This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Jumping the Musical SharkWe’ve entered a new subseries of the “Jumping the Musical Shark” series: Bands that went in a totally different direction with the addition of a new member. For better or for worse? That’s up for debate. In my review of Genesis’ career,
Andrew Curry loves lite rock, and he’s not ashamed to say it. What’s lite rock, you ask? If you’re older than 40, you’ll remember the commercials that record distributor K-tel used to promote late into the evenings (“Mellow Gold! Only $19.99 plus shipping and handling!”). The songs were mostly obscured by the last dying vestiges
A few months ago, I was driving down the road with my kids when Prince’s “Kiss” came on the radio. After doing my best falsetto whimper while singing along ,I asked them if they knew who sang the song. “Michael Jackson!” they shouted in unison. I then pondered how to introduce elementary school students to
It’s taken one week for me to muster up the motivation to write about this year’s Grammy Awards. And its memory has already faded so much, its bland entries and uninspired performances leaving me wondering, “This is the best in modern music?” Previous years showed some innovation, trying to tie today’s rising stars to rock’s