Category Archives: Music

Of all the things to come out of the Sopranos finale, I’d have to say this was the least expected. To me, anyway. The Sopranos is over, but the last song featured on the show, Don’t Stop Believin’ which the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One of the songs that KACC radio has on fairly regular rotation is “Metro” by The Vincent Black Shadow (music video here, for those who are unfamiliar with it). Recently, every time it has played, Olivia has announced “I like … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another post in my occasional series on the impending death of the compact disc. Today’s entry: This could be the last good Christmas for the music industry and its CD sales. Despite costly efforts to build buzz around new talent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Point. Well, as I watch Elvis Costello hawk Lexuses (Lexi?) on TV, I wave goodbye to one of the last holdouts from the pre-80’s era. It’s now assumed that if you were a rock star with any integrity from this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Back when vinyl ruled the world, I was never much for buying 45s instead of regular LPs, so I never really noticed as the record industry killed them off. But it’s still amusing to see the format get resurrected in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I love this. Pete Townshend probably never imagined this generation singing his song. A group of 40 British seniors (average age: 78) called The Zimmers scored a YouTube hit, gleefully singing The Who’s My Generation in a video that has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Have I mentioned lately how much I’ve enjoyed this little Friday diversion? Well, I have. As noted on Monday, I’m looking for some collaboration on this one. If you’ve got a list, send me the link or leave it in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I gotta see this somehow. Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming. The mock heavy metal group immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary, “This is Spinal Tap,” will reunite for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Seems my recent Friday random music-blogging effort has spawned a few replies. I hereby give you the Random Ten efforts of Greg Wythe, Jeff Balke, and once removed from my post, Houston Grooves. I kinda like the collaborativeness of this. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve got a floor-to-ceiling shelf for our CDs. The left half is mostly filled with the non-mainstream, bought-at-the-Mucky-Duck CDs, while the right half is mostly filled with the music you might hear on the radio, much of which was bought … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes, I know it’s Saturday. I had this drafted earlier, then never got a chance to post it yesterday. Now I am. Without further ado, here are ten more songs from the current playlist: 1. Raina Do Mer (Queen of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, I enjoyed my experimental playlist, and will certainly put a fair amount of it higher up in the rotation for the future, but all good things must come to an end, and I’ve still got a bunch of CDs … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have confessed on this space before to having been a Stevens and Pruett fan from the good old days of 101 KLOL. I still think the decline and fall of that station can be traced to the breakup of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Why eleven? Because I miscounted. It’s Friday, what do you want from my life? Here’s ten eleven more songs from my experimental playlist: 1. “Graffiti Limbo” – Michelle Shocked. Another bargain bin find. Shocked was a Kerrville Folk Festival legend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I still have a fair number of old-fashioned record albums. None of them have been played in at least ten years, which is approximately when I last had a working turntable. Some of these albums have CD equivalents in my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since I got the iPod and figured out synching and playlists, one of the things I wanted to do was to load up all the CDs that I seldom or never listened to, put it on shuffle, and see what … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After I did my post on kids’ music, I got an email from Mark Yzaguirre, who is the President of the Board of the Aurora Picture Show, which is based here in the Heights. They’ve got a production this weekend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

OK, I’ve got the iPod. I’ve started ripping CDs and synching them to it. And I’m going to exercise my God-given right as a blogger to tell you all the things about it that I like and dislike. 1. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’d been kicking around a post on kids’ music in my mind for a couple of days now, since by necessity I hear a lot of it these days. The good news, as noted in this Chron article, is that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another step on the CD death march: New cars are starting to come with stereos that don’t have CD players. CD players in automobiles could be sent the way of eight-track tapes by in-dash systems such as one Ford and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I swear, I read an article very much like this one 25 years ago after getting a Walkman as a Christmas present: Your iPod may be damaging your hearing. Experts say the problems are probably caused by the use of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, has passed away at the age of 73. Brown’s music – funky, cool, soulful, passionate and gritty – had broad appeal. His raspy voice, clipped grunts and immediately recognizable songs made irrelevant distinctions such … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dwight will be so pleased to hear that I’ve finally entered the 21st century… Believe it or not, I received an iPod Nano as part of a Christmas gift package at work. Just in time for my trip to New … Continue reading → Continue reading →

KACC, like most radio stations, has started in on the Christmas music. Which is fine – as with everything they do, it’s a good mix of classics, lesser known works, and local artists. One song that’s gotten some play is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Call (call…call…call…) the music police! Radio consolidation is shrinking playlists and creating a homogenized musical landscape, several singers and songwriters told the Federal Communication Commission Monday. “Big radio is bad radio,” said Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Jeff Balke has a detailed and thoughtful response to this post about John Nova Lomax’s proposed pro-music PAC. Check it out. Continue reading →

I’m not sure what I think about HD Radio yet. Tiffany has expressed interest in it for the ability to get regular NPR programming all the time on one of the KUHF channels. I’m moderately more interested in it than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Maynard Ferguson, hero to trumpet players everywhere, has passed away at the age of 78. The cause was kidney and liver failure, said his personal manager, Steve Schankman. Mr. Ferguson had a stratospheric style all his own. He possessed “a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

HouStoned makes fun of the local classic rocker’s new slogan, which is “Like a giant iPod filled with classic rock: 93.7 the Arrow.” Don’t get me wrong: I love classic rock. Nothing quite lends itself to air guitar like a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’ve already established that I’m a musical Luddite, still wedded to the ancient and dying CD format for my tunes. So, I’m highly encouraged (and a bit surprised, given the trash talk) to read that someone has put out a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, let me see if I’ve got this straight. KHMX fires morning DJs Roula and Ryan and replaces them with former KRBE spinner Sam Malone. Now KRBE has fired its replacement morning crew of Atom (former evening DJ) and Maria … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Metroblogging Houston has a heard-from-a-friend report that the late, lamented Cactus Records might be reborn under new ownership at the same location. I say take it with a grain of salt, since a move like this would have (I presume, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I heard the KACC disc jockey talk about this, and I had to see it for myself: VH1 is holding an air guitar contest. You make a one-minute video of yourself jumping and flailing to one of four classic rock … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In the comments to my post on why KACC is my favorite radio station, Kevin asked if I’d ever used a new service called Pandora. I had not, but having now read this interview in Houstonist with Pandora’s founder, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →