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Improving Popular Music through Correct Grammar

(The misguided ramblings of a Grammar Guardian trapped in a culture that couldn’t care less) Being a recovering (but not very quickly) grammar nazi in today’s society definitely has its challenges – social media chief among them. But as difficult as it is sometimes ...Read More

Something Missing This Christmas?

As we enter this festive season, it seems as though there’s something missing. You feel it too, don’t you? It’s simply this: the Rolling Stones have never released an album of their holiday favorites. Who wouldn’t want to hear Mick warble a few spasms ...Read More

Mom Always Sang – Dad Always Whistled

I didn’t grow up in a “musical family. “ We weren’t the Von Trapp family, the Cowsills, or the Partridge Family. But there was always music in our home. Mom always sang. And Dad always whistled. When it came to singing, Dad couldn’t carry ...Read More

Everyone Needs that “One Moment in Time”

The Olympics are here again, and I’m feeling that familiar emotional stirring. I love the idea of people working for years toward the goal of focusing their best athletic efforts on that “one moment in time.” Giving it all they’ve got to put their ...Read More

Great Music Free of Charge – A “Best-Kept Secret” You Need to Know About

Public libraries are fantastic, right? You can borrow books, CDs, movies – even download current MP3 music files for free. WHAT?????? You mean you didn’t know about that last one? Join the club. Neither do most people. Public libraries all over the country are ...Read More

Still Making Great Music After More than 50 Years

To many of us baby boomers, the Beatles were and are the greatest band of all time. But many of us also had a “runner up” British Invasion favorite – bands like The Dave Clark Five, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, or a ...Read More

Welcome to the Hotel California (what a nice surprise!)

My friend Deny (pronounced Denny) says that the best rock song ever recorded is the Eagles’ Hotel California. I’m inclined to agree. This dreamscaped narrative takes the listener through a fascinating series of “scenes.” In case you haven’t ever heard it (wait! – REALLY? ...Read More

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