from our news wires LAKE FOREST, IL – Chicago Bears DE Julius Peppers has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Month after recording six tackles, four sacks, one tackle for loss, 10 quarterback pressures and three pass break ups in November. Peppers’ four sacks were tied for most in the NFC and his 33 [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox
November 30, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “Party Doll” by Buddy Knox Buddy Holly wasn’t the only rockabilly artist to come out of Texas in the late ’50s. Buddy Knox and his Rhythm Orchids featuring Jimmy Bowen on bass also sprang forth from the Lone Star State with this classic in 1957. Like [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Femme Fatale" by Aloe Blacc
November 29, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “Femme Fatale” by Aloe Blacc You may already know who Aloe Blacc is if you watch the HBO series “How To Make It In America.” It is his “I Need A Dollar” that is used as its theme song. Or perhaps you were a fan of [...]
Big Ten Announces 2011 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners
November 28, 2011 by
The Big Ten on Monday announced the 2011 All-Big Ten Teams along with 10 postseason individual award winners, as voted by conference coaches and a media panel. With a new era of Big Ten football beginning this season, the conference debuted its newly created postseason awards process that honors teams, coaches and student-athletes at conference [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
November 28, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris Robyn Rihanna Fenty is one sexy-hot island girl…and she can spin a pretty good tune too! She is one of the most successful recording artists of all time landing eleven records on top of the Billboard singles chart while selling more than [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "5:15" by The Who
November 26, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “5:15″ by The Who Since it recently received the deluxe reissue treatment, I revisited the Who’s “Quadrophenia” album on Spotify for the first time in years. I’ve got to admit that the album holds up better than most of the other Who albums and this clip [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Freeway" by Gerry Mulligan Quartet
November 25, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “Freeway” by Gerry Mulligan Quartet Some of the greatest Jazz the West Coast had to offer from the very first release by Pacific Jazz Records. I’ve got this one on a 10″ heavy vinyl microgroove record from 1952: catalog number PJLP-1! What a line up: Gerry Mulligan on the tenor [...]
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
November 24, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “Shop Around” by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles As for me…I am in no rush to get to Target, Best Buy or the Mall. You can keep Black Friday, I think I’ll pass. Except tomorrow is also one of two Independent Record Store Days per year where you’re supposed to [...]
Thanksgiving Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen
November 24, 2011 by
Thanksgiving Song Of The Day – “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen Yes, I’ve played the “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” by Arlo Guthrie every Thanksgiving ever since I was a little kid…and I will force my family to sit through it again tomorrow. However, aside from, perhaps, “Bye Bye Birdie,” I can’t seem to think of a [...]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat
November 22, 2011 by
Song Of The Day – “Easy To Slip” by Little Feat This Lowell George classic comes from Little Feat’s 1972 album “Sailin’ Shoes.” Lowell had been a session musician playing oboe and baritone sax on several Frank Sinatra recordings. He formed the band after a stint as a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention [...]
