-song EP from Italy’s Turnpike Glow, which is how I ended up…
Welcome back, my wussy and wimpy friends! Are you ready for some more of the soft, smooth, sweet and sensitive music we call MELLOW GOLD? Well, too bad, you’re getting…
Lipstik – Everything is Good (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Lipstik is positioning itself as a 21st century American heartland rock band, but Á¢€” as is often the case when…
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for another CHART ATTACK! We’ve got some great songs from the week ending October 16, 1982! 10. I Ran (So Far Away) –…
Mr. Brown, you’re sorely missed: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Unchained Melody Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown was a national treasure, and if you’ve never heard any of his music, you need to….
How do! I’m in a small new indie-rock band called Barrier Dutch from SouthEast England, on the coast like. No, you won’t have heard of us, I’m not sure I…
The band has just finished touring with Hope Of The States and there was considerable excitement about them following their performances at SXSW this year. They are a four-piece made…
What’s that? You want some more wussy music? You need some more wussy music? I’m here for you. This week, we’re only going to cover one song. Why? Because the…
She’s been steadily releasing well-crafted albums on a more-or-less consistent basis for nearly 20 years, and her music defies easy pigeonholing. Consequently, since her early ’90s breakthrough, Mary Chapin Carpenter…
“Somebody just told me a story the other day about David Byrne. Some girl was going out with him in the ’80s, and she woke up in the middle of…
Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK! Where were you on October 6, 1990? Here’s what was on the radio! 10. Release Me – Wilson Philips Amazon iTunes9. Do…
Continuing the Cleveland recollectionsÁ¢€¦ One of the more (only?) popular New Wave acts from the Home of Rock & Roll in the early 80s (I’m excluding Akron) was Exotic Birds,…
Welcome back to another mining expedition, wusses! Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions on other fantastic Mellow Gold songs. In time, I’m going to try and get to them. (Yes,…
Amos Lee – Supply and Demand (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Those who loved Lee’s 2005 debut are going to lap up Supply and Demand with a spoon. Those who dismissed…
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…
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…