Tim English on Stolen Melodies and Ripped-Off Riffs
Tim English has spent years studying stolen melodies and ripped-off riffs, which he has compiled in a wonderful book called "Sounds Like Teen Spirit." On my show, we discussed famous cases like Marvin Gaye's family suing Robin Thicke over "Blurred Lines," Tom Petty...
Elton's Carpool Karaoke
I'm not enough of a James Corden fan to set the DVR for his "Late Late Show," but occasionally I catch a highlight via YouTube. The latest worth my time (and yours) was his trademark bit, "Carpool Karaoke," with Elton John playing along in the passenger seat.
The River Remembered
I mentioned earlier this week that, for a 48-hour period that ended Tuesday night, Bruce Springsteen allowed fans to download the audio of his show in Chicago on January 19th. As with the other dates on his current tour, he and the E Street Band performed his...
Free Bruce!
If you're a Bruce Springsteen fan, you might want to download the audio of his concert in Chicago last Tuesday -- it's free until Tuesday at 7pm CT. On this tour, he's doing his entire 1980 double album, "The River," as well as classics like "Thunder Road,"...
My David Bowie Crush Story
I never had the chance to interview David Bowie, but I do have a story about him. In 1983, I was doing mornings at WHCN/Hartford when he came to town on his Serious Moonlight Tour. As an album-oriented-rock station, we had plenty of Bowie songs on our playlist, but he...
Space Flute Duet
Since she was a young girl, I've made it my mission to make sure my daughter learned about classic rock history. I'm proud to say she's grown up as a major Beatles lover and a fan of Springsteen, The Who, and more. Over the weekend, we were talking about songs from...
Aretha Honors Carole
The most moving part of last night's Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on CBS was when Aretha Franklin paid tribute to Carole King by performing "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman," which the latter wrote for the former in 1967. King seemed thrilled and shocked by...
Bad Move, Boss
Bruce Springsteen is coming to the Chaifetz Arena on March 6th. Tickets went on sale Friday morning and sold out in 20 minutes before I could get mine. I immediately went to Seat Geek and discovered that I could buy a pair of decent seats on the secondary market for...