Day Sixteen of Mellowmas is an odd day. Somehow, I wound up defending Celine Dion. I think it’s exhaustion. Celine Dion – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Blah Blah Blah) (download…
Two weeks ago today, Mellowmas began. We can’t believe you’re still reading this crap. It doesn’t get any better, you know. Just worse. Observe: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton –…
We’re back with another day of Mellowmas – Day 14, to be exact. Is this as painful for you as it is for us? Just curious. James Taylor – Jingle…
Happy First Day Of Extended Mellowmas! The scary thing is…we’re just getting started! John Denver – “Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” (download or stream below) From Rocky Mountain…
Fear and denial were my initial reactions when I was told by the boyfriend that we were going to see the Spice Girls Live! In Concert! Truthfully, I had my…
Folks, normally the Twelfth Day Of Mellowmas would also be the last day of Mellowmas. This year, though, it’s just another crappy day! Daryl Hall & John Oates – Christmas…
Day Eleven of Mellowmas is here! Hark, the herald Bolton swings! Michael Bolton -Joy To The World (download or stream below) From Swingin’ Christmas Amazon iTunes [audio:http://www.wwmmd.net/tunes/mellowmas/Michael Bolton – Joy…
Day Ten! If you’ve made it this far…seek professional help. Survivor – Christmas Is Here (download or stream below) From A Classic Rock Christmas Amazon iTunes [audio:http://www.wwmmd.net/tunes/mellowmas/Survivor – Christmas Is…
We’re on Day Nine of the Mellowmas Craptacular – are you still with us? Jeff picked quite a few of the tracks for Mellowmas, but I’m proud to say I…
Well, folks, we had some good luck yesterday, didn’t we? Everybody seems to pretty much agree that the Carrack tune was a good one. Even reader Old Davy seems to…
Something surprising happens today, on Day Seven of Mellowmas: we actually wind up with a song that’s…not so bad! Will you feel the same? Listen and read on, suckas! Paul…
Returning to their earlier, experimental synthpop roots must have been too much for the casual Eurythmics fan, since 1987’s Savage remains their lowest-charting album (not counting the soundtrack for 1984)….
It’s Day Six of Mellowmas, and you may be wondering: is Mellowmas any different over in Jolly Old England? The horrible truth is…it may be worse! Cliff Richard – Mistletoe…
Welcome to Day Five of Mellowmas! Call me crazy, but this could be the worst day of them all. Mike Love – Santa’s Goin’ To Kokomo (download or stream below)…
Happy fourth day of Mellowmas! Before you join us under the palm tree, you should know that there’s a place where you can actually get some good holiday tunes this…
Happy Third Day of Mellowmas! Today we’re celebrating/punishing you with not one, but two Mellowmas songs! Lucky you! Captain & Tennille – I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (download or…
On Friday morning, driving down Olympic, I noticed that the marine layer was conspicuously thick and gray. I had been out of town for the fires last month, so I…
Day Two! And it’s even worse than Day One! Jim Nabors: O Holy Night (download or stream below) From Jim Nabors Christmas Amazon iTunes [audio:http://www.wwmmd.net/tunes/mellowmas/Jim Nabors – O Holy Night.mp3]…
Day one, everybody! Are you ready? (You’re definitely not ready. Too bad!) Teddy Pendergrass: Happy Kwanzaa (download or stream below) from This Christmas (I’d Rather Have Love) Amazon [audio:http://www.wwmmd.net/tunes/mellowmas/Teddy Pendergrass…
A person unfamiliar with Kitchens of Distinction might hear them today and mistake the swirling, moody melodies for Interpol, The Editors or a less synth-y She Wants Revenge. All the…
I know that this website has been quiet over the past few months. But that’s all about to change. And boy, are you going to be sorry. You may recall…
In 1985, a bunch of my best fag hags and I went to see Adam Ant in concert at the Cleveland Music Hall. It was far from a sold-out show,…
It was recently reported (by Fox News, of all places) that Clear Channel radio stations had been instructed not to play tracks from Bruce SpringsteenÁ¢€â„¢s new album, Magic. ItÁ¢€â„¢s been…
Like the vast majority of Americans in 1983, I had no idea Spandau Ballet existed before True, much less were funky New Romantics embracing disco and fashion, having paved the…
Is getting married young a mistake? Do we really know what we want when we’re only 17? Those are questions posed in Fun Boy Three’s single, “Tunnel Of Love”. After…
I know, I know: where the hell have I been? Where the hell is your Mellow fix? I understand your pain, and I thank you for your continued patience as…
After years of singer/songwriter musings, several albums and hit singles for Elektra Records, Carly Simon changed paths in the early ’80s, signing to Warner Brothers Records. Her first album for…
The ’80s started off pretty rocky for Rockford, Illinois power-pop combo Cheap Trick. After watching their first chart entry of the decade, “Voices”, struggle to #32 on the charts, the…
Speaking of Talking Heads… The band reconvened in 1986 to record a sort of soundtrack for David Byrne’s directorial debut, True Stories. I say “sort of”, since the album mostly…
You see? You see? I told you I wasn’t gone forever! Well, if I’m going to make you wait a couple of weeks for a new Friday post, I might…