Polls Apart: Rolling Stone vs. Billboard – The Singles
Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds brings the chart-stat science, the facts and figures, and even a handy punctuation guide in his look at Hit Singles, ‘Stone vs. ‘Board style
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Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 11: Streaming Live
“Our lives are defined by the inexorable passage of time. We grow older, our priorities change, our relationships change, and the world around us changes, sometimes beyond our recognition.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
The Fantastic 40 – Episode 3: Top-40 Chart Domination for 1982
Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he takes us back to the time of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Tylenol tampering – and the 40 Biggest Billboard Artists of 1982
It’s The First Annual (And Potentially Only) TNOCS “Greatest Imaginary Band Name” Bracket Challenge! Voting Closes Thursday!
From the silly to the sublime: Contributing Author and Tabulator To The Stars Bill “Virgindog” Bois presents a brand new Voting Bracket, where you will determine the Greatest Imaginary Band Name of All Time! Make your choices heard – Voting is open now
Dude, Where’s My Van? Part 10: An Art to End All Arts!
”I fear that it’s the cynicism and the domineering impulsiveness that’s mostly been preserved and spread around. But hopefully some young artists out there are finding new ways to laugh at despair.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Dad Rock Is A Myth. (Dad Pop, On The Other Hand…)
Armed with evidence, a solid playlist, and a killer hashtag, Contributing Author rollerboogie posits a theory about fathers relating to their kids’ music – and he just might be on to something
The Number Nines: Yet Another Four Records That Barely Cracked The Top Ten
Join Contributing Author Napoleon Of Birds for their latest look at four recordings – that can (just barely) claim “Top Ten” status
When In Rome? Punt.
Maybe we have an explanation for the The National Football League’s insistence of using Roman Numerals for their annual championship game: it seems that football goes back way further than we thought. Contributing Author & Colts fan Stobgopper has your ticket to the Colosseum, and sets the scene
Living La Dolce Vita – An Italian Holiday
Asking a good mate from across the pond to work – on the US Labor Day Holiday? I’m the worst.
But, trouper that he is, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds dutifully shows up on a vacation day to tell us about… his vacation
Theoretically Speaking, S5:E6:What Makes Doo-Wop, Doo-Wop ?
Just around the corner, under a streetlamp, and shoop-shooping his way into your heart: it’s Contributing Author Bill “Virgindog” Bois, with a harmonious new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “bathroom reverb” reference
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