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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
BOSTON star TOM SCHOLZ is urging fans to beware of impostors passing themselves off as members of the band for intimate solo shows - after learning one cheeky musician...
Periscope Depth (Free subscription) | 01/15/2010
Last September, I realized that I’d bought tickets to see three shows in three consecutive months: Psychedelic Furs in October, Girl Talk in November and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists in December. The monthly spacing hadn’t been deliberate; it was just one of those coincidences you read about. But I stay in Boston, or I [...]
American Power (Free subscription) | 12/19/2009
I just heard Boston 's " More Than a Feeling " day before yesterday, on my way home from work. (I'm snagging the video from Smitty's FMJRA .) Probably no band, with the exception of Van Halen, reminds me more of my teen years, especially around 10th grade (shortly after that, I was exposed to alternative bands like Roxy Music, and then punk -- my life wouldn't be the same again). So, enjoy...
My hmphs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The Beatles Any song accompanied by a piano and violin The chord progression of George Michael’s “Praying for Time“ “Come On Eileen” Key changes Mike Viola The Edge’s guitar playing Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound The British Invasion of the 80s “Isn’t it a Pity” by George Harrison (both versions) The 7/4 signature of Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury...
Popbytes (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
† FROM DJ PAUL V. This week's mashup is a 'lighters up' moment. Back in the day, I would stare at the flaming guitar spaceship artwork of Boston 's debut album, and get totally lost in the soaring heights of singer Brad Delp 's pipes (RIP). Yes, I was most likely kinda high, but it wouldn't have mattered, 'cuz More Than A Feeling is still a guilty pleasure of awesomeness. And who knows ...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Sixties nostalgia is a curious thing—make-a one man weep, make another man sing. Tom Scholz—the guitarist/mastermind/evil genius behind Seventies arena rock behemoth Boston—is one of those people for whom the Sixties never quite ended. I mean, yeah, he can see all of us with our turbo rocket backpacks and Martian girlfriends and such, and recognize [...]
Lone Arrow-Crossing The Bridge (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Like most guitarists, I've spent most of my years on the planet... searching for the right live sound. I started out with "Heavy Henry"... a home-made tranny. I've owned valve driven Fender Twin Reverb, Orange 80w Overdrive, two Marshalls and two semi-valve driven Marshalls and a Roland tranny. The one that had the best sound out of that lot... was the Orange (but that was the original 70's...
Free Download Mp3 Songs and Free Do (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
Stryper - Murder By Pride (2009) * Kenny Aronoff - drums [2] * Michael Sweet - vocals * Oz Fox - Guitar, background vocals * Tracy Ferrie - bass 110 MB 320 kbps ::DOWNLOAD TRACK:: Part 1 , pART 2 PASSWORD: colours TRACKLIST 01. Eclipse Of The Son (4:04) 02. 4 Leaf Clover (3:42) 03. Peace Of Mind (3:58) 04. Alive (3:36) 05. The Plan (3:10) 06. Murder By Pride ((3:18) 07. I Believe (3:43) 08. Run In...
findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
The unauthorized use of songs during political campaigns has gained momentum in recent years as politicians try to exploit the power of music to draw support from voters.
Idolator (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
A current claim from Michael Jackson's Wikipedia entry : "In 1989, after his brothers recorded and released the smash hit album 2300 Jackson Street without him, Jackson felt the urge to return to a band setting. He briefly joined BOSTON: unfortunately contractual issues and his inability to adjust to BOSTON bandleader Tom Scholz's personal quirks caused Jackson to leave the band after just a...
Matablog (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009
Not sure exactly how we spaced on this one, but as always, the Matablog is to roster news what Tom Scholz is to Boston albums. VERY LATE BUT WELL-INTENTIONED. From Brainwashed.com : It may be a bit short to call a tour - a “tourette”, perhaps? - but our European friends will be happy to [...]
HubArts.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
That Brandeis committee on closing the Rose Art Museum that swears it's not a total administration sham just happens to agree with everything the administration does. Wow, then, I guess it's OK to fire the museum staff, sell the art...
Exhibitionist (Free subscription) | 04/30/2009
I'm not really a fan of Boston, the band. Even as a kid, I found that sound so cold and uninviting, as if it had been crafted by a geek in his basement. Which is basically true. But the battles...
Mudbug blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
2007, Brad Delp lead singer of US rock band Boston committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in at his home in the New Hampshire town of Atkinson. Boston had the 1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda.' 2004, Tom Jones was banned from wearing tight leather pants by his own son and manager Mark Jones. His son said it was time to “dress his age”...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
Even after the election, Republicans keep finding new ways to use classic rock to spread their messages. In the video above, the Republican Whip, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, has borrowed Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle” to stress that they are just not that into Barack Obama’s stimulus plan. But while the GOP made it [...]
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