I was a major Tower Records head, circa 1988 to 2006. For me and probably millions of others, Tower's Pulse Magazine's interviews, articles, and readers' submitted Desert Island Discs were a pre-internet education that will last an entire lifetime.
Sports and music have always blended well to me. During those Tower years, a great Saturday would most definitely include a late morning trip to Tower then heading home to catch the legendary Keith Jackson narrate an afternoon of college football. What's better than a Fall Saturday? Not many things.
Sports and music have always blended well to me. During those Tower years, a great Saturday would most definitely include a late morning trip to Tower then heading home to catch the legendary Keith Jackson narrate an afternoon of college football. What's better than a Fall Saturday? Not many things.
Jazz SUN.
"America's classical music" since the 1920s Jazz Age. Hear songs from my favs of Bebop, and Blue Note's roster of Hard Bop artists like Art Blakely and Clifford Brown.
Funky
MONDAY
Funk music, emerging in late 1960s, includes parts of Soul, Jazz, and R&B. All with a moving beat and strong bass line. Songs from Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Funkadelic, and all others who embrace this style of music.
Legends
TUESDAY
Songs from all the names you know. From Mainstream Rock to Yacht Rock, 1970s Soul to 1990s R&B, 1980s Pop to 2000s New Wave Revival. Music artists like Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, The Police, The Clash, Prince, Bad Brains, The Smiths, and more.
Reggae WED.
Originated in Jamaica in the 1960s, this genre is led by drum and bass. Hear artists Third World, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Dennis Brown, to bands like Sublime.
Classic Hip Hop
THURSDAY
"Golden Age" of Hip Hop. Mid 1980s to the Early 2000s. The music was experimental and sampling eclectic. Songs from artists like Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, KRS- One, Common, Jurassic 5, and The Roots.
Classic Alternative FRI.
Where commercial-free college radio still lives. Songs from influential artists like Jeff Buckley, Talking Heads, Elliot Smith, Afghan Whigs, Sugar, Blur, Ben Harper, Ben Folds Five, Pixies and Built To Spill.
Modern Rock SAT.
Rock music made after the 1970s punk scene: mid 1970s to present day. Hear artists like Rage Against The Machine, TV On The Radio, The Hold Steady, Dr. Dog, Sleater- Kinney, Incubus, Interpol, and Foals.
"Midnight In A
Perfect World"
Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing.....
Released: 1996
Classic Hip Hop THU.
"Midnight In A
Perfect World"
Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing.....
Released: 1996
Classic Hip Hop THU.
"The Prophet
Rides Again"
Artist: Dennis Brown
Album: The Prophet Rides Again
Released: 1983
Reggae WED.
Legends
Tuesday
John Mayer
"City Love"
