Mariah Carey’s New Song Isn’t Even One Of The Best Songs With That Title
When older artists resort to incorporating F-bombs into their song titles or lyrics to try to appear more hip, it usually comes across trendy and trite, with a major fail…
John Oates’ Solo Show Might Make You Rethink Where the Soul in Hall & Oates Came From
Nine months ago, Billboard Magazine writer Chuck Daughin published an interview with John Oates, one half of the legendary pop duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, who had just released…
Eminem’s No. 1 ‘Kamikaze’ Moves Him Into Second Place and Makes 2018 the Best Year for Hip-Hop
Not only is Eminem’s new album Kamikaze an important rebound record for one of hip-hop’s most venerable artists, it is also a landmark one for the year 2018 in general.…
After Aretha, Which Legendary Musicians Could Call For The Kind Of Sendoff She Received?
Or anything that even approaches it? Anyone with a pulse knows about the 8-hr spectacle that was Aretha Franklin’s funeral in Detroit on Friday, August 31. Aside from the multitude…
Three Big ‘80s Pop Bands Play Chicagoland… and Pay Respects to Aretha
On a day where millions of people worldwide watched as Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was memorialized in royal fashion in Detroit, some fellow Midwesterners got an up-close-and-personal bit of…