Pride Comes Before the Podcast
As it exists today, R&B is inextricably connected to hip-hop music, but it wasn't always that way. Originally closer to pure rock and roll music at the hands of early greats Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, shades of Chuck Berry, and of course the Turners, Ike and Tina, the genre evolved slowly and surely... Continue Reading →
My preparation for writing this blog was loads of fun, for many reasons, but I really just couldn't help but be overwhelmed by my nostalgia for it. Released in 2011 by English singer-songwriter, Adele, 21 was absurdly successful and, as a stupid 11 year old who's entire musical experience was via the radio in Mom's... Continue Reading →
"Oh everybody wants Frank" the cashier and owner of Jellybeans in Corunna said to me as I purchased a used copy of Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra on vinyl. "You know who I really like?" he asked, not caring if I really wanted to hear what he had to say, "Dean Martin. My... Continue Reading →
As a talent, as a creative, as a personality, or as an icon, they really don't make them quite like Freddie Mercury anymore. Which is not to say, of course, that we don't have great singers or clever songwriters anymore, but when it comes to comparisons I think most of us would be hard pressed... Continue Reading →
Janis Joplin was a unique talent. Few voices have been as iconic as hers and it is not by accident that 50 years after her death her music continues to be beloved by old fans and discovered by new ones. Having only released 2 solo albums before coming to an early demise, famously, at the... Continue Reading →
After some heartbreakers, I am staying afloat. I got a massive week with my favorite betting card of the year so far coming in hot. ONWARD TO WEEK 3 CAPTAIN YOYO! Burn. The. Boats. Michigan State unfortunately looks very good right now. They are going to expose a Miami team that everyone is really high... Continue Reading →
Sup Losers. We are still here. Decent week last week. Lost a couple big ones. Here are some takeaways after Week 1: Clemson can't scoreGeorgia's D-Line might be the best I have ever seen in my lifetime.UCLA with Chip Kelly... works.Joe Milton is going to be a heisman candidate for the Vols. College Football is... Continue Reading →
00:00-15:00 Yoyo and Fats catch up on their latest happenings, including Fats' car problems and a yoyo's neighboring bank getting robbed.15:00-45:00 CFB Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Preview45:00-Finish NFL Week 1 Preview + Lions banter https://soundcloud.com/user-117519496/cfb-week-2
I recall a conversation that I once had with my cousin Maggie, a much more frequent listener of the women of country music than I, in which Maggie remarked that female country music is almost an entirely different genre from male country. You know what? I think she's 100% correct. Not only is themes and... Continue Reading →
A pleasing piano melody, an electrifying guitar solo, a thunderous drum beat, a heavy bassline: all musical ingredients in common in making an excellent song. Whether or not a song contains any of these elements does not make or break it, but when used correctly any of these ingredients can elevate a song to new... Continue Reading →
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