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He scored five Top 40 hits and then pulled off the rarest trick in pop: vanishing so completely that even Google seems a little unsure about him. Contributing Author Music Historian gamely follows the breadcrumb trail of Dean Esposito, a man who briefly ruled the charts and then slipped into the witness protection program of 90s music trivia.
Contributing Author and Record Collector Chuck Small takes us through K-Tel’s Sounds Spectacular, a 1975 collection so stuffed with hits it’s practically bursting at the grooves. From Rubettes’ truncated charm to Gloria Gaynor’s disco fire, it’s a record that both dazzles and occasionally asks, “Really? That edit?”
With a folk-rock scripture lesson on one side and a sonic demolition derby on the other, November 1965 turns out to be one of those months where pop culture accidentally overachieved. It’s all courtesy of Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan, who cheerfully reminds us that the distance between King Solomon and The Who is shorter than you’d expect.
No wallflower, he: It’s Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan, who’s here to teach us tonight about what what was happening musically around this time… in 1955
Today’s musical positivity message from Contributing Author And Absolute Beast of a Chart Statistician Ozmoe: Change is good
Why We Stick To One Great Song Without Diving Deeper Into A Catalog
They may be concerned about gaping holes in their listening, but one thing we all know for sure: When it comes to Contributing Author blu-cheez, there’s never a gap of credibility
Contributing Author Chuck Small might be too sexy for this list – but be assured that he balances it all out with the secular and the sacred in this Part 9 of his series that helps us to remember … Who sang that ?
Our favorite floofy haired Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan is in the house! DJPD dutifully 1-and-2-steps his way back to what what was happening musically around this time… in 2005
Enjoy this throwback to a simpler – and “aggressively modern” time from Contributing Author Bill Bois,
who as we all know is a beloved soul over on The Punk Side Of Town
Contributing author cstolliver reaches for the stars…
Live concerts are back, and our ace Nashville correspondent Virgindog has been there to tell us the tale.
“The world is playing catch up with Poly Styrene, not the other way around.”