PAUL COLLINS DRUMS UP A NEW RECORD
That’s Paul Collins pounding away on the drums on the classic song by The Nerves, “Hanging On The Telephone,” later made into a hit by Blondie. He also drums on the band’s beloved power pop songs “Working Too Hard” and…
RECORD SHOPPING FUN IN PRINCETON
Cruising record stores has been a way of life for me for almost 50 years. But with the demise of so many stores, it’s not convenient or easy to pop into one on a regular basis. That’s why it’s always…
JOHN LIAS HAS GOT MORE SOUL IN THE SECOND VOLUME OF SPINNING AROUND
Zulema Cusseaux’s 1978 album, Z-licious, was a product of its times, peppered as it was with “inevitable disco touches.” Van McCoy wrote three songs and sang on “I’m Not Dreaming,” a “dull ballad that became her last soul hit at…