The Day the ‘Music’ Died: R.I.P. Helen Reddy & Mac Davis
(September 30, 2020). The first new No. 1 song of 1972 was Don McLean’s “American Pie,” the classic tune that metaphorically told the story of the day in 1959 when…
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I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
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Analysis: Rolling Stone mag revised its 500 Greatest Albums list; it’s out with the old…now more Black artists, women
(September 27, 2020). This past week, Rolling Stone unveiled the latest revision to its recurring ranking of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time, as determined by people with some…
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I Can’t Believe That Song (or Album) Is 40!
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“I Am Woman” and “I’m Every Woman” – two very different ‘70s female anthems with similar histories and ironies.
(September 11, 2020). On Friday, Sept 11, the biopic “I Am Woman” opens in select theaters and on other platforms across the U.S. It’s the dramatized retelling of how popular,…
Brandy & Monica’s Verzuz was a win for R&B; here’s a round-by-round scorecard!
(September 1, 2020). Sometimes two stars come into the same orbit and both can co-exist – each shining brilliantly without either one dimming the other’s light. And occasionally those stars…
Analysis: With “WAP,” Cardi’s and Megan’s MEG (metaphor & euphemism game) is tight! Let us count the ways…
(August 16, 2020). People have been complaining for years that music isn’t creative anymore and how lyrical nuance and metaphor were lost with the 20th century. Enter Cardi B and…