Doubtless the death of Isaac Hayes cut a large swath of sorrow through popular culture. Here at WmWms, it also meant the death of the coolest guy on the planet. His successor, to me, is obvious. The coolest guy on the planet is now Samuel L. Jackson.
We lost Isaac Hayes today. He was 65. He was an Oscar winner, a three-time Grammy winner, a 2002 inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a soul music legend. He was also the coolest guy on the planet. The void this night is great. Godspeed, sir. Thank you.
I don’t bleg often. In fact, this may be the first time. I want to hear what you know about a certain sort of American or Canadian late-’70s-through-mid-’80s moderately successful arena rock ‘n’ roll act. Their stuff is usually poppy, but definitely guitar-based. It gets into unambiguous hard rock territory frequently, but stops short of … Read more