Dave Caruso knows music. He’s released four albums of melodic pop music, teaches songwriting, and has a podcast on songwriting in which he’s interviewed such noted musicians as Marshall Crenshaw, David Mead and the Bangles’ Vicki Peterson. Caruso’s latest release, Radiophonic Supersonic, continues to showcase his songwriting talents. The melodies seem to come easy to…
McCartney III – Paul McCartney
When the Beatles were on the verge of breaking up, Paul McCartney retreated to his home in Scotland, where he became mired in depression, wondering what he was going to do next. Staying on the farm was therapy, for the home life was a welcome refuge from the business dealings and feuding among the Fab…
Dare! – The Human League
In 1981, the Human League defined a generation of music with Dare!, a record so tied to new wave that you can’t really talk about the genre without bringing up them and their breakthrough song, “Don’t You Want Me,” at least once in a conversation about 80s music. From the robotic, deep voice of Philip…