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Contributing Author and Music Historian Bill Bois is back with Part Two of stories of extraordinary musical reemergence..
Five more artists who vanished for decades, then reemerged as if no time had passed. Bill reminds us that in music, the long way back can be the most interesting road of all.
Oddities And Surprises In The Music World
The voice of Blondie on kazoo, a 50’s crooner in a dog collar, and that devil’s-horns guy on brass — just a few of music’s weirdest quirks. How did any of this actually happen? Contributing Author Rollerboogie brings us up to date.
Part 1
Some bands vanish for decades before stepping back into the studio, and the results can be fascinating, funny, or flat-out legendary.
Part One of this sharp and surprising chronicle comes from Contributing Author Bill Bois , who as ever, makes the wait worth it.
(That Will Make You Think You’re Listening to Eight Different Bands)
Musical identity crises can be messy. Luckily, this can also make for a very entertaining and eclectic playlist.
The Forgotten Multisensory Experience of Baroque Concerts
From rosewater to ambergris, music once came with its own fragrance, equal parts artistry and atmosphere.
Contributing Author and Music Historian Bill Bois traces the fascinating history of concerts that engaged more than just the ears.
Brigitte Bond and the Untold Story of A Ska Icon
Ska’s Beat Girl wasn’t a nameless graphic. She was Brigitte Bond, a pioneering performer whose life intersected with music, fashion, and social change.
Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois traces her journey from London’s ska scene to international stages, revealing the woman behind one of pop culture’s most enduring images.
My Album Milestone Playlist
To celebrate a certain zero-year birthday, Rollerboogie created this wild and wonderful musical time capsule: 60 albums, one per year, no repeats – and not a single “greatest hits” collection in the bunch. It’s a life-mixtape of memories, eccentric gems, and pure sonic joy.
It’s The Hits Of June-ish 1955!
It ain’t a shame: Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan takes us back to June 1955, to a song from an obscure prison movie that became a cultural phenomenon, dominated the Top Ten, and for good measure, hits from The Candy and The Fat Men, respectively.
Back with some of the oddest couplings since Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley: It’s Contributing Author Chuck Small, bringing us an eclectic new collection of musical hand-offs…
Try as he might, Contributing Author rollerboogie just couldn’t stop adding to this amazing personal journey through guitar history – sidestepping the typical “greatest solos” debate in favor of genuine emotional connections that have lingered in this music lover’s consciousness across decades