Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Monday, November 19, 2018

Brooks on Books: Twilight of the Gods by Steven Hyden

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Twilight of the Gods is a funny exploration of classic rock and anyone who grew up listening to the music on the radio, as author Steven Hy...
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Streaming Video Power Rankings #98

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Welcome back to the longest-running weekly feature in the history of...this blog. Let's look at what's up in streaming video as we t...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Rolling Stone remembers Tom Petty

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I checked in with Rolling Stone  again because of its Tom Petty memorial issue. Well, that's a little misleading. In fact, I check in ev...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Let's check in on Rolling Stone

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Say what you will about Rolling Stone . Say what you will about puns. To me it is undeniable that "What a Foo Believes" is a s...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

And Now...a Word from THEIR Sponsor

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Courtesy of my main man Sean Mc, check out this commercial starring Roy Clark, who is shilling for Pringles potato chips: It's not ...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Awesome 80s Video #6: Stevie Nicks, Talk to Me

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I am going to go this entire post without making a cocaine reference. I am going to go this entire post without making a cocaine reference ....
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Brooks on Books: The Who: The Story of the Band That Defined A Generation

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When I saw this sharp-looking hardcover on the New Releases shelf at my local liberry, I was a bit confused. Something seemed off. It didn...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Brooks on Books: Prime Reading Roundup

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During my brief stint with Amazon Prime, I tried to take advantage of the Prime Reading program. As with many other aspects of the ever-expa...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

On the Radio: "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel

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I'm gonna get right to it this time: Why in the heck does Billy Joel's character tell a woman, "and you told me NOTS to drive,...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Streaming Video Power Rankings: Week 42 (Special Best Weekend of NFL football edition)

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Note that you will not find the NFL's Roku channel on this list anytime soon. If the football turns bad or you just aren't that into...
Friday, December 30, 2016

Cultureshark Remembers: Year-End Edition Part IV

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Here's our final look at the notable deaths of 2016, with a recommendation or embedded video of something to check out from each individ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Cultureshark Remembers: Year-End Edition (Part II)

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Continuing our look at the notable deaths of 2016, with a recommendation of something to check out, or maybe just an embedded video, to reme...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Awesome 80s Video #5: Kylie Minogue, "It's No Secret"

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Yes, I am resurrecting this short-running series because there is no shortage of awesome videos from that great decade. Today it's a lit...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Brooks on Books: Disco Demolition

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This is an odd but totally compelling book. I admit I just love the fact that someone wrote a whole book about one of the most infamous nig...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

5 things you didn't know about Rick Astley (Rick reads Entertainment Weekly So You Don't Have to)

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I chuckled at finding an article on 80s superstar (it wasn't all fun and games back then, kids) Rick Astley in Entertainment Weekly rec...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

First Impulse: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees announced

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Hat tip to my BOTNS co-conspirator Mike for telling me about this earlier: Today the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this year's li...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Instant Gratification Theater: Documentaries Return

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It's been a while, but let me return to some quick takes on documentaries I watched on various streaming video platforms: Eight Days a...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

I feel sorry for Britney Spears

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A lot of the hype about tonight's Video Musi--Wait, we have to call them the VMAs now, I think--about tonight's VMA show on MTV conc...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Fall Book Preview (that is, a list of upcoming books that I want to read)

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Nothing against literary fiction, mind you, but I'm focusing on the books I really want to buy this fall. Here, in no particular order,...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

On the Radio: Everybody's...something for the weekend

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On the Friday before Independence Day, I was listening to the radio when I caught a "Big Riff of the Day" contest on a local class...