Confessions of a Fanboy

Christmas means so many different things to so many people, ranging from nothing to everything and a host of points in between. Christmas has come to, in part, mean music to me. For one thing, I always get new music at Christmas. I’m easy to shop for like that. For another, [...]

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One of the things I discovered in compiling last week’s list of songs I’m thankful for is that when there are so many candidates for a list, it can be hard to narrow it down. Choosing just a few of my favorite Mark Lanegan songs ” a far less daunting task in terms of [...]

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Robert Plant is 59-years old today.
Led Zeppelin might be the most polarizing band of its historical clout. Critics trashed them when they hit the scene, yet they sold untold millions of albums worldwide. The band’s runaway success led to the inevitable tidal wave of imitators. These and other factors have [...]

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It’s starting to hit me like a 2-ton heavy thing. First, Surfing With the Alien turns 20, now “Luscious Jackson” turns 41! Oh, what the fuck happened to this world? This is just one more cosmic mindfuck to remind me that I’m getting older and I’m not real damn happy about it.
Jill [...]

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Boston Red Sox OF and resident alien Manny Ramirez turns 35 today.
It is a good time to be a Red Sox fan these days. The Sox played incredible baseball for the first two months of the season and the New York Yankees have been awful!
Hey, religious types… you want to know what the mark [...]

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One of my favorite songwriters – and you know what? Fuck it! I’m going to say it! — one of the best songwriters of this generation turns 40 today.
His name? Noel Gallagher.
Let’s get this part over quickly, then. Yes, I’ve heard it all before. He’s a knockoff artist. He’s [...]

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I have created a playlist in honor of the 124th birthday of the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge. Why? Because it’s easy. It’s easy because there are so many New York-themed songs and bridges are the literary crutch of thousands of songwriters. The connection is easy, everyone has heard of it, [...]

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On this day in 1990, Jim Henson passed away at age 53 of bacterial pneumonia.
I don’t know if we can trace the beginning of the decline of civilization to that day, but childhood has never been the same. How many generations of us grew up on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Muppet Babies? [...]

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Jackie Brentson and “Rocket 88.” Chuck Berry. Buddy Holly. Elvis Presley. When the question “When did rock and roll begin” is asked, these are names all likely to surface. Just as likely is “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & The Comets.
On May 14, 1955, “Rock Around the Clock” [...]

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In kindergarten, my ambition was to open a “school for jokers.” Even at 6-years old, I thought I was funny. I had a handful of jokebooks and one of them had this little gem:
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims.
Here at Confessions of a Fanboy, May flowers [...]

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