Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
With Hillary Clinton a candidate in the presidential race, Heidi Dallin of Gloucester saw renewed interest in her appearance as a Hillary look-alike and impersonator, a role she had filled off and on since 1992.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
The other day someone asked me what the “most valuable” record in my collection is. It’s a question I’ve always had a hard time answering, because I have no idea if anything in my collection is worth money. I mean, I know which of my albums and 45s are rare, and certainly I know some [...]
Thudfactor (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
I suspect I will regret this, but I’ll follow my brother and play this game. Here are the rules: Go here and see what was on the top of the charts on the day you were born and every birthday thereafter. Learn just how astrologically-musically lame your life has been. If you want, add in your [...]
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Mention Dave Edmunds’ 1983 album “Information,” and that may bring to mind two things: Jeff Lynne, who wrote one song for it and produced two songs on it, and that synthesizers were used. Dig deeper into the grooves on this album, though, and you’ll find some more traditional Dave Edmunds sounds. Dave covers tunes by NRBQ [...]
Idolator (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
The Allmusic Blog made my day by posting about Peter Wolf's Lights Out , the 1983 solo debut by the former lead singer of the J. Geils band that is now out of print. I never bought the album back in the day—times were tight, thanks to my $5-a-week allowance—but Tim Sendra's description of it as "soul music for a soulless time" and comparisons between Wolf's attempts to rap and Debbie Harry's run at...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
After Peter Wolf ditched the J. Geils Band in 1983 because co-leader Seth Justman turned down a batch of new songs Wolf had written with Don Covay and Michael Jonzun, he made the most of it and released the great Lights Out album. Boasting a huge hit single, the bouncing, machine-funk monster title track, and [...]
boy culture (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Find the other parts here. Faye DunawayBorn: January 14, 1941, Bascom, FloridaOne of the most respected actresses of the '60s and '70 was an only child and army brat who aspired to one thing—to leave her native Florida by any...
Cave 17 (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
I first heard Edwin McCain around 1995, when he was opening for the Allman Brothers. I enjoyed his set enough to pick up his first Atlantic record, Honor Among Thieves. It fit in better with my listening habits then than it did later, and I’d kind of forgotten about him. Still, I was curious when [...]
The Music Slut (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
The Top 5 shapes up like this: 5. Aerosmith - Cryin' 4. Madonna - Justify My Love 3. Prince - Little Red Corvette 2. J Geils Band - Centerfold 1. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love View each & every selection here. MP3: Prince - Mountains
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Quick. Name the sexiest music video of all time. Did you think of this one? Or this one? Or maybe ...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1974: J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf weds Hollywood actress Faye Dunaway in Beverly Hills, Calif.The Almanac Advises for August 7: "The French fairytale 'La Belle et la Bête' (in English, 'Beauty and the Beast,' ) is a... Read more
VH1 (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
swordfight (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Swordfight Podcast #04. In which I float down the river in a canoe and fantasize about trading places with a Martian robot. ~ swordfight-podcast-04.mp3 [83MB, total running time 60:12] tracklist: Trenchmouth - Broadcasting From The Heart Discharge - Ain’t No Feeble Bastard Killing Joke - Follow The Leader Max Webster - In The World Of Giants Bob & Doug Mackenzie (feat. Geddy Lee) [...]
LORD CELERY (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
I don't know what was wrong with everybody this morning. I'm not exactly a pokey driver; in fact, I'm known for having a bit of a lead foot. But nearly everybody wanted to race past me this morning at light speed, as I made my commute from home into the Oxford-area park and ride. Even someone I would have expected to drive rationally -- because of the type of car he was in (a Saab) -- wildly
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Ricci is an inspired frontman, making up in rhythmic delivery what his voice lacks in depth. His scats and raps may have seemed off-handed, but they were skilled and fluid, in that loosey goosey way that made Peter Wolf of the J. Geils band bigger than life. His singing had moments of greatness, but it's adequate at best, mostly a tool that displays his character, in the way that Hendrix's voice did,...
