http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:47 -0800 Yahoo! http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133403/25-real-country-artists/ As always the twenty-five "real" country artists are 25 that came to mind. They're not the only ones worth listening to, but as you get into the top 10, you pretty much have to like it or else you're not a country music fan. I mean, seriously. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:47 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133313/25-great-covers-albums/ I decided to make a list of 25 wonderful albums that feature the songs of other people. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:19 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133281/10-parody-acts/ With the release of The Essential Weird Al Yankovic, attention turns to acts who have performed as effective parody. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:13 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/100803/the-10-scariest-bands-of-all-time/ In the spirit of Halloween, I went with bands who embodied the chance to live out your darkest fantasies and who may or may not have done a dance or two with Beelzebub. Most of them like costumes, too. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:43:00 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133151/ten-tunes-about-balloons/ Some days just write themselves. You turn on the news and staring you in the face is a topic so real--or unreal--you can't turn away. Or you turn away and when you turn back, it's still there! I've been avoiding this whole "Balloon Boy" routine. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:36:54 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133124/bob-dylan-follows-a-great-tradition10-christmas-albums-that-dont-violate-the-spirit/ It's almost as if Bob Dylan lives to confuse his fans and critics. Christmas In The Heart comes out in the Fall of 2009 and suddenly like Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak and Jewel, Bob Dylan has his own album of holiday cheer to share with us. Makes you wonder when Kiss will cash in as well. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:13:42 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/133066/25-rainy-day-musicians/ With the release of a new album Bonfires On The Heath by the Clientele and things taking a rather wet Fall turn in my part of the world, it inspired me to raid my record collection for things that would accompany the mood. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:11:01 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/132779/do-you-remember-1964/ It's 1964 and sex is finally being invented. The Beatles have to pretend they've never heard of it and can be content with holding hands, but plenty of other people are getting in on the ground floor of a societal shake-up of unprecedented style and scope. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:55:10 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/132725/the-2010-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/ Well, the 2010 Rock ‘n' Roll Hall of Fame Nominees have been announced and once again the names Blue Cheer, The Knack and Terence Boylan have been left off. I like all kinds of conspiracy theories, so if you've got one regarding why these names have been left off, by all means, let me know. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:41:54 -0800 Rob O'Connor http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/132692/twenty-five-great-star-studded-collaborations/ Anyhow, there have been hundred if not thousands of great collaborations, but I was looking for the ones where pure magic occurred. That said, I'm waiting to see if Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson pull any rabbits out of their hats. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:14:00 -0800 Rob O'Connor