The title Merry Mixmas: Christmas Classics Remixed pretty much says it all. The classics are all here, but with an urban spin. We’re talking Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald along with some others you may not have in your iPod, like Johnny Mercer with the Pied Pipers. There’s something about […]
Supergrass was among the pack of blokes that could have been considered a second British invasion in the early and mid ‘90s, along with Blur, The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets, The Happy Mondays, and so on. Right from the start Supergrass had a no-nonsense approach to making music, having gotten together more for fun from the […]
How does a metal act secure its place among the iconic? While there’s no science, per se, history suggests that it must satisfy certain criteria. Based on longevity and fan respect alone, one would assume that Megadeth is among the legends, but let’s see how they stack up: 1. Metal Melodrama: Dave Mustaine’s past feuding […]
It was SXSW 2002. My music freak counterpart and I were on a mission to see seven bands in seven different venues this one particular evening. Our ventures took us to the largest venue of all, where photos were not allowed and the people the pouring in like a movie premier. We hadn’t actually “heard” […]
You open the doors to the premier party for the latest Austin Powers movie bringing all the power decades together – the ‘60s up through the millennium – in culmination of rock, art, sex and pop culture, and the stars of the party and centerpiece to the soundtrack is The Music. Never before have I […]
