Great bands break up all the time. In my younger days, I longed for all of the original members of a band to patch things up, play nice, and to tour. Now in my advanced age, I long for the days of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, where you remember the great music, but not the old…
Author: Fred Hunt
Way back, before the days of VEVO and YouTube, there was actually television programming whose singular purpose was to present you music videos. At one time, MTV’s entire existence was also based on showing videos, but those days are long gone. For those of you who agree that the music video is an underappreciated art…
Usually, when you hit your 80’s, you are looking to put your affairs in order and make peace with your God. You know, slip quietly into the dark, dark, night. These octogenarians, on the other hand, wanted to continue to…well, actively participate in the processes of “human reproduction.” 10. Tony Randall Randall was best known…
Many comedians dabble in music for fun, and very few are serious musicians. Often a single on a spoken-word comedy album is all the music you’ll get from a comedian. This list is the Top 10 (11, really) Original Songs by Comedians, not funny covers or parodies of other specific songs. Okay, smart apples, quit saying Eddie Murphy’s Party All the Time;…
For some reason, movie studios aren’t content with the millions of dollars they make off of hit movies. Even after the avalanche of money that a hit movie makes, studio executives try to milk every single penny out of a franchise. There are ill-conceived sequels, over the top merchandising, and, worst of all, terrible cartoon…
Almost every band at some point of their career has covered a song by another band. The practice is so encouraged by record labels that it’s as common as the live album for taking money out of the pockets of fans. Some covers are amazing technical tributes, like Tool covering No Quarter by Led Zepplin,…
Back in the olden times, people had to wait until the syndicated Dr. Demento show to get their fix of novelty music. Make a tape, send it to the good doctor, and hope you are chosen for his weekly radio show. As time went on, novelty songs started to make their way onto morning radio ‘zoo’ shows…