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Deliver Me From Nowhere lingers on a conflicted artist and the making of the seminal Springsteen album Nebraska. Contributing Author Bill Bois guides us through the intimacy, the music, and the quieter corners of The Boss’s world.
It’s the debut of Contributing Author Music Historian, dutifully surveying the foggy landscape of the forgettable 1990 year of pop: where charted hits came and went without fanfare. No judgement here: we promise not to keep score of how many you’ve forgotten to remember.
In this labyrinth of lost masters and mixed-up names, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds traces the twisting path of “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do).”
It’s a rabbit hole of vanished vinyl, unreliable narrators, and one Northern Soul miracle that simply refused to stay buried.
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan time-travels to 1925, when flappers set the tempo, radios crackled with ukuleles, and Eddie Cantor shouted “WOW” like it was headline news. It’s a century-old playlist of Charleston-worthy chaos, served with equal parts shellac, sass, and secondhand jazz smoke.
Contributing Author Stobgopper’s ‘I Made a Playlist’ series rolls on, as our scribe dissects the twilight renaissance of Bob Dylan’s artistry. From the spectral echoes of ‘Oh Mercy’ to the rustic grit of ‘World Gone Wrong’, it’s a second act worth revisiting. And maybe even re-believing in.
A Whole Lot Of Soul
In Record Relays Volume 12, Contributing Author Chuck Small curates twenty remarkable R&B and pop collaborations, each representing a handoff between icons. From Stevie and Deniece to Aretha and Clarence, it’s a Classic Chuck playlist celebrating timeless R&B collaborations—heartfelt, ambitious, and rich with soul.
It’s The Hits Of October-ish 2005!
A scant twenty years ago, pop got weird, wonderful, and sometimes downright ridiculous, from will.i.am’s odd lyricism, to the brashness of The Sugababes, to the Arctic Monkeys’ debut roar. Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan cuts through the pop smog with wit and knowledge – and somehow still manages to look good on the dance floor.
Not traditionally handsome. Not polished. And at first glance, entirely unforgettable: But Joey Ramone proved that charm isn’t a face, it’s a presence. Contributing Author Bill Bois dives into classic duets from Punk’s dorkiest hero, who still had everyone swooning from the hey, ho get-go..
The Artists Who Shaped My Sound
Every musician eventually traces their musical DNA, note by note, back to the ones who lit the spark. In a wide-ranging and personal reflection, Contributing Author Rollerboogie revisits the pianists who shaped his sound—from Jerry Lee’s chaos to Guaraldi’s calm—and finds that influence, like melody, is a living thing.
Northern Soul thrived on rare US soul records, all-nighter dance floors, and a working-class dedication to the subculture. From The Twisted Wheel to the Wigan Casino, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds traces the DJs, venue rivalries, and athletic stompers that made Northern England a haven for obscure soul music.
Turns out not every “Cruisin’” collection album takes you down memory lane -some just drop you off at the corner of Cheap and Confusing.
In a cautionary joyride, Contributing Author Chuck Small discovers that when nostalgia gets re-recorded, it occasionally forgets the lyrics.
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan takes us back to October, 1995, when the most ridiculous named bands ruled the charts. It was a month of beer‑clinking energy and side-eye feminism – and one very awkward love song that probably should’ve come with a trigger warning.
A Perfect Playlist for An Autumnal Mood
It’s that peculiar time between summer nostalgia and winter dread: ideal for songs where heartbreak meets meteorology.
In this leaf-strewn roundup, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds unpacks the peculiar charm of tunes best heard with a cup of something warm, and your expectations gently lowered.