When I was first getting into music, I was a fan of WKTU out of New York, and it led me to explore a number of dance compilations. A big name at the time was the “Dance Mix USA” series from Quality and Radikal Records. At their peak in the mid-90s, they were the go-to collection of dance hits, well mixed and put together, with a lot of great tracks that I recognized from the radio. Continue reading
A part of me is absolutely giddy about the news that Christine McVie has rejoined Fleetwood Mac. It’s been more than 15 years, and it was thought that she would never return, but this year, they will tour, including making stops in New York, Hartford and Boston. Continue reading
Having reviewed pretty much every Kylie release since I entered college (and she made her big U.S. return), I feel obligated, having chewed on “Kiss Me Once” since its release, to say something about it. My initial reaction, carried through from the album preview I posted here a few weeks back, wasn’t that great, and I still can’t say I’m quite as enthused about this as her previous efforts. Continue reading
I feel so woefully behind sometimes when I am late to the party to discover something really cool, but it didn’t stop me from being amazed by it nonetheless. This week I was introduced to the wonder that is Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox thanks to a friend’s Facebook post. Continue reading
It’s an unlikely collaboration from artists who have been around for quite some time, but Neneh Cherry and Robyn manage to provide a song that on repeated listens settles in well, a track called “Out of the Black.” Continue reading
Roxette at Virgin Megastore in New York City in the fall of 2000. It was one of my first trips into the city on my own.
There are a lot of people familiar with Roxette; their hits in the late 80s and early 90s, such as “It Must’ve Been Love,” “The Look,” Listen to Your Heart,” “Fading Like a Flower” and “Joyride” are among some of the best pop songs of the era. Unfortunately for us in the U.S., we didn’t really get to follow along with them as they kept going. Continue reading
He’s trolled us before, but I can’t decide if this trumps Alison Gold – he’s Grace Liu with a multi-language song. The lead into the chorus is just repeating the notes “Do-do-do-re-re-re” and so on into a chorus where she repeats “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” As usual, it’s catchy in that generic pop music sort of way. Watch after the jump. Continue reading
Every so often Nick at The Littlest Winslow pops up a music post that catches my attention. A couple of weeks ago, he posted a few tracks by Cash Cash, which seems to blend the pop/EDM/dubstep line pretty well within their repertoire. Continue reading
A quickie post for you today: Months after it snuck up on Soundcloud, Mission Zero’s “Humans” has finally seen an official release (well, it was a couple of weeks ago, but I’m a bit behind on some of my posts… sorry!). Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7bIuiW3rU
The Alternate Routes, led by Tim Warren and Eric Donnelly, got their start at Fairfield University, my alma mater. Many of us who went to college with them have their stories; mine is that I took a calculus class with Warren freshman year. Later on, after he graduated, I walked around one evening and helped him post up fliers for a show as we caught up. He was always a nice guy, and the Alternate Routes have always made great music. Continue reading