by Sean Passmore | Jan 10, 2026 | Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, My Record Box, Perfect Albums, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe, Uncategorized
John Hiatt is a professional American musician, singer and songwriter. Since the release of his debut record in 1974, Hiatt has experimented with a number of musical styles on his albums, including folk, new wave, Americana, blues and country. He has been...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 1, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Mitchell Kezin Award For Excellence in Christmas Music, Xmas Stuff
The inaugural presentation of the Mitchell Kezin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Christmas Music for 2025 goes to… Non other than Mr. Mitchell Kezin himself!! The following is an excerpt from the May 17, 2013, New York Times: “Mitchell...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 3, 2025 | Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Our Latest Podcast, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Warren Zevon began life the son of “Stumpy” Zevon, a Jewish immigrant born William Zivotofsky in the Ukraine before changing it to Zevon. To feed his family Zevon worked as a bookie handling volume bets and dice games for notorious Los Angeles...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 24, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Effed Up Songs, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, Xmas Stuff
Like a Sisyphean triumph, Dan Bryk’s Christmas Record has been quietly rolling uphill, picking up steam and street cred for near 20 years now. So if you’re still searching for that one special Christmas album with a difference, seek out Christmas Record by Dan...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 22, 2025 | Blog, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Mitchell Kezin Award For Excellence in Christmas Music, Xmas Stuff
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots (1897–1985) and Haven Gillespie (1888-1975). It was first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra in 1934. When the song was first performed live by Eddie Cantor...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 16, 2025 | Blog, My Record Box, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe, Xmas Stuff
The Sinatra Christmas album This 1994 collection of seasonal songs by Frank Sinatra and special guests brings together miscellaneous Christmas themed material from Sinatra’s Reprise Records era from the years 1962 to 1975. The Sinatra Christmas Album is a very fine...
