80s icons Duran Duran return September 11th with a new album, Paper Gods. The record was produced by Nile Rodgers, who had previously worked on the band’s “The Wild Boys” single and Notorious album, and Mark Ronson… Read the rest
Month: August 2015
The Finch Files: Jeff Campbell breaks down Tears for Fears
Peter chats with musician Jeff Campbell, who expresses his love and respect for Tears for Fears, and in particular, Roland Orzabal. Bonus: Campbell’s elegant and understated cover of “Break it Down Again.”
Peter Finch has been a Bay Area radio … Read the rest
Rock Quotes: Rick Nielsen
Front Row – Tears For Fears
Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, Tears for Fears was part of the Second British Invasion in the 1980s thanks, in large part, to MTV.
Their album, “Songs from the Big Chair” was released in February 1985 … Read the rest
On the Record: Madonna
In this edition of Soundwaves: On the Record, we highlight not one, but two interviews with Madonna from 1984.
Why two? Because while these interviews are from the same time period, they are two distinctly different sides of the Madonna … Read the rest
They Say It’s Your Birthday! Madonna
Born on August 16th, 1958, Madonna Louise Ciccone created a perfect storm for fame by combining her considerable talent, her unwavering passion for success and the phenomenon of MTV to create one of the world’s most indomitable pop culture success … Read the rest
The Finch Files: Trumped by Rosie
Singer-songwriter and film and television composer Peter Himmelman and Donald Trump have absolutely nothing in common, except for one thing: they have similar feelings for Rosie O’Donnell. Who knows what The Donald’s problem is? But Himmelman’s issue is completely understandable … Read the rest
The Notorious Wilco Brothers – Review (San Francisco, 8/06/15)
A few weeks back, news came down that a band going by “The Notorious Wilco Brothers” would be playing San Francisco’s teeny venue The Independent. Since I knew Wilco would be playing this weekends Outside Lands festival and since there 
The Finch Files: 1,000 Italian Foo Fighters Fans Can’t Be Wrong
Meet Fabio Zaffagnini and the Rockin’ 1000 — a group of 1,000 Italian Foo Fighters fans who banded together to entice the rockers to play a gig in Cesena by playing “Learning to Fly.” Guess who responded?
Peter Finch has … Read the rest
David Gilmour announces Rattle That Lock with animated music video
Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour announces his latest solo project, called Rattle That Lock, with a very cool animated music video for the title track.
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David Gilmour’s Rattle That Lock album releases on September 18, 2015 … Read the rest
Rock Quotes: Bruce Springsteen
Rock Birthday – August 2
On the Record: Cheap Trick
In 1988, Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander from Cheap Trick sat down for this interview with the host of CBC’s Good Rockin’ Tonight, Stu Jefferies.
Over the course of the interview, Rick and Robin discuss their history, the joys of … Read the rest
The Finch Files: Breaking Bad…the Tour
Peter visits Albuquerque, New Mexico and takes the official Breaking Bad tour. Not only does it exist, but we’ll learn about meth-shaped candies, the differences between reel and real life, and what the owners of Walter White’s house think of … Read the rest