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Can't Get It Outta My Head
A Baby Boomer
Muses on The Music
Covering the Spread
A recent item in my This Week in Rock History, about the Byrds’ “Mr. Tambourine Man” reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, set me to...
A (Partial) Answer to What’s New
A month ago, I blogged about new music in the rock and roll/pop genre. My conclusion then, and for years before, was that there wasn’t...
Could They Be a Cult?
Unlike some members of my generation, I never belonged to a cult. But I was kind of a fan of the aqua-hued, shellfish variety. As in Blue...
I Can’t, Really …
My last post began with the statement that the title of this blog is not a throwaway line. But the original concept of that title —...
In the Beginning of The Boss
The name of this blog is not a throwaway line — I literally can’t get The Music out of my head. (A theme that I will devote a post...
What’s New?
What’s new? When it comes to rock and roll, I’m not sure — although there has been a recent effort to, inadvertently and otherwise...
Dire Straits’ Just Desserts
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 was inducted over the weekend, to much — too much, really — fanfare. I’ve blogged my...
Did The British Beat Us at Our Game?
A couple weeks back, I got a heads-up text from my older brother about a Beatles special on public television. The title he mentioned...
Al Stewart’s Histories in Song
The Continuing Digitization Project almost took a U-turn — maybe taking a Mulligan would be a better description — before continuing last...
Picking the Premiere Pickers
Awhile back, Alert Reader (hope Dave Barry didn’t copyright that!) Mike Shoup commented on an entry in my This Week in Rock History...
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