Shortly after the video game Rock Band came out, work organized a building-wide tournament. Each department could form teams of four, with teams facing off in a high score competition a round or two per week. Our department definitely wanted to win this tournament, and we would get together once or twice a week after …
I’m typically not the kind of person that will randomly go to a show and see a band I don’t know or am only vaguely familiar with. There have been a few times, however, when a friend has wanted to see someone they like, asked me to come along, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by …
My sister and I had a VHS tape of Puff The Magic Dragon growing up. I probably watched that movie about a hundred times as a kid, which wasn’t hard to do considering it was only about half an hour long. When I got a little bit older, I eventually learned that the movie was …
Some of the first multi-track tapes I ever worked on at my night job were for a band named The Beau Brummels. I only knew one Beau Brummels’ tune at the time, their biggest hit “Laugh, Laugh,” which I had heard many times as a kid. The albums I worked on, Bradley’s Barn and Triangle, …
As I mentioned before, my paternal grandmother and I used to watch various TV shows together when she would babysit me, one of them being The Monkees. I can’t say that I remember a single episode at this point, but I’ll always remember the opening credits and their theme song. Being as young as I …
I’ve always enjoyed sports in addition to music. I grew up playing baseball, football, and basketball and running track. My favorites to watch were generally football and basketball, though I got into hockey a little later as well. Despite living in California for as long as I have, I still support my hometown teams from …
Quite a while back, my buddy Carlos and I were discussing music and what we each enjoyed about songs we hold dear. One of the things that was brought up was the fact that songs we loved were almost instantly recognizable when played, probably within a few seconds or less. I made the point that, …
One thing I’m glad I decided to do with the entries on this site was to list the songwriter(s) along with the artist. The original intent of this was to give due credit to the creator(s) of the song, in addition to recognizing the performer that put it on record. Though these are often one …
I joined my first “band” when I was in 9th grade. This really just consisted of me and a buddy of mine from school named John. To that point, I had only played in school bands and practiced on my own outside of that. John and I used to practice in the attic of his …
There are many songs that come to mind when I think of soul music. Some have already made this list, some are still yet to come. While the genre may be defined by a particular style or experience, sometimes it can simply be taken at face value. When I think of the word “soul,” I …