The Fantastic 40 – Episode 9: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1988
Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the days of Lockerbie, the Iran-Contra affaie Beetlejuice and… The 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1988
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The Carl Fenton Orchestra, aka: The Dance Orchestra That Didn’t Exist… aka: the Milli Vanilli of 1923!
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan is back with another time-tripping episode of his 4-part miniseries, featuring music, pseudonyms, and… cigars (?) from 1923
Theoretically Speaking: S5:E9 – What Makes Trad Jazz, Trad Jazz ?
Take a trip to Storyville with Contributing Author Bill “Virgindog” Bois for a totally (T)rad new episode of Theoretically Speaking: Music Theory for Non-Musicians. Bonus points for our new favorite Duke Ellington quote
Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 15: I Woke Up Dreaming
”Regardless of the risks involved, it is nevertheless a crucial thing from time to time to wake people up to the reality of their dreams.”
It’s the latest from from Contributing Author & Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
WE HAVE A WINNER! It’s The TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge!
It’s the end of a grueling competition, featuring 64 awesomely weird and wonderful candidates. Contributing Author and Beancounter Extraordinair Bill “Virgindog” Bois has the news: WE HAVE A WINNER
The Next Best Thing: The Billboard Hot 100 Number Twos Countdown… #50-21
Contributing Author I Survived Pop is back, with a look at even more “one-worthy shouldabeens” – that all stalled out at Billboard Number Two
The Top Ten Most Successful “Missing” Number Ones Artists: Number 10 21: Burl Ives
It’s a meetup at The Big Rock Candy Mountain: Contributing Author thegue, kicks off his new mini-series featuring the “Missing:” those who never quite got their due over at The Number Ones.
The Fantastic 40 – Episode 8: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1987
Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the days of Ronald Reagan’s speech at the Berlin Wall… the first appearance of Homer Simpson, and… The 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1987
A Wonderland Of Bert: A 100th Birthday Appreciation of Berthold Heinrich Kaempfert
Exactly 100 years ago today, a true legend of 60s Easy Listening and Adult Contemporary music was born. Contributing Author and Bert Fan Nummer Eins Link Crawford! is here to provide both education and celebration
Series Debut: The Top Ten Most Successful “Missing” Number Ones Artists
It’s the introduction to a new series from Contributing Author thegue, who embarks on a mission to profile some of the “Missing:” those who never quite got their due over at The Number Ones
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