Ever get more excited about the car in a movie than the actual plot? Join us as we celebrate the most memorable rides in pop culture history, proving that sometimes the coolest characters come with an engine and a set of wheels.
Meetup in the park: Contributing Author rollerboogie has your ticket to his fond remembrance of hometown nostalgia shows
Whilst dutifully tugging on his left ear in tribute, Contributing Author Ozmoe reminisces and presents five classic musical moments from The Carol Burnett Show
Contributing Author Chuck Small speaks about the unavoidable power of our voices—spoken, written, or withheld—and the quiet courage of intentional communication
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
From subversive street art to international tourist sensation, Contributing Author and Historian Bill “Virgindog” Bois introduces us to the dwarf statues of Wrocław, and traces a winding path through protest, humor, and community pride
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
What if your favorite movie characters started a band? Contributing Author rollerboogie is our director for a witty, nostalgia-laced lineup—from Eugene Martone’s shredding to Kermit’s banjo. You’ll be casting your own dream band before the final “Roller Boogie” flute solo fades out
With passion, principle, and a Catholic Holy Week parallax view, Contributing Author Chuck Small resists against complicity and speaks truth to power – especially when silence feels safest
A century ago, Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong gave us the ultimate blues track—and this lovingly researched deep-dive from Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan explains why “St. Louis Blues” is still the essential listen of the 1920s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GnS5Q_EH1o&list=RD_GnS5Q_EH1o&start_radio=1 starting at 2:50 and he goes on, more sound effects than singing but he's hittin' the note!! I am…
This one didn't chart in the US, but is the most insane falsetto I've heard: https://youtu.be/_69qmyFxTyU?feature=shared
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2lnbZKKOj4 around 3:30 this is admittedly an experimental thing they did at the BBC, many pop bands used to record…
Ahh, thank you. Listening to this version now. There are so many effects on the middle section where the beat…
I am familiar with "Mirror in the Bathroom" (a great song!) and their cover of "Tears of a Clown". I…