About This Time 40 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1985!
A Hey Ah Ma Ma Ma! It’s Contributing Author and sometime Material Guy DJ Professor Dan, making a better day with commentary on what was happening musically around this time… in 1985
One Hit Blunders: Setting The Record Straight For The “One-And-Done” Recording Artists
You say you’ve been relegated to being just a flash-in-the pan? A mere one-trick pony? Well, fear not: For the defense, Contributing Author rollerboogie is on the case
About This Time 50 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1975!
Hitting the high notes as always, it’s Contributing Author and Honorary Hobbit DJ Professor Dan, with what was happening musically around this time… in 1975
Musical Inventors #15: Les Paul, Part 1- Multitrack Recording
Contributing Author and Historian Bill “Virgindog” Bois is back with a new episode of his series that celebrates the innovations that made music better, and the people who created them
Set Condition: Rock – Cher And The Filming Of “If I Could Turn Back Time”
Join Guest Author Alex Chrisman as he connects the dots – from an iconic entertainer, to Tom Cruise… to Ronald Reagan, to… Steven Segal and Wally George?
Ozmoe’s Fantasy Rankings: What If Classic Album Cuts Had Been Included In Billboard Rankings?
Come along with Contributing Author Ozmoe on a fantastic fantasy voyage that asks a fascinating “What if” Billboard chart question
About This Time 60 Years Ago.. It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1965!
He’s even got the month of …March? Look out, kids: It’s Contributing Hobo DJ Professor Dan with what was happening musically around this time… in 1965
Before Metal Had a Name: The Hard Rock Gateway to “Heavy”
Heavy Metal – Before It Was Heavy Metal Toward the end of the 60s, a louder, more discordant, fuzzed-out electric-guitar dominated propulsion of sound emerged from the haze: The ear-splitting shock wave of what was labeled psychedelic rock, acid rock, or the more nebulous hard rock was a fresh hell for many of the older generation, who were just getting over the Beatles and the Stones. Beginning around 1970, some of these bands developed a sound that would later crystalize into what came to be known as heavy metal. The term existed at the time, but was used by rock
Why Do I Love The Song? (When I Can’t Stand the Artist?)
It can be a thin line between a “dud” and a “banger.” And to further complicate matters, some artists have a sole diamond in their virtual jewelry box of hits. With a list of personal faves amidst the stiffs, here’s Contributing Author blu-cheez
About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1955!
Coonskin cap-clad Contributing Author and DJ Professor Dan has been writing this bit since the wee small hours of the morning – so can all be in-the-know about what was happening musically around this time… in 1955
