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Soundtrack Saturday: “Scrooged”
Kelly Stitzel revisits another post from A Soundtrack Saturday Christmas, this time the Bill Murray classic, ScroogedRead More »
Here’s Something Else!: More Must Hear TV — Prime-time Themes That Still Rock
There are TV themes you remember. “All In The Family,” with its way-back talk of President Hoover and LaSalle cars. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams cooing together, “What would we do, baby, without us?”
Read More »Smooth Sailing: Tom Scott Gets Streamlined
They might make some of the most boring music on Earth, but many of the most well-known smooth jazz artists have pretty fascinating histories, filled with unexpected projects and periodic flashes of the talent
Read More »Cratedigger: Joni Mitchell, “The Hissing of Summer Lawns”
Joni Mitchell is a long-time member of my personal pantheon. It’s a short list of artists who I revere not just for what they produce, but for the journey that informs their work, for
Read More »Cratedigger: Steely Dan, “The Royal Scam”
Cratedigger is a regular (well, maybe semi-regular) column in which I’ll discuss some of my favorite vinyl. The Royal Scam was released almost exactly 33 years ago. It is, in my opinion, the best
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 14
The other day Metal Sucks introduced me to Firewind’s cover of Michael Sembello’s “Maniac.” That in turn took me to iTunes to search for other covers and yielded the interesting remake of “Super Freak”
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