The Stones Take on NYC
By 1976, the Rolling Stones' popularity was in decline as the music industry was dominated by disco and newer rock bands. In addition,...
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May 26, 20223 min read
Happy Birthday Lauryn
Born in Newark, New Jersey on this day in 1975, Lauryn Hill is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as...
May 19, 20222 min read
A Magnificent Introduction
When you’re the son of two accomplished singers, expectations could be pretty high when you release your debut album. So was the scenario...
May 12, 20222 min read
Best Debut Ever?
It’s one of the great music discussions/arguments ever - What band or artist released the greatest debut album ever. If you ever want to...
Apr 21, 20223 min read
A New Day Dawning
Thirty years ago a band was poised to release their third album and it was a critical time. Their debut blew up and made them world...
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Raise Those Lighters
It's Throwback Thursday - so let's go into the music time machine - back to the 1980s. A time when long haired rockers decided to show...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Yacht Rock
Twice over the past week, I've been reminded of the music genre “yacht rock”. Wikipedia describes this type of music as “the West Coast...
Mar 31, 20222 min read
A Genius Delivers a Masterpiece
In 1987, Prince disbanded the Revolution, his backing band from the Purple Rain days. He toyed with different ideas and directions. Prior...
Mar 24, 20222 min read
A Game of Horseshoes
Formed in 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia by rapper and producer Todd Thomas ("Speech") and turntablist Timothy Barnwell (known as Headliner) as...
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Elvis Finds His Attractions
There was a period of time, somewhere around the late 1970s, where a slew of young, British singers were deemed angry and geeky. And it...
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Raw Like Sushi
The daughter of a Swedish painter and a West African musician who took the last name from her eventual stepfather (and influential...
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Let's Do It
The best-selling pop single of all time is "We Are the World," the 1985 charity song that solicited aid for Africa's starving masses. The...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
I Remember Them
It started back in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey with a couple of tribute bands and a famous childhood friendship. Guitarist Dave Sabo...
Feb 17, 20222 min read
The Kick Inside
First, some background - Having written songs since the age of 11, Kate Bush recorded demos with the assistance of her brothers, who were...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Beautiful
A great songwriter. Writing songs professionally starting at age 20. The A.M. mini-masterpieces with the R&B melodies of her youth,...
Feb 3, 20223 min read
The Best Party of Your Life
It was a nightclub like no other. Where regular schmos like you and me could dance and drink with celebrities like Andy Warhol and...
Jan 27, 20223 min read
The Music of My Childhood
Picture this - a finished basement with wood paneled walls, the stereo with a turntable on a set of shelves along the long wall that...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
To Infinity and Beyond
You can’t mention the band Journey without mentioning Steve Perry, their iconic lead singer. But that wasn’t the case when the band first...
Jan 13, 20222 min read
The Man in Black Heads to Prison
On this day in 1968, backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins and the Tennessee Three, Johnny Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison...
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Mick? Jack? Warren? Who’s So Vain?
It’s the first Throwback Thursday of 2022 and you probably think this post is about you. We head to January 6, 1972. On this day, Carly...
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