Guess who's next week just got a whole lot better. Yours if you live in NYC you lucky Doobie Bros lovers you. Forget Xmas -- it's the return of Stereogum's favorite soft rock satirizing series Yacht Rock with a brand... CONTINUE READING YACHT ROCK DOCKS FOR A NEW EPISODE, A NIGHT OF SOFTSATIONAL HITS»
Posted on December 19, 2007 in (7 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers | Kenny Loggins | Michael McDonald | Yacht Rock
I don't know why I like "What A Fool Believes" so much. Can't put my finger on it. Maybe all the key changes. And while I don't even own any Doobie Brothers albums, now I have even MORE covers of... CONTINUE READING SEVEN VERSIONS OF "WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES"»
Posted on September 6, 2006 (12 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers
Via Variety:If you've been pining for a show that combines the rocking authority of "Takin' It to the Streets" and the poetic genius of Shakespeare, your long wait is over. The Troubadour Theater Company has long been known for its... CONTINUE READING MUCH ADOOBIE BROTHERS ABOUT NOTHING»
Posted on August 22, 2006 (34 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers | Top Chef
Last month we looked at Michael McDonald's surprising pop culture ubiquity. Since his tour partners Steely Dan got so much mileage out of that letter to Luke Wilson, the blue-eyed soulman's found his own Hollywood beef. In The 40 Year... CONTINUE READING MICHAEL MCDONALD RESPONDS TO PAUL RUDD»
Posted on August 14, 2006 in (13 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers | Michael McDonald | Paul Rudd
I think Steely Dan has gotten more press for their cheeky letter to Luke Wilson than they did for Two Against Nature. I saw it last week while Stereogum was down, and figured I missed my window to blog about... CONTINUE READING SIX DEGREES OF JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER»
Posted on July 26, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Doobie Brothers | Kelly Clarkson | Steely Dan | Taylor Hicks
This made my day. Hall and Oates go toe to toe with McDonald and Loggins in a back alley contest, with tragic results. Watch "Yacht Rock #2." (Link via Ben.) Takes me back to the 1980 Grammys... Record of the... CONTINUE READING "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO SARA ... SMILE?"»
Posted on November 30, 2005 (14 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers | Michael McDonald | The Hills | Yacht Rock