reviews
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From turntables, boom boxes, to the Walkman and the Discman, it’s back to a record player for me. Growing up Gen X, there was nothing quite as cool as your record player. Except maybe your boom box. But listening to record albums on a turntable was the ultimate and best music experience next to an Read more
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On my road with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at the Warner in Erie, PA May 12, 2025 I desperately wanted to go see Devo in Cleveland on May 11 but I am concert buddy-less. I mean my husband will go to shows Read more
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Let’s go back to 1979. Lately, for some reason I’ve been completely taken with the song Candy-O, which surprisingly was never released as a single. I’ve spent a good amount of time watching different live versions of The Cars perform this song. If you’ve read my previous work, or watched my YouTube channel, you know Read more
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Donnie Iris and The Cruisers February 22, 2025 Robins Theater Warren, Ohio There’s just something about seeing a show in a smaller venue. I’ve seen my share of arena concerts; Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Moody Blues. Aretha Franklin at Radio City Music Hall. Saw a seriously spiritual Read more
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It’s been a year and my obsession with The Cars hasn’t abated one bit. So after watching The Cars perform Just What I Needed on The Midnight Special for about the millionth time I am inspired to write about it in depth. Because as you already know I am obsessed. The Midnight Special was a Read more
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Cap’n Swing and Magic Pants were floatin’down the street. I’ve had a thing for rock singers my whole life. I mean who hasn’t, right? Way back when I was seven years old in second grade I fell under the spell of the boy who played the part of the Artful Dodger in the local high Read more
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Another take on the New Wave cred of my current favorite old band and a little review of the musical bounty of 1978. Here’s a topic that is adjacent to my obsession with The Cars: the music of 1978. I’ve hopped in the way back machine and have been reliving my past; specifically when I Read more
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WHAT A SHOW! It captured a moment in time and the fun this band was having at the start of their amazing run. I just re-read for the second time the 1997 Goldmine article The Cars: Shake it Up, Drive It Out by Steve Roeser. I had read parts of it several months ago but Read more
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On the anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer. Raise your hand if you pogo’d to Train in Vain. Or bounced your head and shoulders when you heard the opening riff of Should I Stay or Should I Go. Or got that thrilling feeling when you heard the sirens at the beginning of Police on Read more
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