Before he was a Monkee, a teenaged Davy Jones originated the role of the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver!, and even landed himself a Tony nomination when he played the role on Broadway in 1963. But he’ll best be remembered for creating a different kind of role: a model for virtual life-long teen idol-dom. Like all boy bands, the made-for-TV Monkees were an easy target for the scorn of an increasingly […]
A couple weeks ago, Chicago-based alt-rockers OK Go put out their latest born-to-be-wildly-viral video – this time, it’s essentially a commercial for the Chevy Sonic in which the band performs their song “Needing/Getting” while driving a course lined with various musical instruments that are strummed, plucked, banged, plinked, and otherwise crashed into by a seemingly random array of objects attached to the car, thus creating the song’s musical (sorta) accompaniment. Each couple of lines, […]
So, now we know where Jason Mraz’s straw fedora went. Here’s the latest song and video from the Philadelphia folk-pop trio Good Old War, whose third album Come Back As Rain, is set to be released next week. The song’s called “Calling Me Names”, and with its sunny acoustic picking, ooh-la-la-la back-up vocals, and a chorus you’ll be singing along with before the second verse starts – callin’- callin’- callin’ me na-ee-ay-ames […]