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Contributing Author Music Historian returns with the surprisingly dramatic tale of a chart system that once tried to out-Billboard Billboard. It’s a story featuring jukebox math, disputed No. 1s, and an extremely determined crooner who broke the algorithm – before algorithms existed.
Today is gonna be the day that Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan unpacks the moment Oasis tried to manifest legend status by opening an album with “Wonderwall” before anyone knew what a “Wonderwall” was – a power move surpassed only by Tupac strolling out of jail and immediately leveling California. What follows is a guided tour through Britpop beefs, West Coast mythmaking, and at least one chart upset so bewildering it nearly makes Robson & Jerome sound like a threat.
In this week’s dispatch, Contributing Author and historian Bill Bois introduces us to a man who heard a weird noise on Radio Moscow and thought, quite reasonably, that his radio had finally given up. Instead, it turns out Paul Pena was just warming up for his eventual career as Tuva’s most improbable “Earthquake,” proving once again that the universe rewards curiosity—and occasionally, bathroom acoustics.
Let’s join Contributing Author rollerboogie as he explores the unique instrument known as the female voice
Liverpool meets Nashville: Contributing Author Bill Bois has a review of this week’s Ringo Starr And Friends Benefit Concert at The Ryman
1999 proved to be a fascinating year for musical nostalgia, with chart-toppers from 2Pac, Blackstreet, and C Note all built around samples and interpolations of hits from the Jackson 5, Hall & Oates, and Bruce Hornsby. From dance covers of Gordon Lightfoot to Pearl Jam’s surprise smash with “Last Kiss,” this tenth installment of Chuck Small’s series explores how the late ’90s became a playground for reimagining classic tracks.
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…