Return Engagement: Jeff Lynne’s ELO (and the son of a former Beatle)…What a Difference a Year Makes!
(July 28, 2019). I saw them again last night. And you know that I shouldn’t. But I did, and this time it was a bigger venue. This time they were…
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40 Years Later: The facts and myths about the impact of Steve Dahl’s Disco Demolition Night…
(July 12, 2019). Warning: disco haters and Steve Dahl loyalists may not like where this is headed. Recently, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Paul Sullivan – in an article commemorating the 40th…
The Rolling Stones Defy Age, Logic – plus some minor imperfections – and Rock Chicago!
When The Rolling Stones come to play in your city, you go see them. For rock music fans and history lovers, it’s a no-brainer – a privilege not to be…
That time John “Cougar” Mellencamp channeled James Brown and Mick Jagger…and got an MTV hit!
As part of a private Facebook music group called “Lost Pop Hits (M.I.A.),” I participate in a daily song tournament in which tunes from a given year compete against one…
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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Millennials Like Old Rock (Way) More Than They Like Their Own
To say rock music as we know it is “dead” may be a bit of an overstatement. But one look at the Top Rock Albums chart in Billboard (dated June…