Valentine’s Day brings out the best and the worst in people. The romantic become extra-gushy, and the cynics turn even more vile. I would classify myself as a cynic, proudly. I’m not a big fan of over-the-top cheesy love. But I do love music. So I threw together some songs for Cupid’s holiday. Being a [...]

The Zutons have been given the title of “the band that wants to be the Corals.” If you first listen to the Corals and then listen to the Zutons, you might agree with that statement. The Corals had huge commercial success in the early 2000’s; their 2003 album Magic and Medicine topped the UK album [...]

Thirty-nine years ago on Jan. 5, Bruce Springsteen released his first studio album, Greetings From Asbury Park. It was the start of one of America’s greatest bands. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been an album making machine ever since and, over time, became famous for their stadium-exploding live performances. With over 120 [...]

Yesterday marked the 45th birthday of Jeff Buckley. Maybe you have heard of the ‘90s singer and songwriter. Chances are you haven’t. Buckley died in 1997 as a result of an strange accident. He drowned in the Wolf River while singing Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”, as the wake of a tug boat took him [...]