Chicago’s 25 Best Musicians – a Tribute to the Cubs!
With the Chicago Cubs advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1945, djrobblog pays tribute to the Windy City with an updated countdown of the 25 greatest…
U.S.A. For America – Why Not?
U.S.A. For America – Why Not? Just a few weeks ago, I wrote that it was 30 years ago that the one-time collective known as United Support of Artists For…
Tidal…why all the fuss?
When news of Jay Z’s mega-deal with Tidal Music broke this week, it served as a major notice to the music industry on several fronts, the most significant of which…
Ebony & Ivory – We Can Work It Out: A parallel history between the two greatest (and forever connected) single artists of all time!
In trying to come up with a topic for this week’s article, I kept thinking about the recent Grammy all-star tribute to Stevie Wonder, the musical genius whose career has…
A History of Black-Owned Record Labels – Part II
Last week, I wrote about how the FOX TV network drama “Empire,” a show about a fictional black-owned music company, has touched the collective nerve of a nation, particularly the…