Rock Hall of Fame 2020 Nominations: The Case For Whitney
(October 19, 2019). It’s that time of year again. Queue the dog whistles and let’s play the annual game of how so-and-so doesn’t belong in the Rock and Roll Hall…
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Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” is Every Bit of 40 (and part of chart history)!
Bodacious, funky, sassy, spunky, bold, and exuberantly sexy. Chaka Khan is indeed every woman! This month, the iconic song that signaled her moonlighting break from the group Rufus and the…
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell (1964-2017) Covered Prince, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston
By now, most ’90s rock music fans have heard of the passing of one of the era’s greatest frontmen, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame. Cornell was highly instrumental…
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…