The day may almost be over, but we at SonicClash would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the fact that September 23, 2009 marks the 60th birthday of one Bruce Springsteen.
New Jersey’s favorite son, in a 35+ year career, has won Grammys, Oscars and established himself as one of the most important songwriters of all time. As important as he is as a songwriter and singer (and bandleader), he also deserves notice as one of […]
Rock snobs, get ready to argue.
The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame has just announced the nominees for their 2010 induction ceremony. Of these twelve nominees, five will be inducted. As usual, there is plenty of diversity in the nominees and there are a couple of head-scratchers here as well.
The 12 finalists are Swedish pop icons ABBA, prototype girl group The Chantels, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, prog-rock turned pop supergroup Genesis, sixties (and early seventies) […]
It’s a rite of passage in the fall. That year’s American Idol winners (and runners-up) unleash their official debut singles on a salivating public. Even as a pop music fan, I can say that most of those debut singles have either been either enjoyable in that generic pop song kind of way (Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent”, David Archuleta’s “Crush”, Clay Aiken’s “Invincible”, Katherine McPhee’s “Over It”) or completely awful (Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004”). And does anyone […]