Tag Archives: Pink Floyd

Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Captain & Tennille’s Toni Tennille

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Jamie Blaine

They were known as pop’s most wholesome duo, a husband and wife team beloved for their dazzling smiles, love-conquers-all message and super-cute songs about butterscotch castles, muskrat kisses and Disney girls. But was there more to the story for multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, hit TV stars Captain … Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Captain & Tennille, Caroline St. Clair, Guns N' Roses, Jamie Blaine, monday rock city, Pink Floyd, Soul Train, the smiths, The Weeklings, Toni Tennille | 3 Comments

The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joe Daly

Joe Daly breaks down the 50 most epic deaths in song. Perfect for Monday coffee, long drives and 3 a.m. resin-soaked debates after the bars have all closed. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged 50 cent, ac/dc, amon amarth, Anathema, bad company, beastie boys, Bob Dylan, bob marley, bobaflex, body count, Bruce Springsteen, cannibal corpse, charlie daniels band, David Bowie, death, dethklok, dixie chicks, elmo and patsy, eminem, emmylou harris, gordon lightfoot, Guns N' Roses, hank williams, hipsters, ice-t, iron maiden, jim carroll, jim croce, jimi hendrix, Joe Daly, johnny cash, lists, louvin brothers, lyle lovett, machine head, Metallica, mojo nixon, monday rock city, Music, neil young, ol' 97s, peter himmelman, Pink Floyd, Queen, rancid, rod stewart, rolling stones, sex pistols, steve miller band, steve poltz, supersuckers, The Beatles, the clash, the Doors, tom jones, ugly kid joe | 25 Comments

Don’t Let Me Down

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Deirdre Day

Deirdre Day remembers a best friend, a rebellious summer, and a complicated loss Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Bach, camper, Erma Bombeck, LSD, Pink Floyd, The White Album | 1 Comment

Take My Hand Child, Come With Me: Saved By Classic Rock

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Whitney Collins

Whitney Collins was raised on classic rock…and by a surrogate older brother named Robert Plant. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, The Rolling Stones, the Who, What Is And What Should Never Be | 11 Comments

On The Hunt for Planes, Trains and…Candy-O?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Patrick Wensink

Patrick Wensink goes trick-or-treating and digs up a trove of movie/musical mashups. From Arcade Fire to Candy-o Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged Arcade Fire, Black Orpheus, Goonies, Movie syncs, Pink Floyd, Reflektor, The Wizard of Oz | Leave a comment

Power Trio: The 3 Best Songs For Parental Rebellion

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Whitney Collins

The wheels on the bus can only go round and round so many times before you have to pimp that ride. Continue reading →

Posted in Power Trio, Saturday Music | Tagged errant parent, Heart, hip hop, Music, parenting, Pink Floyd, rebellion, rock stars, Snoop Dogg | 5 Comments