Joe Rogan: The hill that Spotify is willing to die on…for now.
(February 8, 2022). A friend of mine recently told me that boycotts rarely work. This was in a discussion we were having about the growing flap over Spotify’s continuing support…
Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…the story of the most frustrating No. 2 peaks of the 1970s (“YMCA,” “I’m Not In Love,” What’s Going On,” others)
(February 5, 2022). Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…suddenly, it didn’t. This is the story of those frustrating near-misses, those runners-up on the premier Billboard singles chart—the…
The Janet Jackson documentary… what the critics are getting wrong
(January 31, 2022). I’ve read several reviews of the Janet Jackson documentary that aired simultaneously on Lifetime and A&E over the past weekend. None of them were flattering. For the…
Sole Survivors. Temptations, Bee Gees, Supremes and 14 other notable musical groups with one surviving original member.
(January 30, 2022). It’s only a partial coincidence that the blog’s 666th article is a somewhat morbid but uplifting one. Last week, when DJROBBLOG celebrated its seventh anniversary, I noted…
1980s rewind: Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…the story of the most frustrating No. 2 peaks of the ‘80s
(January 29, 2022). Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…it suddenly didn’t. Exactly 40 years ago this week, one of the most historic and, to Foreigner fans, disappointing…