As the daughter of a Bostonian dad with Irish and Italian heritage, I don’t think there was a single morning car ride to elementary school that “Shipping Up To Boston” by the Dropkick Murphy’s was not played. That and his warranted obsession with Martin Scorsese’s The Departed made this song inescapable for most of my… Continue reading I’m Shipping Up To Boston!
Month: December 2023
FINNEAS – The Mind Behind “What Was I Made For”
Earlier this year, the cinema battle between Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer re lit a much needed spark in the film industry for new stories, new movies and new songs. One of the breakout songs from the Barbie film is Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” an alternative track that satisfy both… Continue reading FINNEAS – The Mind Behind “What Was I Made For”
Can New Original Christmas Songs Still Become Christmas Classics?
As I was finishing up the last of my schoolwork for the semester, I took a sip of my hot coco, and reveled in the fact that Christmas is less two weeks away. Realizing I haven’t done anything to celebrate the tradition, I promptly turned on my classic Christmas playlist (I’ve had the same one… Continue reading Can New Original Christmas Songs Still Become Christmas Classics?
“Now and Then” (2023) – The Beatles
“Now and Then” is a song released just a month ago featuring musical contributions from all four Beatles. It has been marketed as the “Beatles last song” despite having broken up over fifty years ago. Much of it is made up of past recordings (being that John Lennon and George Harrison have been dead for… Continue reading “Now and Then” (2023) – The Beatles
Eagles – One of These Nights (1975)
I was inspired to write about this album largely because I just went and saw the Eagles when they were in Raleigh a few weeks ago. I have loved the Eagles for a long time, for so many varied reasons, but throughout watching the concert, one musical aspect really stood out to me as to… Continue reading Eagles – One of These Nights (1975)