Good 80's stuff here. Night Ranger was a staple of mid-late 80's MTV. Melodic hard rock with great hooks.
"When You Close Your Eyes"
"Goodbye"
"Sentimental Street"
"Four In The Morning"
Bonus
Bass player Jack Blades went on to join short lived supergroup Damn Yankees (with Tommy Shaw of Styx and Ted Nugent). Here is their biggest hit, "High Enough".
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
This Modern World
The newest comic from Tom Tomorrow. So true. (click on the image for a full sized version)
Songs of the Day: Jim Peterik, Survivor, Pt. 2
When Jim Peterik was not writing hits for Survivor, he was writing them for .38 Special. Peterik's moonlighting for .38 Special is one of the more overlooked fun facts of the 80's. Here is some of his work:
"Caught Up In You"
"Hold On Loosely"
"Fantasy Girl"
"Caught Up In You"
"Hold On Loosely"
"Fantasy Girl"
Monday, April 5, 2010
Happy Dyngus Day!
After spending the day at various Dyngus Day celebrations around St. Joseph County, I felt the need for one more polka song. Enjoy!
Weird Al Yankovic, "Bohemian Polka"
Weird Al Yankovic, "Bohemian Polka"
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sign of the Times
As someone who does not (and will not) carry a cellphone, this scenario is all to familiar. It will get worse, never better.
In search of a payphone CNN
Long gone, or soon to be, are the days when almost every block had a phone booth on the corner and every public building had a payphone. Now if you do not have a cellphone, you are S.O.L.
In search of a payphone CNN
Long gone, or soon to be, are the days when almost every block had a phone booth on the corner and every public building had a payphone. Now if you do not have a cellphone, you are S.O.L.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Songs of the Day: Survivor
Best known for their contributions to the soundtracks to the "Rocky" series, Chicago rockers Survivor were actually born from the ashes of another Chicago rock group, the Ides of March.
Ides of March leader Jim Peterik met guitarist Frankie Sullivan and singer Dave Bickle while working on a solo album. They decided to form a band and, with a drummer and bassist, became "Survivor". After hitting it big with "Eye of the Tiger" and touring almost non-stop, Bickle developed throat problems and dropped out of the band. He later became the singer in the Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" commercials.
Survivor, uh, survived with a new singer, Jimi Jamison. Jamison was one of those singers with naturally clear and powerful voice. He could have sang the phone book and killed. Although their material with Jamison became more and more like mainstream pop toward the end of the 80's, it is still some of their best stuff. Peterik plays a few of them to this day in his live shows with the reconstituted Ides of March.
"Is This Love"
"I Can't Hold Back"
"High On You"
Bonus
Here are Jim Peterik (and friends) performing "Eye of the Tiger" live and acoustic in Valparaiso Indiana, 2007
Ides of March leader Jim Peterik met guitarist Frankie Sullivan and singer Dave Bickle while working on a solo album. They decided to form a band and, with a drummer and bassist, became "Survivor". After hitting it big with "Eye of the Tiger" and touring almost non-stop, Bickle developed throat problems and dropped out of the band. He later became the singer in the Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" commercials.
Survivor, uh, survived with a new singer, Jimi Jamison. Jamison was one of those singers with naturally clear and powerful voice. He could have sang the phone book and killed. Although their material with Jamison became more and more like mainstream pop toward the end of the 80's, it is still some of their best stuff. Peterik plays a few of them to this day in his live shows with the reconstituted Ides of March.
"Is This Love"
"I Can't Hold Back"
"High On You"
Bonus
Here are Jim Peterik (and friends) performing "Eye of the Tiger" live and acoustic in Valparaiso Indiana, 2007
Indiana Wants Me
You never know the ways the recession can touch you. I read this interesting story today at USAToday.com
Speeding "cushion" may dwindle due to recession
As someone who relies on, and takes full advantage of, the idea that you have a five to ten MPH cushion before a policeman takes a second look, this is a scary idea.
Speeding "cushion" may dwindle due to recession
As someone who relies on, and takes full advantage of, the idea that you have a five to ten MPH cushion before a policeman takes a second look, this is a scary idea.
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