Girls Have No Fun in Top Ten – for First Time in Over 33 Years!
There’s a “No-Girls Zone” around the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, something that hasn’t happened since 1984. A lot can be said musically about the year…
The 50 Greatest Christmas Songs…Ever! (2016 Update)
(First published December 5, 2016) This 2016 special ranking of the 50 (!) Greatest Christmas tunes updates my djrobblog countdown from last year of the 45 Greatest Christmas Songs. I’ve…
100 Greatest Women in Music – the Past 50 Years
(Originally posted March 30, 2016.) Throughout modern history, women have made significant contributions to music in every genre, be it R&B, pop, rock, country, disco, rap/hip-hop, gospel, opera, electronic, reggae,…
Is Elegance a Thing of Music’s Past?
With the recent death of Natalie Cole came all the expected superlatives. Gone was one of the most elegant, most refined and classiest singers of a generation, as most articles…
The 45 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time
We’re approaching Christmas Day, so it’s only fitting for djrobblog to end the year with a countdown of the “45 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time.” I’ve spent some time…