Song of the Day

Jimmy Fallon: Lip Sync Battle [VIDEO]

by Shea Garage February 17, 2014

Today marks not only the debut of Jimmy Fallon hosting the Tonight Show, but it is also the 33rd birthday of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Here worlds collide as Jimmy Fallon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are joined by Stephen Merchant for some most excellent lip syncing. Check out Carpe Diem daily to stay in touch with all the […]

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The Greatest Bass Solo Ever!!!

by Shea Garage February 8, 2014

Stuart Hamm, who turns 54 today, plays the greatest bass solo ever!!!! The Greatest Bass Solo Ever – YouTube.

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Silversun Pickups – Cannibal – SONG OF THE DAY

by Staff January 30, 2014

  Los Angeles’ own Silversun Pickups have a new song out, “Cannibal,” that will be featured on their forthcoming career retrospective entitled The Singles Collection, which will be in stores February 25, 2014. 12 years into the game, the Silversun Pickups can still throw down as they demonstrate with this stomping ode to flesh eating. […]

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Tommy Dorsey – Song of India – Song of the Day

by Staff January 29, 2014

Tommy Dorsey recorded “Song of India” on this day back in 1937. One of the kings of the Big Band era, Dorsey and his orchestra scored 286 charting hits, including 17 number ones. This clip is from the 1941 film Las Vegas Nights which is notable since it marked the big screen debut of Frank […]

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Telly Savalas – Song of the day – If

by Staff January 23, 2014

  This week marks the anniversary of the death of Telly Savalas. He died in 1994 at the age of 72. TV’s Kojak appeared in a number of films including The Dirty Dozen. He was also an, er, ahem…singer. Here Savalas appears on some German Television show and “sings” Bread’s 1971 easy listening favorite, “If”, […]

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SONG of the Day – Lana Del Rey – Chelsea Hotel No. 2

by Sara Gatewood January 17, 2014

I actually tried to NOT like Lana Del Rey, or at least dismiss her as a one-hit-wonder. My older brother, also one of my heaviest musical influences, sent this to me, and I have to say, I was wrong. Here she is making Mr. Cohen’s masterpiece her own. **You should like Shea Magazine on Facebook […]

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Hard to Believe It Actually Happened – SONG of the Day – Bucks Fizz – The Land of Make Believe

by Staff January 16, 2014

  Hard to believe that it actually happened, but this song , “The Land of Make Believe” by the Bucks Fizz, was #1 on the UK Charts on this day back in 1982. The band was specifically formed to compete on the 1981 Eurovison Song Contest, which they won, a precursor of the shows of […]

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SONG of the Day – No Fun – Sex Pistols – Last Show – 1978

by Staff January 14, 2014

  It was on this day back in 1978 that the brief and tumultuous journey of the Sex Pistols came to an end at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco (that is before they reformed for a tour in 1996) as Johnny Rotten asked the crowd “Ever get the feeling you’d been cheated?” ** To […]

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SONG of the Day – So Lonely – The Police

by Staff January 13, 2014

It was on this day back in 1978 that future rock n’ roll hall of famers The Police began recording their first album, Outlandos d’Amour, which Rolling Stone magazine would rank as #38 on the list of 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time. The album features several strong singles including Roxanne, and the following […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Rock Bottom – Michael Schenker

by Staff January 10, 2014

Michael Schenker turns 59 today. One of the legends of heavy metal guitar, Schenker was a member of UFO, the Scorpions, along with younger brother Rudolph, and his own solo band the Michael Schenker Group (MSG). Here’s a clip from one of his instructional videos where he unleashes just about every trick in the book […]

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[SONG] of the Day – The Stars (Are out Tonight) – David Bowie

by Staff January 9, 2014

David Bowie celebrated his 76th birthday this week. The Thin White Duke has been with us now for more than four decades in a variety of incarnations – actor, musician, androgynous space alien – releasing more than 20 albums of recorded music including his most recent effort from 2013 entitled The Next Day. Here’s a […]

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[SONG] of the Day – ‘Till I kissed Ya – Everly Brothers

by Staff January 6, 2014

  Phil Everly died over the weekend at the age of 74. One of the pioneering acts in country rock, the Everly Brothers are members of both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame. Though the brothers had a strained personal relationship, they didn’t speak for ten years at one point, they […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Surfin’ USA – Beach Boys

by Staff January 3, 2014

  In was today back in 1967 that Carl Wilson, one of the founding members, lead guitarist, and sometime lead singer of the Beach Boys refused to heed his draft notice, claiming to be a conscientious objector. And good for him – because war sucks, especially compared to the clear blue water of the mighty […]

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