Blog: The De Mello Theory

It's True We Make a Better Day Just You & Me

Jul 7, 2009, 5:47pm The De Mello Theory

Instead of going on and on about contributions to music I will simply say this. Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Ray Charles & Michael Jackson helping. Doesn't happen much anymore. It's a beautiful sentiment & perhaps it's not a bad thing wanting to get artists together to give back. I'm no preacher, this is no soapbox, but I do feel like there is a bit of an opportunity here to remember that with all the news of economic disasters, Celebrity death watch 2009, Revolution that there is music. To paraphrase a quote from Field of Dreams: [...]

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New Releases July 7, 2009

Jul 6, 2009, 2:00pm The De Mello Theory

Got some great stuff for you kids this week including Son Volt's counter to Wilco's latest release. Don't think it's merely a coincidence that these two former bandmates release albums a week apart. This is an out & out competition to see which band will become supreme. Obviously, Wilco has a bit more recognition as Son Volt is a bit more on the country side & is therefore slightly pigeonholed. Nevertheless, they are gaining more & more significance & this is the album that may put them into the mainstream as it were. In their first [...]

• Son Volt - Down To The Wire
• Son Volt - Dynamite
• The Donnas - Take It Off
• The Jayhawks - Clouds
• The Jayhawks - Waiting For The Sun

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Artist:	Son Volt
Title:	Down To The Wire
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Artist:	Son Volt
Title:	Dynamite
Link Text:	Dynamite
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Artist:	The Donnas
Title:	Take It Off
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Artist:	The Jayhawks
Title:	Clouds
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Artist:	The Jayhawks
Title:	Waiting For The Sun
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Is a Dream a lie if it Don't Come True Or is it Something Worse

Jul 6, 2009, 1:00pm The De Mello Theory

I defy anyone to say Bruce Springsteen is not a brilliant lyricist or performer. This is Bruce at Glastonbury. My dad used to say something that is at once true & poignant. "Elvis may have been the King, but Bruce is the BOSS!" There is no one around today who's music gives me goosebumps more than Bruce Springsteen. Those kids at Glastonbury singing along to " The River " are reliving what many of their parents went through 20-30 years ago when Bruce was first making his mark on the world. Bruce is truly a Rock God. [...]

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