This is going to be a long trip, I have stuff to say so… buckle your seat belt.
A well meaning employee of the Concord Pavilion told me, “You can’t dance here.” Those who know me, know them’s fighting words. … Read the rest
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PopOff! #92: Heed The “Call”
On this episode of PopOff! I heed the “call” of the music and countdown the top 25 most iconic songs that mention calling it’s all it’s various iterations in the song title. Place your best with friends on what the … Read the rest
PopOff! #91: New Wave City, Italo-Disco and Underground Pop from The Cat Club
For those who missed it and those who want to relive it, here is set from the New Wave City, Italo-Disco night at the Cat Club in SF.
PopOff! is an “anything goes” musical show hosted by me DJ Bear. … Read the rest
PopOff Retro Review: Tori Amos’ “Little Earthquakes” Turns 30
Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I wanna spit in their faces, then I get afraid of what that could bring
Those two lines from the song, “Crucify” open the album Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos, which … Read the rest
CONCERT EXPERIENCE REVIEW: BJÖRK – CHASE CENTER FEBRUARY 8TH, 2022
This is not just a review of Björk’s Cornucopia but my overall concert experience at the Chase center.
“Performance artist”, is such an odd term because are not all musicians who get up on stage on some level performance artists … Read the rest
PopOff! Retro Review: Black Crowes – The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
20 years on, I am reviewing an album that in 1992 sounded 20 years on. So yeah, the 1992 album The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion sounded VERY 1972 (i.e. Grand Funk Railroad, Steppenwolf, Kansas, Lynard Skynard…) At the time … Read the rest
PopOff! #90: Country BBQ: 2021 Recap
Hello Poppies and Bear Cubs! Please enjoy this recap of some of the best and some of my favorite artists/songs that country music had on offer for 2021. Song Bar.
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PopOff! #89: PopOff! Song Bar Collab: Thank You For The Music
Hello Poppies and Song Bar patrons! Please enjoy this set of songs about gratitude, tunes about thanks, and aires of appreciation to lead off your 2022. You can read the full write up and participate in future themes at Song … Read the rest
Bear’s Haiku Movie Review/Commentary: West Side Story
Musical tries to not be
Serious subjects, light songs
Needs to pick a lane
That’s how I usually write my movie reviews, in haiku form. I write and talk so much elsewhere about music that I really feel it best … Read the rest
PopOff! #88: Annual Winter Disco Ball 2021
Hello Poppies (and Bear Cubs)! Here is your annual PopOff! Winter Disco Ball celebrating one great year in club hits, plus at the end of the disco ball I do a countdown of the top 10 club hits of that … Read the rest
PopOff! #87: Country BBQ 2nd Annual Drinking-Song-A-Thon
Hello Bear Cubs and Poppies! It is time for your annual Country BBQ Drink-A-Song celebrating the holidays with the long standing thematic tradition of country booze ballads, whiskey waltzes, tequila two-steps, cocktail cha-cha-chas and more. Enjoy! You can catch the … Read the rest
POPOFF! COMMENTARY: A TRIBUTE TO THE TEMPLE OF LIGHT
I just saw Dune in a movie theater, I also saw The Harder They Fall recently in a theater too. I like the later more than the former. But the former had more of an impact on my overall nostalgia/emotions. … Read the rest
POPOFF! REVIEW: ABBA DELIVERS THE MOST ABBA ALBUM SINCE EVERY OTHER ABBA ALBUM
Here we are in an age when artists that railed against the system are now selling their catalogs to that very system. Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and others have all sold their music rights off for millions. It … Read the rest
PopOff! #86: 2021 Annual Howloween Spooktackular
Hello poppies! It is time for the annual Howloween Spooktackular! This we start with an hour devoted to darkness followed by, people and places, and in the final hour I place some favorites and requests from the live stream. Enjoy! … Read the rest
POPOFF! RETRO REVIEW: TOM COCHRANE, MAD MAD WORLD
The 90s are hip again- well the TRL era of the 90s are hip again but at any rate I thought this would be a good excuse to review an early 90s rock album that seems lost in the shadow … Read the rest
RETRO REVIEWS: FULL MOON FEVER/INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN
I have found myself on a late 80s early 90s rock kick. Which, outside glam metal I find is an often overlooked era for some great pure rock ‘n’ roll records and albums and maybe one the best of the … Read the rest
A Tragedy, 2 Hits, And Aspirations For The Future
It is the anniversary of 9/11 this month. My relationship with that event as a west coast dweller is complicated. Unless I experience something first had the stories always feel at a distance. So initially 9/11 was just a surreal … Read the rest
PopOff! #85: 25 Most Iconic Radio Songs
Hello Poppies, please enjoy this countdown of my picks for the 25 most iconic radio songs in honor of National Radio Day in August. Edited down from the live, which occurs every Thursday at 7PM PST at The Bear Cave… Read the rest
Charlie Watts 1941-2021
I know about Stewart Copeland because I am a huge fan of The Police. I know about Buddy Harmon because I’ve studied country music. I know about Charlie Watts because, well, it’s the bloody Rolling Stones. Charlie is not the … Read the rest
PopOff! #84: 24 Most Iconic Rain Songs
On today’s episode, I countdown my pics for the 25 most iconic “rain” songs of all time. Hopefully this will help encourage the weather here in CA to drop some water down and help with the drought.
PopOff! is an … Read the rest