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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago
(July 24, 2021). Tickets are ranging from $52 to $82 (for the good seats) to see Whitney Houston – that is, the late Whitney Houston – perform in hologram form beginning the week of Halloween and going through A […]
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago
(July 23, 2021). Last week, Billboard magazine and other news media were all abuzz over the high chart début of “Am I The Only One,” the right-wing, liberal-bashing, country ballad by Aaron Lewis, the former […]
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(July 18, 2021). Exactly one year ago today, the blog posted an article about how late rapper Pop Smoke (born Bashar Barakah Jackson) was part of chart history when he and fellow late rapper Juice WRLD c […]
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(July 17, 2021). Nowadays it’s hard to imagine a world where hip-hop wasn’t the dominant music genre. Perusing this generation’s Billboard charts is just one indicator of rap’s current ubiquitous status as […]
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DJ Rob commented on the post, 10 takeaways from the movie of the year, Questlove’s “Summer of Soul”: Moon-landing? Woodstock? Nah, just Soul! 4 years, 10 months ago
Thanks, Curt. I only wish I had been old enough to attend either event – or even knew of the existence of this one before now.
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DJ Rob commented on the post, 10 takeaways from the movie of the year, Questlove’s “Summer of Soul”: Moon-landing? Woodstock? Nah, just Soul! 4 years, 10 months ago
No problem, Los! I’ve seen the move five times and could watch it another five!!
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(July 13, 2021). It’s funny how in the summer of 2021 where soul music fans are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited biopic about our late Queen, Aretha Franklin, comes another movie about an event during a mor […]
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No problem, Los! I’ve seen the move five times and could watch it another five!!
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Thanks, Curt. I only wish I had been old enough to attend either event – or even knew of the existence of this one before now.
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(July 4, 2021). Not too many pop groups – or any act for that matter – would consider setting the entire preamble to the “Declaration of Independence” to music and releasing that as their first single for a new […]
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DJ Rob commented on the post, 40 Years Ago: 1981 Post-Disco A-to-Z…a playlist of the greatest jams from the best year of the post-disco era! 4 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for reading and for the comment!
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(July 01, 2021). From “A Little Bit Of Jazz” to “Zulu” and more than a hundred songs in between, boy have I got the ultimate post-disco countdown for you…and it’s all about 1981!
(As always, readers can s […]
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Thanks for reading and for the comment!
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DJ Rob commented on the post, Haven’t figured out which old-school group the hot new Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak jam “Leave the Door Open” sounds most like? These five come the closest. 4 years, 10 months ago
I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. I’ve grown a little burned out from “Leave the Door Open.” Staying tuned in anticipation.
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(June 28, 2021). Many of us of a certain age find it hard to fathom that the decade known as the aughts – the ‘00s – would ever be referred to as “old school,” or that a retro look back at it would spark so many […]
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(June 27, 2021). Looks like Cardi B will have to be doubly careful in the near future about which kids she allows to see her infamous “WAP” video.
That’s because she confirmed she’s pregnant with Baby No […]
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
(June 25, 2021). The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” may be a simple 1980s-retro ditty about the bright streetlights the singer encounters while racing down the highway at night en route to see his girlfri […]
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DJ Rob commented on the post, 50th Anniversary: Philadelphia International’s 100 Greatest Songs – The Most Objective, Comprehensive Ranking Yet! 4 years, 11 months ago
Yes, this list was meant to both entertain and enlighten! I’m glad it’s accomplished both! Thanks for reading and commenting. And feel free to share the article!
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DJ Rob commented on the post, SiriusXM's "Souled-Out" Seventies Countdown – the 70 Greatest Soul Songs of the '70s. Do you agree with this list? 4 years, 11 months ago
Thanks for this thoughtful accounting of Sam Cooke’s rightful place in music history and in rankings like these, which, admittedly, are subjective at best. I have often thought about this list in the six years since I first published it and where I’d rank certain artists today – or which ones I’d include now that I omitted the first time. I’ve…[Read more]
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DJ Rob commented on the post, Haven’t figured out which old-school group the hot new Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak jam “Leave the Door Open” sounds most like? These five come the closest. 4 years, 11 months ago
Hmmm… now I never would’ve thought of them.
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DJ Rob commented on the post, 50th Anniversary: Philadelphia International’s 100 Greatest Songs – The Most Objective, Comprehensive Ranking Yet! 4 years, 11 months ago
Thanks, Daniel. Enjoy it!
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DJ Rob wrote a new post 4 years, 11 months ago
(June 19, 2021). Within weeks of 2021 starting, the music world began commemorating the golden anniversary of one of the most important record companies in American music history – a label that, during the 1 […]
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Thanks, Daniel. Enjoy it!
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Yes, this list was meant to both entertain and enlighten! I’m glad it’s accomplished both! Thanks for reading and commenting. And feel free to share the article!
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DJ Rob commented on the post, Stuck in the Beatles’ Tracks – The No. 2 Songs They Blocked from the Top 4 years, 11 months ago
Great insight, thanks. I guess Billboard giveth and Billboard taketh away. That change you mentioned, btw, is how “Come Together”/“Something” made it to No. 1 in 1969.
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I love when ignorant readers like you immediately tumble to conspiracy theories because you’re too dumb to analyze and critique the bullshit you’re fed on your daily diet of Faux News and Breitfart. If Billboard really wanted to “remove” the song, then why would they let it enter the chart in the first place and, even more, why is it still on their other charts that have a much lower threshold than the Hot 100?