Tuesday, July 31, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #42 - "Brother Louie" (1973)

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We've arrived at the last day of July, the time of year at which all the old farts such as myself say things like, "Wow, I can'...
Monday, July 30, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #41 - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"

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As a singer, Lou Rawls is someone that I would put in a category along with someone like Tom Jones.  Perhaps not Hall of Fame material, but ...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #40 - "I'm Not Lisa" (1975)

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OK sports fans, it's time to dip into my little bag of obscurities for this one. "I'm Not Lisa" sounded like nothing els...

The Olympic Spirit

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One time, during a dinner party at my parents' house, I made a comment about some obscure sport, and someone at the party asked my mom a...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #39 - "Spill the Wine" (1970)

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This was another one of those songs that prompted my dad to repeatedly ask, "What's he saying?  What's he saying?  I can't ...
Friday, July 27, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #38 - "Cruel Summer" (1984)

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They say that confession is good for the soul, so now would be as good a time as any to admit that I own four - four! - albums by Bananara...
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The Rising

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SPOILER ALERT: I can't write about "The Dark Knight Rises" without revealing key plot points.  You've been warned! Th...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #37 - "Israelites" (1969)

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When I was 9 years old, I had no idea what "reggae" was, but I doubt that I was alone.  And even though "Israelites" was...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #36 - "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (1974)

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Today I'm going to do everyone a favor, in order to take the foul taste of yesterday's song out of everyone's collective mouth. ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #35 - "The Night Chicago Died" (1974)

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Back at the beginning of this little project, I warned people that not every song included in the "summer mix" would be a classic....
Monday, July 23, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #34 - "Mainstreet" (1977)

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I was tempted to select "Night Moves," even though it wasn't a summer song (at least not in the way that I am defining them), ...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

The Mind of Steven Soderbergh (by Son #2)

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This summer we've had a mini-Soderbergh film festival.  We still have a ways to go, but below are Son #2's reviews of those that we...

The Review That Got Lester Bangs Fired From Rolling Stone

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It wasn't just this one, but this one is by far the funniest.  And "banned" is probably a more accurate term than "fire...
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95 Songs of Summer, #33 - "Jessie's Girl" (1981)

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This one goes out to my sister-in law Lisa, who saw Rick Springfield at the State Fair the other night. One of the great things about popu...
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Alexander Cockburn, R.I.P.

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Political writer Alexander Cockburn died on Friday, and although his name was hardly a household word, he was one of the best around.  For t...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

95 Songs of Summer, #32 - "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (1973)

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The late Jim Croce was probably one of the least pretentious stars in the history of pop music.  He was just a regular guy who liked to play...