SONG OF THE DAY

Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townsend – Song of the Day

by Tony Shea May 20, 2014

This week we’re celebrating the greatness of three folks who share the same birthday: Joey Ramone, Pete Townsend and Andre the Giant. What stars aligned to bring these three utterly unique individuals into the world on May 19, we may never know, but their collective awesomeness remains undiminished. Pete Townsend is one of the greatest […]

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Black Keys [Song of the Day] Fever

by Tony Shea May 13, 2014

If new albums are being released then it must be Tuesday. The Black Keys dropped their new album Turn Blue today. The duo from Akron Ohio have now released 8 albums featuring their original blend of blues garage rock, including the lead track from the new album, “Fever” which the band performed on Saturday Night […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Smashing Pumpkins – An Ode to No One

by Shea Garage December 2, 2013

It was on this day back in 2000 that Smashing Pumpkins played their last show at the Metro in their hometown of Chicago…that is before they reunited in 2006. Love Billy Corgan or hate him, there’s no denying that the Pumpkins have created a singular brand of blazing rock and roll over the last twenty […]

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[Song of the Day] The Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait

by Sara Gatewood November 25, 2013

One of the best pop songs ever written. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wigclcg3stc **You should like Shea Magazine on Facebook Here!

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The Ear Worm Chronicles – XTC – Garden of Earthly Delights

by Dan Cohen November 22, 2013

This obsessive ear worm by post punk titans XTC below occupies a special, deeply damaged pleasure center in my brain. Way back when sauropods roamed the primordial North American plain and I was a mere 24, the tape deck in my car wouldn’t spit out the tape for an entire summer. The tape? “Oranges and […]

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[SONG] of the Day – INXS – Don’t Change

by Shea Garage November 22, 2013

Today marks the anniversary of the death of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, who was only 37 years old  when he died in 1997 by hanging, either as a form of suicide or an experiment in auto-erotic asphyxiation gone wrong. During the course of his short life Hutchence lead the Australian band to dozens of international […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs – Stay

by Shea Garage November 21, 2013

At 1:37 this is the shortest song ever to reach the top spot on the US singles chart, which it did on this day back in 1961. **You should like Shea Magazine on Facebook HERE!**

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SONG of the Day – GERSHWIN

by Shea Garage November 8, 2013

Today back in 1926, Georege Gershwin’s musical “Oh Kay” premiered In New York. Gershwin died from a brain tumor when he was only only 38 years old, but in his short life crafted some of the most well known songs of the modern era including “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Porgy and Bess,” and “An American in […]

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SONG OF THE DAY – Baby Huey- A Change is Going to Come (1971)

by Sara Gatewood November 6, 2013

I thought it couldn’t be touched either, til I heard this… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF6RaCLO7n0 **You should like Shea Magazine on Facebook Here!

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