If today is your introduction to Black Pumas, then you are in for a treat. Black Pumas are a duo made up of singer Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada.… Read More »Reader’s Choice/Tom’s Top Tunes…Song #43/250: Colors by Black Pumas
There used to be a television show called Name That Tune which featured contestants vying with each other to correctly guess the name of a piece of music based upon… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #49/50…Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
As 2023 wound down, my wife and I found ourselves enjoying New Year’s Eve festivities at the home of some good friends of ours. As the time inched ever closer… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #13/21: One-Armed Scissor by At the Drive-In
Welcome back. It is nice to have you here again. I hope that your holidays went well and that you are all set for another year of writing about music… Read More »The Stars of Stage and Screen…Song #49/250: Love Theme by Ennio Morricone from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the Film Cinema Paradiso
Time waits for no one. Whether you are rich or poor, young or old, famous or forgotten, the clock ticks for you just as it ticks for me in my… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #53/250: Auld Lang Syne by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Whether we are talking about sleigh rides or carolling out of doors as the snow gently falls, there is just something special about being outside on a cold, frosty night.… Read More »The Stories Behind Classic Christmas Carols: Silent Night
First things first, my apologies to all of my Jewish friends for not having gotten this post out last week when Hanukkah was in full effect. The realities of life… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #48/50…See, the Conquering Hero Comes by George Frideric Handel
If we have learned anything about punk music so far because of this series it is that most punk bands play loud and they play fast and they play with… Read More »Who’s Punk?! What’s the Score?!…Song #12/21: Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) by The Ramones.
Before a Hollywood movie ever hits the screen in a theatre near you, there is a long production process that has to take place. The very first part of this… Read More »The Stars of Stage and Screen: Song #48/250: Santa Claus is Back in Town by Elvis Presley as sung by Kurt Russell from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the Film The Christmas Chronicles
“Jingle Bells”, or as it was originally called, “The One Horse Open Sleigh”, is not only one of the most popular holiday-themed songs in the world, it is one of… Read More »The Stories Behind Classic Holiday-themed Songs: Jingle Bells