“Jagger and Johansen at the film premiere of ‘The Song Remains The Same’ in NYC, October 19th, 1976.” 47 years ago! And BOTH still actively performing. “Anthony Bourdain’s 20 Favourite Songs of the 1970s” (note: There are only 19!) ‘Pusher Man’: Curtis Mayfield‘Baby’s on Fire’: Brian Eno‘Bad Luck’: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes‘Penetration’: Iggy …
We all remember Shaun Cassidy as a 70’s “teen idol” – but we tend to forget his 1980 exploration into “new wave / punk” with his “Wasp” album produced by Todd Rundgren with Todd & Utopia as the backing band – they cover songs by Bowie, Talking Heads, the Animals, and Ian Hunter. There’s a …
This year marks the Golden Anniversary of many events and milestones of the Woodstock generation. LBJ’s “War on Poverty,” King’s “Dream Speech” and the Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night to name a few. And anyone tracking the news in any media will be hard pressed to avoid this long look into our cultural rear view mirror. …
About 25 years ago it suddenly dawned on me that Todd & Daryl were/are vocal doppelgangers, in addition to being Philly boys who made good! It then occurred to me that Daryl’s truest vocal model wasn’t David Ruffin or any of the other Soul Immortals he’s cited, but rather the wunderkind known as Todd! So …