tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post8891753905329756890..comments2024-03-07T07:01:59.636-08:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: Holly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-3102871165924102102012-03-07T18:29:51.072-08:002012-03-07T18:29:51.072-08:00Yes, the mmm-mmm-HMMM-mmmm part ahead of the "...Yes, the mmm-mmm-HMMM-mmmm part ahead of the "looking for a place to live" chorus -- it's way Bookendsish ... I still love that S&G sound.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-51831578332866866752012-02-04T16:39:18.187-08:002012-02-04T16:39:18.187-08:00I ended up with a bunch of cassettes of Bill Demai...I ended up with a bunch of cassettes of Bill Demain's early material...high school bands, etc., after his parents moved.<br />Talented guy. Swan Dive did some decent music and became big stars in Japan and Korea...appeared on Conan once too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-83907238026173755072012-02-02T11:30:59.855-08:002012-02-02T11:30:59.855-08:00I've said this before, but the "100 Singl...I've said this before, but the "100 Singles" series was a really impressive blog-project. I'm still impressed that you actually did it, that's just a ton of work (I'm also impressed that you have actually bought 100 singles. But I realize that my music buying habit really started after CDs were an established format, so I've tended to accumulate re-issues and greatest hits compilations rather than singles).<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about the EP. It sounds interesting, though I have to admit that the sample song is more pop than what I was expecting/hoping for from your description. But I'll try to remember to listen to it again closer to when the CD is coming out to tempt myself to get a copy. It's certainly a good story.NickShttps://www.beforeyoulisten.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-57283281623117367622012-01-31T09:29:12.438-08:002012-01-31T09:29:12.438-08:00You're giving me credit for a lot more of an a...You're giving me credit for a lot more of an agenda than I've got! This blog really is random. When I was thinking about buying CDs as holiday gifts, I got into a new-music mode for a while, but believe me, I'll be back to the vintage stuff soon enough.<br /><br />OTOH -- the new stuff that appeals to me often does so because it has its roots in the classic pop I grew up listening to. Nikki Jean actually wrote those songs with the songwriting legends responsible for that music; Bill Demain's EP has the same sort of accessible classic pop sound. Don't worry, I won't be writing about hip-hop or electronica anytime soon.<br /><br />A paying gig reviewing records? Dream on....Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-10358212159639084582012-01-30T22:13:22.180-08:002012-01-30T22:13:22.180-08:00I know you're focusing on contemporary music t...I know you're focusing on contemporary music these days, perhaps with an eye to acquiring a steady gig reviewing somewhere, but any chance you might consider a second series of '100 Best Singles' sometime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com