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
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?
Come along with Contributing Author Ozmoe on a fantastic fantasy voyage that asks a fascinating “What if” Billboard chart question
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
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
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
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
The music! The lights! The exciting performances! The flying bottles of – um… maybe we’d best let our good friend and Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds take it from here
It’s all coming back to him now: Contributing Author rollerboogie presents persistent polonaises for your perceptive pleasure. (Maybe)
Currently in search of a snappy portmanteau to call his own, it’s Contributing Author and DJ Professor Dan, with copious notes on what was happening musically around this time… in 2005
