Month: March 2018

The World Goes ‘Round

Song of the Day: Bob Schneider – Round & Round The world keeps turning,  Nothing you can do about that.  You are just spinning around and around whether you want to or not.  This pleasantly melancholy, circular song by Austin based Singer-Songwriter Bob Schneider from his 2001 album Lonelyland takes you along for that ride …

History Repeating, Repeating, Repeating

Video of the Day: Propellerheads featuring Miss Shirley Bassey – History Repeating This song will always be cool.  It elegantly epitomizes and simultaneously deconstructs the allure of Pop Music.  Featuring state of the art beats and production (circa 1997) by Propellerheads and the Timeless Classiness of Shirley Bassey, it has all the bases covered and is …

RIP Nokie Edwards of The Ventures

   (Nokie in red) Nokie Edwards was Lead Guitarist for the legendary group The Ventures for nearly 60 years!  He and his group influenced nearly everyone who has picked up a guitar since 1961.  As a tribute we present their tough version of the Hawaii 5-0 theme.  It has a dynamite video, too. (For more on …

Burnin’ Desire

Song of the Day: The Elvis Brothers – Burnin’ Desire Today’s rockin’, rowdy Song of the Day comes to us courtesy of The Elvis Brothers.  This absolutely shoulda-been-Hit Single comes from their terrific 1985 album Adventure Time.  It’s irresistibly catchy chorus and Pure Power Pop exuberance should have taken these deserving young lads to the top …