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Author: Michael Carmody

Music

Down the Ol’ Rabbit Hole
Headfirst into the memory labyrinth on Christmas morning

December 25, 2020March 27, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Rabbit holes are funny things. This morning, Christmas Day, 2020, I was goofing around on Facebook when I saw a post mentioning the ’70s song “Beautiful Sunday” by Daniel Boone. …

Down the Ol’ Rabbit Hole
Headfirst into the memory labyrinth on Christmas morning
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Odd Jobs: Adult Bookstore Clerk
True tales from the overnight shift

December 14, 2020August 31, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

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Odd Jobs: Adult Bookstore Clerk
True tales from the overnight shift
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Music

Eternally Elvis
Reconsidering the King of Rock & Roll at 85

August 16, 2020August 16, 2023 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Elvis Presley has now been dead longer than he lived, and in the years since his untimely passing, the cruelty of time and the whims of social change have reduced …

Eternally Elvis
Reconsidering the King of Rock & Roll at 85
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Music

Everybody Sings the Beatles
From 1963 to today, covering the Fabs has never gone out of style

July 28, 2020September 8, 2024 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Warning: This article is 3100 words long and I freely admit it just barely skims the surface of the subject matter. So don’t @ me about your favorite Beatles cover …

Everybody Sings the Beatles
From 1963 to today, covering the Fabs has never gone out of style
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Music

The Overlooked Underbelly of Live Aid
Everybody remembers Queen, but what about Yu Rock Mission?

July 13, 2020July 11, 2024 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Thirty-five years ago today I called in sick to my part-time job at Long John Silver’s, cranked up my grandma’s Marantz stereo system to the max and plopped my 16-year-old …

The Overlooked Underbelly of Live Aid
Everybody remembers Queen, but what about Yu Rock Mission?
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Music

American Top 40 at 50
Casey Kasem's hit parade raised a generation on radio

July 4, 2020March 26, 2025 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Today is Independence Day, 2020, and it is fair to say that times in our fair nation are cuckoo-bananas. But the date is auspicious in that it marks the 50th …

American Top 40 at 50
Casey Kasem's hit parade raised a generation on radio
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Music

Saturday Morning Bubblegum Hit Parade
A look back at the golden age of cartoon bands

June 28, 2020August 19, 2024 - by Michael Carmody

In 2020 cartoon bands routinely sell out arenas all over the world (Gorillaz), set — and then break — new album sales records for their genre (Dethklok) and even get …

Saturday Morning Bubblegum Hit Parade
A look back at the golden age of cartoon bands
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Music

The Eternal Struggle Playlist
Fashions come and go, but message music defies irrelevance

June 8, 2020January 3, 2021 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Well, 2020 has been a wild ride so far, and we’re not even halfway through the calendar yet. Remember in January when a Delta Airlines 777 dumped 15,000 gallons of …

The Eternal Struggle Playlist
Fashions come and go, but message music defies irrelevance
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Music

Power Pop: Echoes of the British Invasion
From Mersey to Jersey, the kids are still alright

April 3, 2020February 9, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

“Power pop is what we play,” said Pete Townshend in 1967, referring to his band the Who, upon the release of “Pictures of Lily,” their cheeky and adolescent ode to …

Power Pop: Echoes of the British Invasion
From Mersey to Jersey, the kids are still alright
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Michael Carmody - Stop the Presses!

Right on. The biz has changed a lot, yet manages to hang on.

Michael Carmody - Stop the Presses!

Oh man yes, I remember it very well! That little cool, dark back room with the video games was like…

Ron May - Stop the Presses!

Great story Michael! Of course, I relate to this on a very deep level having been your substitute delivery boy…

Brian Sanders - Stop the Presses!

Been there, done that. Except I had graduated to semi-novice driver and was peddling copies of the Tulsa World at…

Michael Carmody - With Love From Me to You

Doing my best, thanks kindly.

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