The 2024 Class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced… and the verdict is?
(April 22, 2024). Cher, one of the most iconic performers in pop music history, is being inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame — finally — after 60 years of…
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Exploring the Musical Magic of the ‘4’s – From 1964 and ‘84, to 2004… and now ‘24?
(April 15, 2024). There’s something magical — even mystical — about years ending in “4” when it comes to music. Something special, in fact… especially in even-numbered decades like this…
Forbes recently declared Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin” the “biggest” song all time, using a dubious metric. But is it?
(March 27, 2024). When Journey released their album Escape in 1981, Columbia Records issued four singles from it: “Who’s Crying Now,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Open Arms” and “Still They Ride,”…
What made this Eric Carmen hit one of the greatest pop songs of all time?
(March 14, 2024). Upon learning on Monday (March 11) of singer Eric Carmen’s death in his sleep last weekend, I was saddened by yet another loss of one of the…
R.I.P. Melanie Safka (1947-2024); You ‘Laid it Down’ to a Drumbeat All Your Own!
R.I.P. Melanie Safka (1947-2024); you laid it down to a drumbeat all your own!