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Still Rule

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:24:38 +0000

Being a fan of music from the 1990s, a lot of my peers will tell me how they feel “old” and “outdated” when it comes to music. The thing is, music from the 90s is in it’s “awkward phase” in life. It’s not old enough to be “retro” like the 1980s… or even old enough to be considered “oldies”. But it’s not current enough to please a lot of the teenagers of today. The decade’s time will come, where fashions and trends will be revived by kids who think they’re doing something “new”.

Also, if you’re feeling this way about your favorite songs from the 1990s, I do want to offer you this. One of the biggest hits world wide was PSY’s “Gangnam Style”. After the song had gotten a little stale and wasn’t going anywhere else on the charts, to what decade and artist did he turn to? The 1990’s own M.C. Hammer!

If you’re still not convinced, I would also like to point out that Matchbox 20 is still going strong with a world tour in progress, Blues Traveler recently celebrated 25 years as a band, and Hootie and the Blowfish still get together and jam.

Best Christmas Songs of the 90s

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:45:54 +0000

Santa is double checking his list, and with that in mind here are the top 5 Holiday songs from the 1990s. Here they are in no particular order.

Hootie & The Blowfish – The Christmas Song

This is a song that I truly didn’t care for until I heard this version. Call me a Hootie Homer, but with Darius on vocals this song is just GREAT.

No Doubt – Oi To The World

I don’t know all the words, but I have fun with this song. Plus, with the Indiana Jones reference, who wouldn’t like this?

Adam Sandler – Hanukkah Song

Seriously, SO awesome and the following versions (2 and 3) weren’t all that bad either.

All 4 One – Silent Night

This is just an absolutely beautiful version of this song. Their entire holiday album is nothing but hits.

Barenaked Ladies – Christmas Melody

What a time it must have been to have lived in Canada to gather around the tv with a mug of maple syrup, wearing a hockey jersey to watch the Anne Murray Christmas Special with BNL. I think would’ve enjoyed that.

Darius Gets Some Country Love

admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:33:08 +0000

It was July 1996 and I had just seen an amazing concert from Hootie and the Blowfish. Before it was popular to hate on Hootie, I was a fan, and always have been. When Darius Rucker took his solo act to the R&B world, I followed, and I was there for his Country debut as well. But when you think about it, if Hootie and the Blowfish were to start now… with a little extra twang they would already be country.

Back to that concert from 1996. That was the 1st (but not last) time that as I was leaving the parking lot a watched a moving car open a back door, a head pop out and vomit… while still moving.

Fast forward to October 2012 and Darius has made a full transition to country music. Darius has been invited to become a member of The Grand Ole Opry. Check it out.

Congrats Darius!