The duo of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox took the ’80s by storm with their synth-pop cocktail of infectious melodies and cool detached vocals. The duo met in the mid-70s and performed in the bands The Catch and The Tourists who released several records with minor success. After the Tourist split, Dave and Annie formed […]
Today in Rock History – November 6
1965, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played at the opening night of San Francisco”s Fillmore West. 1965, The Rolling Stones started a two week run at number one on the singles chart with “Get Off Of My Cloud,” the group’s second chart topper. The song knocked The Beatles “Yesterday” from the top spot. 1966, […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Block Rockin’ Beats” by The Chemical Brothers
Along with Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Groove Armada, The Propellerheads and The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers introduced the world to an influential dance oriented “Big Beat” music driven by heavy breakbeats in the early 1990s. The duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons called themselves “The Dust Brothers” after the influential U.S. producers of […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bond Street” by Enoch Light and the Light Brigade
Shagadelic indeed! Literally hundreds of records were released during the 1960s carrying the Enoch Light name. Light was born in Ohio and was a vice president of easy listening record label, Grand Award, before founding Command Records in 1959. Light’s stock in trade was state-of-the-art mood music records that took full advantage of the capabilities […]
Today in Rock History – October 8
1964, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single “She’s a Woman” in seven takes, plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours. 1964, Roy Orbison was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Oh Pretty Woman,” his third UK No.1. The title was inspired […]
Song of the Day – Epidaurus: “Mitternachtstraum”
Today’s exhibit is a terrific example of mid-1970s German electronic music, sounding very similar to the offerings of Tangerine Dream from that era. Unfortunately, very little is known about this band, other than the musician’s names, and the fact that this album, (Earthly Paradise), released in 1977, was their one and only release (that is […]
“Birthday” by The Sugarcubes
Song of the Day – “Birthday” by The Sugarcubes Possessing an otherworldly approach to singing and an obtuse sense of fashion, Iceland’s greatest musical export is Bjork! Go ahead…name another! Bjork started out as a children’s recording artist making her first record at the age of 11. By the late ’80s, she joined The Sugarcubes […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bond Street” by Enoch Light
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bond Street” by Enoch Light Shagadelic indeed! Literally hundreds of records were released during the 1950s and 1960s carrying the Enoch Light name. Light was born in Ohio and led The Light Brigade, which was a big band that primarily played on the radio and in theaters […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Win” by David Bowie
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Win” by David Bowie Plastic soul…on a plastic record. Shifting gears was nothing new for David Bowie who seemingly shedded skin during the 1970s like others took out the trash. So when Bowie booked time in Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios during a two-week break during the Diamond […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Got You” by Split Enz
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Got You” by Split Enz Like Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Split Enz started out as a visually stunning progressive rock band that dressed up in wild costumes and performed elaborate stage shows. The original lineup of Phil Judd, Tim Finn, Mike Chunn, Robert Gillies and Noel Crombie […]
