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Blerd Radio 2016 | Episode 1; Son Of Chart Attack (1/1/83)
New Blerd Radio podcast, and we’re headed back to 1983 to sample some Toto-licious chart delights! Does that sound gross?
bLISTerd: Want “Real Love”? Well, Here’s A Top Five
A list of the top five songs entitled “Real Love”.
Jheri Curl Special: Ranking Every #1 R&B Hit Of The ’80s From Worst To First (100-91)
Miss Patti and Mr. McD share love in the latest installment of our #1 R&B list…we’re in the home stretch!!
bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums of the ’70s: Part Six
Git your Steely Dan on in the latest installment of our ’70s list. Plus…so much more!
We Saw It!: The Dukes of September At Citi Center: Boston, MA 8/9/12
Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs joined forces to put together a fantastic show in Boston. What did you miss?
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “You Belong To Me”
Why are there less than six degrees of separation between Michael McDonald and Jennifer Lopez? Find out in this week’s Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo!
Blerditorial: Who is the Real Queen of Soul?
You can’t mention Aretha Franklin without hearing the term “Queen of Soul”. It’s a term bestowed upon her by fans and peers alike and it has stuck to the point that she believes her own press. Much as I love Aretha, though (and I really do), I don’t know that she is far and away the undisputed Queen. I’m certainly not gonna throw anyone obscure into the conversation. Diana Ross is more of a pop vocalist than a soul vocalist, […]
Blerd Appreciation: Toto
A couple of weeks ago, in between listening to “Human Nature” and playing my copy of Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees, it came to me. Toto doesn’t get near enough props. People talk about Toto as if they were the representation of everything wrong with the music industry in the early Eighties. Too slick, too processed, no soul. Boring yacht rock. Instead of “slick”, I’d call them “talented”. Boring yacht rock? Yeah, that was their M.O. on occasion (and way more […]
The 5ive at 5: They Went Solo Too (#2)
Michael McDonald joined the Doobie Brothers in 1975 and almost immediately turned the band from a Southern rock-influenced group of neo-hippies into a smooth pop/soul powerhouse. By the time McDonald left the band six years later, they were the Grammy-winning alpha males of pop/rock. McD picked up right where the band left off, scoring a Top 10 pop and soul single in late 1982/early 1983 with the classic “I Keep Forgettin’”. As you can see from the video (or you […]
R.I.P. Marvin Isley
I know I’ve said this before, but MAN, famous people are passing away at an alarming rate. Marvin Isley, bass player for Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Isley Brothers, passed away yesterday at the age of 56. The musician had been ill with diabetes for quite some time, and the disease ultimately cost him both of his legs. Along with his guitar-slinging brother Ernie (a disciple of Jimi Hendrix who should be acknowledged as one of the […]