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In Search of "Solid Gold"

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In the pre-MTV era, the syndicated program “Solid Gold” was one of the only ways to see music on television. There were many hosts (Andy Gibb, Rex Smith, Dionne Warwick) and I could spend hours sifting through YouTube looking for clips, but my favorite was Marilyn McCoo.

Every week, Marilyn would sing a cover of […]

Beck's Malibu Home for Sale — Cheap!

According to the LA Times, Beck has dropped the price on his Malibu home 2% in order to try to stir interest, from $2.495 to $2.445m.

He’s no loser, eh?

Beck's Malibu home is going cheap

His latest album, Modern Guilt, to paraphrase Lester Bangs on the Rolling Stones’ “It’s Only Rock and Roll,” […]

Blip.fm on the Wheels of Steel (or the Plastic keys of a Computer)

If you haven’t been to Blip.fm (“The Global Music Radar”) and blipped or tweeted a few tunes, I recommend you give the link a click and have some fun with music. The site enables the user to look up any record and play it for the other folks on the site as well as […]

Buddy Guy Nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album

Earlier this year, Buddy Guy released Skin Deep, featuring the title cut about racial equality. “Underneath, we’re all the same” says Buddy in the chorus, and just a few months after its release, a young Chicagoan was elected as our first black President. Coincidence? Maybe, but I think Buddy Guy tapped into a movement with […]

EPMD is in Town

When I type that line, I can’t help but think of their song “Strictly Snappin’ Necks” from the first album “Strictly Business,” released in 1987. I was late on EPMD and didn’t get into them until the following summer, but they are one of my favorite artists of all time.

Originally from Brentwood, Long Island, […]

Earbender

In Search of "Solid Gold"

Beck's Malibu Home for Sale — Cheap!

Blip.fm on the Wheels of Steel (or the Plastic keys of a Computer)

Buddy Guy Nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album

EPMD is in Town

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