by Kevin Burton Those of you who have turned to Page 7 for cleaning tips have been disappointed for the first (almost) three years. Sorry. It’s not that I lack expertise in this area. I know cleaning. Just ask my wife. It’s safe to say she is amazed at my eagerness to clean, …
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What’s Stranger Than Fiction, AND Truth?
by Kevin Burton All the cool band names are taken. Trust me. Record label names too. When last we gathered, I spun a fictional account based ever so loosely goosely on a true story. It was about a band called the Palindromes that made it big in Bermuda. The true part of …
“Backward And Forward” And My Memories
by Kevin Burton I guess there’s a reason why melody and memory aren’t far apart in the dictionary. They go together like peas and porridge. And, for those who think there is something pejorative in the term “one-hit wonder,” well what about all those no-hit nobodies? We’re all doing our best then, …
Raised On Radio: Rush Makes A Statement
by Kevin Burton The Band Rush made a musical comment on the state of radio in 1980’s “The Spirit of Radio.” It took me more than 40 years to get wind of it. Though they made reference to the lyrics of two of my heroes, Simon and Garfunkel, in the song, they didn’t …
My Grudging Acceptance Of The iPhone
by Kevin Burton The cell phone, or more specifically, the cell phone call, turned 50 recently. It’s a story I almost ignored. Here is part of a CNN Business story on the anniversary: “On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan with a device the …
Giving The Gifts Of Love And Devotion
by Kevin Burton The best jokes around our house don’t start with “knock knock” or “a guy walks into a bar.” They start with “what do you want for..” On our calendar we have spaced birthdays, Christmas, and our anniversary so that at all times there is some kind of gifting occasion on …
Video Killed Your Imagination, Not Radio
I think I’m done writing about MTV and Clear Channel for the moment, but I have one more thought on that Buggles tune, “Video Killed The Radio Star.” I raised the question without answering it in my Friday story: “If you could get your favorite top 40 hits, with pictures, moving pictures, wouldn’t that …
Dogs In Alaska Being Killed With Meth
by Kevin Burton Three dogs have died so far, as someone in Palmer, Alaska is poisoning dogs with methamphetamines. Katie Stavick of the Frontiersman newspaper, posted a story on it April 5. “Dogs have many titles-man’s best friend, loyal and trusted companion, and beloved member of the family. That’s what makes a …
Clear Channel (iHeart) Killed The Radio Star
by Kevin Burton In the old days we turned on our radios for music, for news, for sports and weather forecasts, and we got all those things. But what we really loved, and what kept us coming back for more, was the way those things were delivered, something that was woven throughout the …
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Raised On Radio: MTV And Killer Video
by Kevin Burton In J.G. Ballard’s short story “The Sound-Sweep,” the main character is a non-verbal boy who has the job of vacuuming up all the stray sounds in a world without music. He befriends an opera singer living in an abandoned recording studio. The opera singer is destitute, having been displaced from …
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