PAROLE (4.13.21)

If you were a young guitar player growing up in Philly in the 70s (like me), you were a fan of Hendrix, Page, all those guys, but Todd Rundgren was The Guy – the local hero made good. After two albums with The Nazz, TR struck out on his own with a string of solo...

MOVING IN STEREO (4.2.21)

This tune from The Cars’ debut album was never released as a single, but ended up getting nearly as much airplay as the singles. I’d already finished the track with a synth bass, but it felt like it needed a little more human feel, so my bud Tommy Dolan...

UNDER THE MILKY WAY (4.1.21)

There are some songs to which the term ‘atmospheric’ definitely applies, and this is one of them. This track from Australian band The Church’s 1988 album Starfish was the band’s biggest hit in the States, and won Single of the Year at...

GOOD VIBRATIONS (3.29.21)

This one’s been in the works for a few weeks, and with good reason… I’m always thinking of how far we can go with the choice of songs with this site, and in between the rockers I always like to do something a little more ambitious. So I reached out...

BIRTH, SCHOOL, WORK, DEATH (3.26.21)

When I got it in my head to cover this Post-Punk classic by London, England’s The Godfathers, the first person I asked to help me do it was my friend Scott Bittner. It’s got everything you need – snarling guitars, a soccer-worthy singalong chorus,...

F.E.A.R. (3.23.21)

This song by former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown has always intrigued me – from the opening orchestration I was hooked. The song didn’t really do much here in the States, but in England it won the NME award for Best Single of 2001. The lyrics are an...
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