The Aces For a music journalist, it’s sometimes difficult to find a hook hefty enough to hang a story on. Utah alt-pop band The Aces is a hook emporium. To wit: They’re from Provo, within shouting distance of Osmond Lane, a street of mansions occupied by members of the famed entertainment family. Provo is in… Continue reading Aces high
Month: May 2023
Guilty pleasures, pop edition
Aly & AJ. My usual defense against Disney musical acts is garlic toast and a crucifix, but I can’t keep Alyson and Amanda Joy Michalka out of my skull. The bangin’ Cali girls seemed manor-born to Disney back in 2004, when they signed with the affiliated Hollywood Aly (top) and AJ Records label. Aly was… Continue reading Guilty pleasures, pop edition
Guilty pleasures, tunes edition
“Arizona,” Mark Lindsay. This song’s as bizarre as its back story. Before he went solo, Lindsay was lead singer for the gimmick band Paul Revere and the Raiders, whose members performed in frilly Colonial garb and tricorne hats. Lindsay wasn’t “Paul Revere,” a mistake many make. The real fake Revere was a crazed-weasel band mate who… Continue reading Guilty pleasures, tunes edition
Rockin’ in the freeform world
The Captain and Tennille’s “Muskrat Love” is the dumbest song ever recorded. This isn’t up for debate. We geezers who suffered through the abomination in real time (1976) were left to wonder how the Cap’n and his missus could get out of bed in the morning. The same goes for the quisling DJs who willingly spun… Continue reading Rockin’ in the freeform world