Without going on and on and on about how last night’s Closing Ceremonies, what seemed oddest to me was the attention lavished on David Bowie. Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy. But where has he been lately? There’s no mentions of him in the press, no albums to promote, no tour dates, not even a TMZ style “hey-look-who-we-just-bumped-into-getting-dinner-at-Mr...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #2204
On this day in 1976, the #1 song in the U.S. was “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee. Surprisingly, this was Elton’s first #1 single in the U.K. and his last until “Sacrifice” topped that charts 14 years later.
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was also Elton’s first duet with Miss Piggy…
RockGeek Fact of the Day #237
Two very cool people have birthdays today: Leon Russell and Marvin Gaye. Both geniuses, and both worth sharing a couple clips from. Leon Russell just finished recording an album with Elton John. Elton has often declared Leon to be “a god.” Marvin Gaye was a brilliant songwriter and performer who met an untimely demise at the hands of his own father 26 years ago (yesterday). These are...
So you’re thinking: What does Scott want for his birthday?
I’m so glad you’re planning ahead. You see, lots of people tend to wait ’til the last minute. And at that point, I end up getting coffee mugs and gift cards. Not that those aren’t nice, mind you, but they’re not all that inspired. Instead, I’ll make it nice ‘n’ easy for you all. Possibly planned to coincide with my annual birthday celebration (which...
Elton and Eminem and Timbaland and …
Springsteen played Bonnaroo. McCartney played Coachella. Elton recorded a track with Timbaland. Somewhere, somehow the lines are becoming blurred. Speaking of McCartney, let’s not forget that Rockband – Beatles Edition comes out on 9/9/09. Can a Rolling Stones/Miley Cyrus duet be far behind? As they head down the rock icon/megastar road, artists are having a harder time attracting new...
RockGeek Fact of the Day #1009
Happy Birthday to …
A Withdrawal from the Favor Bank?
The other day, I made a slightly expensive purchase. For the princely sum of $202.74 (including a supposed “convenience” charge), I now have a seat to see Elton John and Billy Joel at Gillette Stadium on July 18th. For those keeping score at home, July 18th is a mere twelve days before my birthday. But I digress… In daze of old, when I worked in radio, concert tickets were...
Free your iPod !!!
iPod might be the greatest thing to happen to music since ears. But my personal listening habits (and many others who I scientifically polled…), seem to evolve around listening to the same bunch of songs. Granted it’s the same 200 or so songs, but there’s an extreme amount of repetition. Wondering who was being imprisoned in the virtual Siberia of my personal music device, I...
Something amazingly good
Bruce sang that there were “57 channels and nothing on.” Back then, he wasn’t far off. But the good folks at Comcast have found a way to trump that by nearly ten-fold. Then, when the despair reached its zenith, on popped “Spectacle.” Debuting on the Sundance channel, Spectacle features Elvis Costello talking/singing/playing music with some iconic folks. The premiere...