A deep dive by musician/writer Naomi Kavka into the familiar and the unfamiliar tracks throughout the seven (yes, 7!) decades of surf rock.
Guest columnist Greg Pratt reveals his longtime love for this underrated band. His curated playlist is a splendid collection of essential tracks.
Vivascene playlists are unique, as we provide some great insights into the success of each song, with brief entertaining notes to be found on the Vivascene.com site.
We begin with the Doris Troy classic "Just One Look" and finish up with Sinead O'Connor's brilliant cover of the Prince smash "Nothing Compares 2 U". It's Volume 2 of the Vivascene series on the best of One-Hit Wonders.
We begin with the Tornados classic 'Telstar' from 1962 and end with Jan Hammer's unforgettable 'Theme From Miami Vice'. Available on Spotify under Vivascene.
The characters in Springsteen’s songs do desperate things like drive all night but there’s no payoff; they see only fallen angels.
Another curated playlist from vivascene.com. This holiday feast features Brian Bromberg, Hiroshima, Nils, Spyro Gyra and many more contemporary jazz artists.