“I can hear music, sweet, sweet music. Whenever you touch me, whenever you’re near.”
Articles by Mike Elias
A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas
Posted on December 17, 2010 Mike Elias
Bells, chimes, accordions, tubas, electric guitars, harmonizing brass, harmonicas, organs and xylophones all deliberately arranged to drive you nuts!
Merry Christmas Baby
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Artist: Various Title: Merry Christmas Baby Label: Gusto K-5018X Released: 1978 Genre: R&B Gusto mined the vaults of King, Federal and Hollywood Records to assemble this collection. This budget line album from Gusto Records album leads of with another version of Charles Brown’s […]
Rhythm & Blues Christmas
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
The album succeeds at providing the listener with a survey of R&B styles, they just so happen to be all holiday numbers.
A Christmas Gift For You
Posted on December 16, 2010 Mike Elias
The sound is just so big. It’s as big as the spectacle of commercial Christmas
Ronnie Spector, Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Posted on September 29, 2010 Mike Elias
My first Spector record I found was called “Echoes of the 60s.” This was a collection of Phil’s work. I was steered to it through reading articles about Springsteen’s Born To Run.
Songs I Turned Up: Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On
Posted on September 26, 2010 Mike EliasAnd giving yourself to me could never be wrong / If the love is true, oh baby ooh
Songs I Turned Up: The Ramones, I Just Want To Have Something To Do
Posted on September 24, 2010 Mike EliasThe song just sounds tough, even with a Chicken Vindaloo reference
Of Montreal, September 23, 2010, First Avenue
Posted on September 24, 2010 Mike Elias
So what’s it all about, Alfie? Strobe lights, feathers, giant puppets…Janelle Monae, Prince, a sell-out crowd….Ninjas, angels, body suits…Maybe it’s best not to ask.
The Doughboys, Act Your Rage
Posted on September 23, 2010 Mike Elias
Three of these band members cut a couple singles in Jersey in the 60s before they split up. Thirty–some odd years later, they regroup with a couple of new members and sound like they’re still in 1965.