The New Kids on the Block have made another comeback. They serenaded the crowd at the American Music Awards with songs from their newest album. Of course, the New Kids were quite the thing when I was in first grade. That was in 1988. Putting the New Kids in perspective, bad-boy “kid” Donnie Wahlberg (born [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Music’
October 10, 2008
Meat Loaf in the News
Old school rocker, Meat Loaf, has been hospitalized, according to this report. The cause has not been disclosed.
I guess I never knew that his name was actually two words. I assumed it was Meatloaf. Does this make his first name Meat and his last name Loaf? Weird. I guess when your full name is Meat Loaf, [...]
December 27, 2007
Tannenbaum Tunes
On our 12 hours driving from Memphis Andrea and I heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” 4 times. This enfatuation saturation moved me to ask the question What is the most played holiday song? Here you go.
1
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
2
The Chipmunk Song
The Chipmunks
3
Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
4
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Jimmy Boyd
5
Jingle [...]
November 23, 2007
The Sopranos
I have noticed that American Idol is single-handedly funding the talent for pre-game, halftime, and national anthems at many of the biggest sports stages. I am okay with this. Unfortunately, the dreary Dallas weather got the best of Kelly Clarkson on Thursday afternoon. It could have been worse, though. She could’ve been a Jet. The [...]
June 14, 2007
A Little More Conversation (a little less action please)
Strangely, the Memphis airport is rather expensive for those wanting outbound flights. Locals speculate that this is, in part, due to the absence of Southwest Airlines from the choice of carriers at Memphis favorite international martini glass shelf. Therefore, many BluffCity travelers are left with the option of flying out of Little Rock or Nashville. [...]
January 17, 2007
Idol Veneration
Yesterday evening while I was botching my version of General Tsao’s Chicken (didn’t have enough Sweet Ancho Chili Sauce- making it too peanut-ee) I was amused to overhear one of my favorite TV voices: Simon Cowell. American Idol is kind of the exact opposite of OSU football in our house. Together we think its great [...]
September 28, 2005
Just Like a Woman
Did you see the PBS special on Bob Dylan which aired the past two nights? Me neither. Unfortunately, though I love Dylan, I did not have the time to devote more than 15 minutes to seeing this interview/ biography. School has a way of interfering with my life. While on Dylan I should say [...]
