These days Michael McDonald has been very Wu-Tang in his indie scene appropriation, working with Holy Ghost!, covering Grizzly Bear, owning fantastic facial hair, etc. But last night Jimmy Fallon made it easy for the honey-piped icon to get a... CONTINUE READING YACHT ROCK HEROES JOIN THE ROOTS ON FALLON»
Posted on October 6, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Christopher Cross | Jimmy Fallon | Michael McDonald | The Roots | Yacht Rock
If you're tired of watching old episodes of Yacht Rock at home, good news: The guys may be coming to your town in their "Yacht Rock tour." As Spinner reports: And now comes the 'Yacht Rock' "tour," in which the... CONTINUE READING YACHT ROCK SETS SAIL, AL JARREAU STILL STRUTTIN'»
Posted on May 29, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (1 comments)
Tags: Al Jarreau | Questlove | Yacht Rock
You'll remember we joined most of the online music community in welcoming back that inimitable imitation of '70s smooth sounds and the folks that made them, Yacht Rock. Although Hall, Oates, Kenny Loggins, James Ingram, and even Kevin Bacon figure... CONTINUE READING MICHAEL MCDONALD ON YACHTS, ROCK»
Posted on February 28, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Michael McDonald | Parker Posey | Peter Bjorn And John | Yacht Rock
You know how Kimmel's always apologizing for running out of time on Matt Damon? Will Hunting's getting even. Sarah wrote a song about it. It's funnier than you think it's gonna be. How did you like them apples? So many... CONTINUE READING NEW SARAH SILVERMAN VIDEO - "I'M FUCKING MATT DAMON"»
Posted on February 1, 2008 in Video (31 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Matt Damon | Sarah Silverman | Yacht Rock
It's 1984, and The Boy Who Dances Away Oppression starring Kevin Bacon (Jason Lee!) is on the horizon. Jimmy Buffett and his evil Margeritavillains trap Kenny Loggins so he can't record a sweet theme song. Will Michael McDonald and James... CONTINUE READING NEW YACHT ROCK EPISODE 11: FOOTLOOSE»
Posted on January 28, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Footloose | James Ingram | Jason Lee | Jimmy Buffett | Kenny Loggins | Michael McDonald | Yacht Rock
Men of Y. Rock JD Ryznar (Michael MacDonald) and Wade (silent Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates) don their suits, hit the net, and crunch their political views through a candidate calculator. Then they rap about the results. ("No one has ever fused together politics and rap music like we've done today, never; the next closest thing was Arrested Development back in the '90s." True.)
Posted on January 24, 2008 in VIDEO (0 comments)
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 Video (7 comments)
Tags: Doobie Brothers | Kenny Loggins | Michael McDonald | Yacht Rock
No more Yacht Rock?! Sad news via Channel 101:Yacht Rock enjoyed success on levels and in ways previously unattained by 101 shows, its title becoming a household phrase at radio stations, a bin at your local record store and a... CONTINUE READING "TAKE 537"»
Posted on June 27, 2006 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Steely Dan | Yacht Rock
I'd watch any viral vid that parodies Skunk Baxter, but no one does it like Channel 101's Yacht Rock. Hollywood Steve gambled with some inside humor and a historical setting in Episode 6. Points for experimenting, but it cost them... CONTINUE READING YACHT ROCK GETS MEDIEVAL ON YOUR ASS | HALL & OATES & WILL & GRACE»
Posted on February 9, 2006 in MP3 (24 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Yacht Rock
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
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