"Hi-de-ho!!!" to all you hep-kats 'n' kittens out there, Tommy C. here, and thanks for keeping me employed for the last (over) 30 years?!?! Apparently, that's true, but I'm still trying to get it right (well, one of these days). When I'm not flying in the cockpit, it's the same ol' same ol': either watching the Patriots, Food Network, or 1950s sci-fi flicks on TCM, and if there's nuthin' on the tee-wee, I highly recommend "Mojo" magazine or an original paperback copy of any James Bond thriller by Ian Fleming (published back in the day by Signet for 50 cents each!). Now if you'll excuse me, Miranda Lambert is calling...
Tommy C.
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 19th
Two of the best ever singles, one from the '60's, one from the '70's, and props for a musician you've probably never heard of...
The 7 Cutest Segues Of A-Z…
Sometimes it's a connection with what the songs are about, sometimes it's the beauty of the most unlikely pairings. Either way, here are some A-Z highlights that you absolutely, positively would not have heard anywhere else...
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 18th
A wicked big birthday! A big technological development in how to listen to music! A big one-and-only for Fleetwood Mac!
Classic Rock Songs That Feature Really Weird Instruments…
When artists are looking for different flavors to flesh out their arrangements, you end up hearing some strange stuff that gets the call to service...
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 17th
A weird death! -- Two Brit bands make their debuts in the U.S. -- The greatest recording in the history of mankind!!!
A-Z Extra: The Five Best “You Didn’t Know They Were Cover Versions, Did Ya?” Songs…
...because we've spent years (and years!) assuming Joan Jett must have written: "I Love Rock 'N' Roll". Not the case, as we are about to learn.
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 16th
Today it's a couple of historic live events (one obscure; one mega!), and a truly iconic American songwriter's birthday (wrote mucho classic hits!!!)...
A-Z Extra: Are These The Five Best “Same Title/Different Song” Combos?
Sometimes these "Same Title/Different Song" combinations are really bizzaro-city. "One" by Three Dog Night followed by Metallica's "One" being a primo example of how to hurt your head.
There are other back-to-back song situations though, where the undeniable artistic quality of the songs involved can make for a rather pleasant "Oh-my-that-was-a-good-one!" moment. Like these...
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 15th
One of the '80's most massive sellers takes over... -- Birthdays for Waylon and Harry, we miss 'em & God bless 'em...
Tommy C’s Best Tex-Mex Party Snack Ever!
Another "Lost and Found" pearl from the bottomless 3x5 cardholder. This one, though, was on a folded up piece of paper, clearly (and poorly) torn out from your basic school notebook. Handwritten printing, not cursive, in extremely faded light blue ink. We think it came from a friend of a friend that our oldest daughter used to baby-sit for.
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 12th
A girl group first! -- Yet another Beatles protest... -- We miss this drummer being in this band quite a lot actually...
A-Z: Songs That Have Two Different Titles!
It's a little weird. We've already covered songs ("A" through "K", anyway) that have the same title but are, in fact, completely different songs. That got some of you wondering if there any songs that can be found under two different titles!?!? Yes(!), and here are the select few that end up getting played twice because they fall under different letters...
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 11th
Interesting {weird?} sound from The Stones -- Dubious disco 'achievement' -- The drummer and guitarist for this trio go w-a-a-a-a-y back, y'know...
A to Z Extra: Albums You Love And No One Else Cares…
We've all got one (or two..or three..), an album that speaks to you so deeply you just have to share it with friends. Turns out, they all hate it and think you're nuts. (In her teen years, my wife used to play Neil Young constantly in what can only be described as a tactical maneuver to drive her Mom batty. Worked like a charm.)
Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for June 10th
An American show-biz icon has his one and only chart-topper -- The Stones return to No. 1 with the same record almost 40 years later(!) -- The birthday of a legendary blues master who influenced too many to mention...
WBLM A-Z: Got A New Game For Ya To Play Along With…
Some fun stuff to do while you're hanging out with The-Blimp-In-Alphabetical-Order: Trying to predict which artists have the most songs? How many live versions are better than their studio counterparts?