The “Good” Ole Days… I Guess?
Waxing philosophical on the past, but definitely not advocating a return to “simpler” time – here’s something new from Contributing Author thegue
Contributor Posts and Articles
Getting Down To The Sounds Of… 1923:Volume One: ‘That’s What I Call Jazz Dance Orchestra Music!’
Coming to us all the way from the Land of the (alleged) Inverse Coriolis Effect: it’s the Debut Article from our newest Contributing Author, DJ Professor Dan. DJPD kicks off a sprightly 4-part miniseries featuring music, dance, and assorted animal noises from 1923
Theoretically Speaking, S5:E5: What Makes Crooning, Crooning ?
It’s enough to make you swoon in June with a spoon: Contributing Author and renowned melodious heartthrob Bill “Virgindog” Bois is back with a new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “Sinatra Effect” reference
The Making of My Billboard Book
Last time out, Contributing Author Ozmoe blew us away when he matter-of-factly told us about his TV-book writing. And if you were surprised by that? Well… just check out his latest “big reveal”
The Number Nines: Four More Records That Barely Cracked The Top Ten
Join Contributing Author Napoleon Of Birds once again, for a chart-tastic look at four more great recordings that just managed to squeak into single digit territory
Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 8: Blood for a Coming Storm
”The past hundred years or so of art were dedicated to unleashing primal emotions for the sake of radical social change.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
My Life in Jazz, Part Three: “Live! From ‘The Our Lady of Ipanema’ Lounge”
In this final chapter of his mini-series, Contributing Author and good friend rollerboogie brings us to present day of his lifelong journey, at the unlikely intersection of where faith meets jazz
The Fantastic 40 – Episode 1:Top-40 Chart Domination for 1980
We all love seeing how well our favorite songs did during a calendar year. In this first episode of a new series from Contributing Author Chuck Small, he has an interesting new spin: focusing on the artists themselves. See how your favorites tallied up, starting with 1980
The Friday Flash Review: The Fifth Dimension’s “Wedding Bell Blues”
We would never suggest that Contributing Author Jon Deutsch is anti-matrimony, per se… but he definitely is not marching down the aisle for this one. Here to decode it all for us: it’s another “Friday Flash Review”
Theoretically Speaking, S5:E4: What Makes Barbershop, Barbershop ?
Break out the Barbasol: Here to support both the hirsute and folically challenged, it’s Contributing Author Bill “Virgindog” Bois. He’s back with this week’s new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “Wheaties” reference
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