• Rock

    The District Attorneys – “Cherry Glow”

    Heard this tune by Athens, GA group The District Attorneys on my road trip back from Colorado (istening to The Loft on SiriusXM). Instant like. Chorus sounds a tad like Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” no?

  • Nils Logren Band Live cover
    Laid Back

    Nap Time with Nils

    I’m lucky enough to work from home. Usually when my “lunch hour” rolls around, I’ll throw on the running shoes and jog a few miles around the ‘hood. This arrangement has been surprisingly good for my health. Breaking up the…

  • Radio Daze

    Ick’s Radio Daze: SiriusXM’s The Loft

    Station: The Loft (Sirius Ch. 29) Format: Contemporary Eclectic Type: Satellite (SiriusXM) Slogan: Singers, Songwriters, and Beyond Date / Time: Feb. 9th, 2010 / 8:30-9:30pm MST Commercials: 0 Hot Chick on Home Page of Web Site? Nope. ‘Tis all about…

  • Hip Hop,  Jazz,  Old School

    Peter Piper / Take Me To The Mardi Gras

    Show of hands: who knows the genesis of the bell & percussion groove of Run-DMC’s “Peter Piper”? I stumbled on it tonight. I was listening to Afrika Bambaata’s radio show on Sirius Backspin on the way home from work today.…

  • Bruce Springsteen

    The Boss Was Made for Lovin’ You?

    The Boss lifting from Ace, Gene, Paul and Peter? A new controversy brewing on the interwebs is the similarity between Bruce’s new album opener “Outlaw Pete”, and Kiss’ 1979 foray into disco, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”. Similar? Sure,…

  • Miscellaneous

    Howard interviews Paul McCartney

    Say what you will about Howard Stern, but you gotta admit, the man is one of the best interviewers around. He has a way of putting his subjects at ease, and he delves into territories you won’t find on the…

  • Bruce Springsteen

    My E Street Radio Segment

    For those who want to listen in on my Sirius radio debut…first, random notes about my segment…. Sirius removed my web site plug! I didn’t see the harm in a mention of Ickmusic, but apparently they did. I was well…