Smart Objects Vinyl Preorder and Livestream
Music people unite! Nashville’s indie rock band may currently be Music City’s best kept secret, but that could be changing soon. The band’s dynamic debut album is getting its first physical release...
View ArticleSmart Objects Live Stream and Vinyl Preorder
Tonight’s the night! Smart Objects will be livestreaming a 30-minute show on May 1st at 8:00 PM CDT over at StageIt’s 5 Spot. You can find ticket info and purchase tix here. Personally, I can’t wait...
View ArticleGod Bless the Go-Go’s: Fabulous fivesome’s fourth studio album reissued
The trailblazing Go-Go’s have not only been selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but also see the reissue of the totally awesome, but criminally overlooked God Bless the...
View ArticleRemembering Michael Jackson 1958 – 2009
Has it really been 12 years? I find it unconceivable that the legendary Michael Jackson passed away over a decade ago. I find myself becoming more sentimentally reminiscent as the years add up,...
View ArticleHas it really been 39 years since the Go-Go’s ‘Vacation’?!
© 1982 IRS Records My how time flies when you’re having fun. With the Go-Go’s recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the recent re-release of the band’s fourth album, I must admit...
View ArticleXanadu: A Place Where Few Dared to Go
© 1980 Universal Pictures “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan, a stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph the sacred river ran, through caverns measureless to man, down to a sunless sea.” – Samuel Taylor...
View Article10 Best James Bond Movie Themes
The name is Bond…James Bond. Ian Fleming’s iconic persona James Bond has no doubt left a permanent mark in cinematic history with 25 films spanning 7 decades, but the James Bond series has also...
View ArticleThe Go-Go’s: RRHOF Class of 2021
© 2021 The Go-Go’s Official Store Trick or treat? It may be Halloween, but it’s no trick that The Go-Go’s were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, marking a milestone...
View ArticleAdele: ’30’
With all the buzz and hype already surrounding the latest album by Adele, I’m going to cut right to the chase by saying I’m having a hard time connecting with her fourth album, 30. Yes, I know it’s...
View ArticleThe Tribal Rites of New Year’s Eve
Over the decades, New Year’s Eve has steadily devolved into a ceremonial ritual for the inconsiderately narcissistic. Celebrating the arrival of a new year has become nothing more than a feverishly...
View ArticleHappy New Year?
Another year is upon us, but do we dare hope for the best? I feel doubtful at best as the last four years have been far beyond major disappointments. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse,...
View ArticleTop 5 Favorite Halftime Shows
5) Coldplay (featuring Bruno Mars and Beyoncé) 4) Katy Perry (featuring Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott) 3) Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and CeeLo Green) 2) Lady Gaga 1) Prince
View ArticleHappy 40th Anniversary: Go-Go’s “Vacation”
The Go-Go’s retweeted my tweet! Here’s the link to my referenced piece I wrote for the album’s 35th anniversary: https://vocal.media/beat/deliberating-the-go-gos-vacation-on-its-35th-anniversary
View ArticleMay the Fourth Be With You
Celebrate May the fourth for the love of Star Wars and may The Force be with you!
View ArticleLove to Love Donna Summer
In lieu of tonight’s premiere of the documentary Love to Love You, Donna on HBO Max, as well as the recent anniversary of Donna Summer’s passing (May 17, 2012), I’ve spent a lot of time recently...
View ArticleJake Shears ‘Last Man Dancing’
Former frontman of Scissor Scissors, Jake Shears delivers his second solo album just in time to get your booty shaking and your body sweating. The pulsating dance beats of “Too Much Music,” “I Used To...
View ArticleKylie Minogue ‘Tension’
Australia’s Princess of Pop Kylie Minogue has just served up her sixteenth studio album of dance pop perfection aptly titled, Tension. After already setting the dance charts on fire with lead single...
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