| Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Music
Jim Morrison once waxed on wax about how “the future is uncertain and the end is always near.” Well if that’s the true-be-all-end-all-whatsit statement folks, then it’s a good thing that music is always near to help with the confusion. No matter what the mood or attitude of the homosapien: mad, glad, depressed, morose, lively, ebullient, ragtag, etc., music is always a welcome addition regardless of what’s going on or what’s going down. This year’s crop of sonic comestibles should take care of anyone feeling hi-fi or lo-hi; either way, all of them are welcome additions under the tree or near the menorah or whatever your late year holiday preference may be. Human beings have so many choices to choose from these days, and here’s some more below. Check out our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Music.
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| BookCon 2019 Spotlight: Blondie’s Debbie Harry Memoir ‘Face It’
Debbie Harry‘s previously announced memoir, Face It, will be released in hardcover and for the Kindle on October 1, 2019 by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. At this year’s BookExpo and BookCon conventions, held May 29-June 2 at NYC’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, the publisher was promoting the Blondie singer’s upcoming autobiography with huge promo posters displayed, as well as free buttons for convention attendees.
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| $5 MP3 Album Deal: Billboard #1s: The ’70s |
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A regular musical cornucopia of number one songs from the 1970s is available right now in MP3 format for only $5.00 on Amazon through the end of this month. Billboard #1s: The ’70s comprises 30 songs from one of the most colorful, controversial, loose, campy, and free decades in history. The collection covers all bases and genres for the most part, and is an absolute trip down memory lane for most: “What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers, “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon, “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye, “Good Times” by Chic, “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer, “Make it With You” by Bread, “If You Leave Me Now” by Chicago, “Without You” by Nilsson, “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green. There’s 30 tracks in all – view the track listing here below. For a mere $5, it’s just pure pop confection, fun tracks that we all remember, regardless of our musical tastes. This collection remains essential for those who want to shake their groove things, get mellow, and relive a classic, original, and memorable era that we will never see the likes of again. Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99.
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| $5 MP3 Album Deal: Blondie’s Greatest Hits
As part of Amazon’s monthly $5 MP3 album deals for March 2012, Blondie’s Greatest Hits is on sale for only $5. Born from the first wave of New York City punk rock in the mid 1970s, Blondie went from playing CBGB’s to touring all around the world in a scant few years. They became a big part of the New Wave sound of the early 1980s, with memorable hit songs as “Call Me,” “Heart of Glass,” “The Tide is High,” and “Rapture.” This 19-song collection nicely includes those and other well known hits and not so well known nuggets. Browse the main sale page to see the other 99 albums on sale for only $5 each in MP3 format through the end of March 2012. Also, don’t forget, March Is Metal, so check out all the sales on all things metal!
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