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Pop spent decades coughing politely, speaking in code, and pretending it was “just a character” before finally blurting out “(Sing If You’re) Glad To Be Gay.” Contributing Author Bill Bois traces the long, strange journey from green carnations and raised eyebrows to a punk singalong that left subtlety waiting outside with its coat.
Bob Dylan grows older, louder, stranger, and—annoyingly—more interesting, refusing the easy gravitas play in favor of long songs, sharp elbows, and feral dogs. Contributing Author Stobgopper walks us from “Time Out of Mind” to “Together Through Life”, where the man doesn’t so much age as double down—with accordion, mustache, and opinions fully intact.
You can just imagine the meeting: A Canadian producer looks at the US version of K-tel’s “Music Express,” and politely and quietly built a better (and occasionally cheesier) pop time capsule. Contributing Author Chuck Small rides the rails of 1975 chart logic, regional pride, and the fine art of calling a Top 10 hit what it very clearly was not.
Back with some of the oddest couplings since Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley: It’s Contributing Author Chuck Small, bringing us an eclectic new collection of musical hand-offs…
Dateline, Dublin: Contributing Author and intrepid traveler Bill Bois deftly crosses the pond to catch a show featuring a unique and original act hailing from Scotland: Peat and Diesel.
Try as he might, Contributing Author rollerboogie just couldn’t stop adding to this amazing personal journey through guitar history – sidestepping the typical “greatest solos” debate in favor of genuine emotional connections that have lingered in this music lover’s consciousness across decades
The Undertones: An unlikely rise from local outcasts to punk legends- with help from a devoted DJ and an unselfish advocate. Contributing Author and Punk Historian™ Bill “Virgindog” Bois for a story of underdog grit, radio passion, and the enduring pulse of Teenage Kicks
Take a tour through a few of the most influential compilation albums of the late 20th century: curated, quirky – and culturally essential
He can’t help himself: Wending his way through British blues-rock, Northwestern American garage, and a side trip to Motown, it’s Contributing Author and honey bunch DJ Professor Dan,with what was happening musically around this time… in April, 1965
Whilst dutifully tugging on his left ear in tribute, Contributing Author Ozmoe reminisces and presents five classic musical moments from The Carol Burnett Show
Mamboing his way into your little apple blossom heart, it’s Contributing Author and Manish M…A…N… DJ Professor Dan, chunk-a-chunking along with what was happening musically around this time… in April, 1955
Contributing Author and Chief Onomastician JJ Live At Leeds provides a sharp, sprawling ode to musical name-droppers, and dives into the strange and sublime world of songs that tribute and acknowledge the fame of their heroes
Think critics always know best? Think again. Contributing Author rollerboogie presents a delightfully brutal roundup of infamous music reviews that shows just how spectacularly wrong the experts can be