Taylor Swift dazzles SNL, but ‘Lover’ songs not dazzling the charts…
(October 6, 2019). This was supposed to be Taylor Swift’s autumn. Her new album Lover came with all the fanfare and media blitzing that new Taylor Swift albums always do.…
Toto Proves Not All ‘Yacht Rock’ is Soft at Chicago Theatre Friday
(October 5, 2019). The California band Toto, featuring co-founders Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather and longtime member Joseph Williams, were well known for their versatility in musical styles during their 1978-88…
85-yr-old Frankie Valli sings, raps, jokes and even gets in a dig at Chicagoland concert.
(September 30, 2018). Frankie Valli is a legend among legends. That much is clear. What wasn’t so apparent before Saturday night, though, was just how much of a comedian the…
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Genre-buster: Post Malone is giving Hip-Hop Historians Fits (and fans love it).
(September 23, 2019). Post Malone has the current No. 1 album in America with Hollywood’s Bleeding. The set was consumed near gold-certified levels in its first week out, making it…
Ric Ocasek/The Cars were the ‘Heartbeat’ to American Pop’s (arguably) Greatest Year.
“H-h-h-h-h-h-hello. H-h-h-hello again!” And with those words you knew it was time for yet another trip to that zany place known as Heartbeat City. Mode of transportation? The Cars. The…