The 30 Greatest Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – The Men
(Originally posted May 2015) Last week, I presented a special countdown of the 16 Greatest Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – the Women. It came on the heels of the recent 2015…
The Best Blue-Eyed Soul Singers – The Women
(Spoiler Note: Included in this article is a ranking of the greatest blue-eyed soul singers in music history: the women are covered this week, the men next week. At the…
Rap’s Newest Number One Album! (and a retrospective look at its first one)
As hip hop celebrates its latest crowning moment with the debut of Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed new album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” at Number One on the Billboard 200 album…
The “Drake Fourteen” – So Exactly When Did Rap Become Mainstream?
(Note: this is the first in a multi-part series on the evolution/devolution of rap and hip-hop over its nearly four-decade history) Many of you have read or heard by now…
Grammys and Records and Songs…and Charts!
Grammys and Records and Songs…and charts! On Sunday night, February 8th, at 8pm, the 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles. It will air on CBS…