Category Archive: BS Daily Tune Up
BS Daily Tune Up: Reverend Horton Heat – Galaxie 500
The hard rocking sounds of the Texas based trio known as The Reverend Horton Heat are tough to classify. Parts punk rock, surf band, rockabilly, and big band, these dudes can totally jam. We’ve...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Record Run” by the Pyramids With Great Old Drag Racing Footage
We hadn’t even heard of this song until Ed Hohenberg sent us the link to this video, but it turns out that the song “Record Run” wasn’t the only hit from the Pyramids, but it...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: The Beach Boys “Shut Down” The Coolest Street Race Song Ever?
The Beach Boys “Shut Down” may be the coolest street race song ever. I grew up listening to it, and my first album was the Beach Boys Greatest Hits on Vinyl. I loved it then and still...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Ronnie and the Daytona’s “Little GTO”
Growing up in a racing family, with a dad that listened to the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Ronnie and the Daytonas, meant that I listened to as much great surf and car music on Dad’s 4...
BangShift.com Daily Tuneup: AC/DC “Highway To Hell” A Rock Anthem!
As the resident metal head, I thought it was time to crank this up a notch. Hell, all the way to 11 actually. AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” marked a pivotal moment in rock and roll...
BS Daily Tune Up: Mach 5 – The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1996)
1996 was a good year for me and it was a good year for the Presidents of the United States of America. The band had launched into the national spotlight with their first album in 1994 and after...
BS Daily Tune Up: Crawlin’ From The Wreckage – Dave Edmunds (1979)
Dave Edmunds’ 1979 ode to automobile wreckage didn’t make the charts in the United States, but it did manage to climb to the number 59 spot on the British charts that year. Some claim...
BS Daily Tune Up: Beep Beep – The Playmates (1958)
Life was pretty darned good for The Playmates in 1958. The group has just signed on to Roulette records, cracked into the Top 40 with two tunes off of their first album. Adding to that was the...
BS Daily Tune Up: Kickstart My Heart – Motley Crue (1989)
The hair was big, the lifestyle was rampantly out of control, and the music was packing stadiums and arenas as big as were available in the late 1980s. Motley Crue was at the top of their game during...
BS Daily Tune Up: The Ramones – Go Lil’ Camaro Go!
The Ramones need no introduction. Loud, fast, gritty, and infamous, the band wasn’t a chart topping wonder during their time touring and releasing new albums but over the years their stature...
BS Daily Tune-Up: Trophy Machine By The Rip Chords – Released 1964
The Southern California band known as the Rip Chords is known by most gearheads for their famous car jam Hey Little Cobra. The group cranked out a ton of great car songs during their heyday in the...