Tag Archives: music

Pointless controversy: 1992 was the greatest music year in history

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Lummox JR

2016 was a terrible, terrible music year. Utterly dreadful beyond any that I can remember, including 1996 when almost literally the only things playing were that one Celine Dion song and that one-off from Tony Rich Project. And I mean … Continue reading →

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Christmas music inertia, and why it’s wonderful

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Lummox JR

It’s official: Y94 FM started playing Christmas music yesterday at noon. The preseason is here. And I don’t mind, because in my house growing up the preseason started in September. Christmas was a big deal, a whole season of festivity. … Continue reading →

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Pointless controversy: Michael Bublé’s Christmas music is terrible

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Lummox JR

I’m going on record: I don’t like Michael Bublé, and especially not his Christmas music. It’s nothing against him as a person. It’s not even that he’s a bad singer; he isn’t. My problem with him is that I find … Continue reading →

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Pepsi-Cola and the Era of Questionable Marketing

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Lummox JR

I consider myself a huge Pepsi fan. I’ve always liked Pepsi, and also Mountain Dew. Not to the exclusion of Coke, but if I had to make a snap decision I’d easily give Pepsi the edge. I mourn for the … Continue reading →

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Walgreens must pay

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Lummox JR

There are worse things than having a Creedence Clearwater Revival song stuck in your head. There are not many. So when an instrumental cover of one gets used in an entire ad campaign, it pushes my buttons just a little … Continue reading →

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A halftime lament

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Lummox JR

On Sunday I watched my other football team bomb out of the playoffs. Actually to be correct, I had to watch the game on a delay because I was otherwise engaged earlier in the day and time ran over, and … Continue reading →

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No new Christmas music classics?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Lummox JR

There’s an interesting article over at Slate suggesting that the holiday canon is closed. New original Christmas songs simply aren’t becoming big hits. I think that’s partly correct, but the author of the article, Chris Klimek, is at a loss … Continue reading →

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Speaking of jewels we can’t get rid of…

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lummox JR

Holy crap on a cracker. Jewel has her second Christmas album coming out this month. As the bowl of petunias said: Oh no, not again. Jewel is a fine artist, but her first Christmas album was to Christmas music what … Continue reading →

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Not yet! I’m not ready!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Lummox JR

My brain is trying to get me to listen to Christmas music. And I’m like, “No, brain, it’s 11 more days till November from right now. You have to wait.” Perhaps it’s that this year has come with a great … Continue reading →

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Avicii delenda est

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Lummox JR

Avicii has managed to accomplish a pretty amazing feat: He leaped instantly from knowing nothing about him to a full 10 NM (that is, the benchmark of the Nicki Minaj rage scale) in just a few seconds. Even the lead … Continue reading →

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