My son and I just finished watching the first episode of a relatively new series on Apple TV: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything. Here's a brief description of the eight-part series: An immersive, deep-dive rich with archival footage and interviews, “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” will show how the musical icons … Continue reading Music Monday: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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Music Monday: The Shortest #1 Song of All-Time
I don't know why a desire to know the shortest song to make it to the top of the Billboards chart popped into my mind, but it's nice to know that Google makes it easy to satisfy such desires. Here's a couple of hints: the song appeared in Dirty Dancing, and Jackson Browne did his … Continue reading Music Monday: The Shortest #1 Song of All-Time
It’s Wimbledon Time!
It's one of my favorite sporting events and over the past decades, it's produced numerous memorable moments. I can remember watching all of the following win the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, in my mind the premier tennis championship each year. And I loved how NBC marketed the finals - Breakfast at Wimbledon; it was the … Continue reading It’s Wimbledon Time!
Bosch Is Back!
The seventh and final season of Bosch made its debut last night on Amazon. I've written a couple of times about how much our family enjoyed this detective show set in L.A. One of those posts featured The Music of Detective Harry Bosch, since on the show Bosch is a big fan of jazz music. … Continue reading Bosch Is Back!
Music Monday: A Compilation of the Best Frontmen/Lead Singers of All Time
As I was watching a Fleetwood Mac video with Stevie Nicks leading the way, I thought to myself, 'I would pick her as the top "frontman" for a band'. Her voice, her looks, her dress, her swagger - she's got it all. I'll include a couple of her videos at the end. So that got … Continue reading Music Monday: A Compilation of the Best Frontmen/Lead Singers of All Time
Thank You, Fellow Bloggers!
The other day I wrote a post about how I was in a rut with my blog, feeling like I had run out of ideas. But then a few bloggers responded with some suggestions, and this post is a direct result of one of those suggestions. Two separate bloggers (Searching for a Side Hustle with … Continue reading Thank You, Fellow Bloggers!
I’m In a Rut
The past week or so it has been hard to come up with things to write about for my blog. As a result, some of the topics I have come up with are quite dull. Well, to be more precise duller than usual. As I was thinking of what I could do to get out … Continue reading I’m In a Rut
Music Monday: Battle of the Band
Some of you may have read the headline and thought, 'Borden did it again with another typo, leaving off an "s" at the end of Band'. Well, let me assure you, I meant to write it that way. I am not writing about a competition for the best new band or anything like that, but … Continue reading Music Monday: Battle of the Band
Some Striking Financial Disparities Between Black and White Americans
CNN recently had a story that used four charts to show the financial disparity between Black and White Americans. I think this is worth sharing so that as many people as possible are aware of such disparities. Awareness of a problem is often the first step needed before working towards a solution. As they say, … Continue reading Some Striking Financial Disparities Between Black and White Americans
Music Monday: Shorter Attention Spans Affect Length of Popular Songs
Once again, I'm just the messenger, interpreting what I read. So feel free to take the following study with a grain of salt. Researchers at Ohio State University looked into the song structure of 303 top 10 hits, both modern and dating back to the 80s, hoping to discover how pop music has changed in … Continue reading Music Monday: Shorter Attention Spans Affect Length of Popular Songs
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