"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice": "Wouldn't It Be Nice?": Very 1960s, of course. If there are "nice" songs from earlier or later eras, you'll have to flag them for me. I do know this one, but it's hardly the same thing. Meanwhile, let's vote on my "nice" songs. Just the songs. Don't count the video, ...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1954, bluesman Joe Turner cuts “Shake, Rattle & Roll” six months before Bill Haley’s version is released … the cover blows up into a giant hit … Click here to view the embedded video. 1955, Richard Wayne Pennim...

CELEBRATE THE NEWS The Beach Boys1969Available on : Friends/20/20 [Extra Tracks] Capitol : 1990 [Buy It] I went to an event for a friend recently, a party. I don't need to be so vague but I don't need to be so specific either. This friend had finished a project that had taken up quite a bit of time,...

Six studio albums into their career, one of our all-time favorite bands, geek rock pioneers Weezer, have released what is probably their finest CD yet. A nerd rock masterpiece, the so-called “Red Album” — a companion of sorts to their self-titled Blue and Green albums — finds...

if you enjoy bizarre / obnoxious music as I th ink you do, you'll probably dig this. It's an hour-long radio program hosted by avant-garde innovator / music nerd, John Zorn. Needless to say, it's an schizophrenically eclectic variety that's pretty listenable despite the "difficulty" of some of the t...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1920, British session guitarist Burt Weedon is born … his guitar tutorial Play In A Day and hit instrumentals such as “Guitar Boogie Shuffle,” influenced many stars including Eric Clapton and Brian May … 1924, Todd Storz...

And it's ridiculous.  For serious.  This shit is crazy and we can't get it out of our heads.  Much like the original.  Bulimiatron is official.  Bliptastic. (mp3)    Bulimiatron vs. The Beach Boys - Louie Louie Godspeed!...

Say hello to the UCLA Bruins, who have a freshman named Kevin Love as their center. Why might some people who love the men who brought us "Fun, Fun, Fun" want to root for the team's demise? The answer lies in this quote from today's New York Times: "'He doesn't like to admit that he listens to [The ...

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This is the week that was in matters musical … 1878, the original DJ, Thomas Edison, receives a patent for the phonograph … 1954, blues shouter Joe Turner cuts "Shake, Rattle & Roll" six months before Bill Haley’s version is released … the white cover versio...