After the first week of working from home (WFH) due to COVID 19, I was started to get a little stir crazy and wanted to hear two songs, Grant Lee Buffalo's Fuzzy and Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye. I listened to both and needed more. Thus, the first Isolation Playlist was born. Thirty-seven weeks later and … Continue reading COVID Isolation Playlists
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Top Five Easter Tunes, Mitch!
How one chooses to celebrate Easter is a personal decision. Some people will surround themselves with Easter Lilies, load up on candy, go on Easter Egg Hunts (sounds unnecessarily violent, if you ask me), get together with family for a traditional ham dinner, and many will go to religious services. There are countless options. Naturally, … Continue reading Top Five Easter Tunes, Mitch!
Happy (Un)Valentine’s Day 2018
I'm thrilled to have signed on to be a contributing blogger to The Ash Gray Proclamation entertainment blog and this is my first piece for them. Instead of a dozen roses, I give you a dozen Anti Valentine's Day songs! Happy Valentine's Day! Or not. https://theashgrayproclamation.com/2018/02/14/playlist-anti-valentines-day/
The Duke’s Ten Halloween Tunes to Die For
I live in the bewitching City of Salem, the self-proclaimed capital of all things hallowed. Haunted Happenings delight visitors to the city for the entire month of October but for residents, at times, it can get a bit much. If self-preservation is an instinct one possesses, one needs to embrace the tunes! There are so … Continue reading The Duke’s Ten Halloween Tunes to Die For
Music Therapy
Call it an occupational hazard from nearly twenty years of working in the music and radio biz but I often think in terms of song lyrics. Sometimes the most mundane conversations can trigger a lyrical response in my head. “Americans love their baseball.” Because I’m an American who is bored to tears by baseball I … Continue reading Music Therapy
Fairytale of Boston – Introducing Shane MacGowan onstage
When it comes to Christmas classics few songs warm the cockles of this cynical old heart like the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York.” It’s simply the best! The song is almost 30 years old and still speaks volumes to many of us irreverent revelers. Too many Christmas Carols are just too damn sappy. I love … Continue reading Fairytale of Boston – Introducing Shane MacGowan onstage
VP Nominee Kaine a Replacements Fan?
It was recently reported that during an interview in 2006, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, loves the Replacements. He stated that their 1984 album, Let It Be, is one of his all time favorites. If you had told me the album that contained such Alternative anthems as I Will Dare, Unsatisfied, … Continue reading VP Nominee Kaine a Replacements Fan?
Why Wear Blue For AMC?
Why should you wear blue today? Because it’s Arthrogryposis Awareness Day! Arthrogryposis, or AMC, is a condition I’ve lived with my entire life. It impacts one in 3,000 people and its characteristics are defined as having joint contractures or joints “stuck” in one position or exhibiting limited flexibility (For more in depth information on the … Continue reading Why Wear Blue For AMC?
Drag me to the sea…
I had dinner last night with my old pal, Morning Guy Tai – some would call him the original Duke of Dead Air! We reminisced about our days working at WFNX. It got me thinking of some of my old stories and I woke up this morning remembering this behind the scenes ditty from the … Continue reading Drag me to the sea…
St Paddy’s Day Top Ten Tunes
For St Patrick's Day, this is my top ten playlist of Irish tunes! Sláinte! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_klil_eOEY Clannad were a band of siblings and uncles from Donegal who mixed folk, tradition and spiritual (alright, new age) music. I always loved Máire Ní Bhraonáin's voice and it blends beautifully with a then young, up and coming singer … Continue reading St Paddy’s Day Top Ten Tunes
Duke of Dead Air 