In the beginning, there was the oldies station, and life was good. I would pick up the harmonies of Doo-Wop, Disco, and Girl Groups like there was no tomorrow. I was also strangely drawn to the really, really sexual songs,…
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Summer Jam 2009: Calle Ocho by Pitbull
by Robert Gannon • 15 June 2009 • 0 Comments
I was going to do more with this, but my computer is moving slower than a VH1 reality dating show contestant trying to solve a Jumble. I know it’s a damn good song to dance to when I almost get…
Album of Note: Next to Normal – Original Broadway Cast Recording
by Robert Gannon • 19 May 2009 • 0 Comments
Next to Normal – Original Broadway Cast Recording Meet the Goodman family. Mother Diana is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Daughter Natalie is a chronic overachiever who feels her family ignores her; her brother Gabriel will always be the golden child in…
The 2009 Grammys: Part 3
by Robert Gannon • 14 February 2009 • 0 Comments
I mentioned in December how an obnoxious pair of parents was trying to bully the public education system into changing the rules for their daughter in an extracurricular activity because she is a senior. Guess what? They won. Now a…
The 2009 Grammys, Part 2
by Robert Gannon • 12 February 2009 • 0 Comments
Special thanks to the mucky-mucks at Pajiba for giving me third place in the Best Alternative Zombie Titles contest; I guess I'll have to buy my own copy of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie.…
The 2009 Grammy Awards: Part 1
by Robert Gannon • 10 February 2009 • 0 Comments
I realized when I was listening to the Grammys, talking on the phone, and writing online that I should have just Twittered the Grammys. It would have made my life a lot easier. Now I feel like I have to…
Midnight Rec: Give the Grammys Another Try
by Robert Gannon • 7 December 2008 • 0 Comments
Midnight Rec: Give the Grammys Another Try I hear your frustration. There are too many categories you just don't care about. The nominees are awful and make no sense. You haven't heard the album and can only assume it's awful.…
Midnight Rec: The Stoop by Little Jackie
by Robert Gannon • 16 August 2008 • 0 Comments
Let's get to it. Midnight Rec: The Stoop by Little Jackie Considering how quickly an artist can obtain the it girl factor in the modern record industry based on one song (Katie Perry and Estelle, as two examples), I'm baffled…
Midnight Rec: Second Star to the Right by Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra
by Robert Gannon • 3 August 2008 • 0 Comments
Whoa. Super late posting today. I totally lost track of time today working on a booth game for the camp’s carnival on Tuesday. It’s like Plinko, only the board is a 40×60 1/8″ black foam core sheet with neon painted…
Double Feature: Midnight Recs (Passing Strange Soundtrack)
by Robert Gannon • 26 July 2008 • 0 Comments
The new computer is wonderful, though I’m still adjusting to some of the stranger Linux commands (what the heck causes the t e x t t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y…