Taylor Swift dazzles SNL, but ‘Lover’ songs not dazzling the charts…
(October 6, 2019). This was supposed to be Taylor Swift’s autumn. Her new album Lover came with all the fanfare and media blitzing that new Taylor Swift albums always do.…
Toto Proves Not All ‘Yacht Rock’ is Soft at Chicago Theatre Friday
(October 5, 2019). The California band Toto, featuring co-founders Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather and longtime member Joseph Williams, were well known for their versatility in musical styles during their 1978-88…
All Hail the ‘King’: The First Charting Rap (Hip-Hop) Record was THIS one – not ‘Rapper’s Delight’; a 40th anniversary tribute.
(October 4, 2019). “You just clap your hands then you stomp your feet, ‘Cause you’re listenin’ to the sound of the sure shot beat. “I’m the K-I-N-G, the T-I-M…King Tim…
85-yr-old Frankie Valli sings, raps, jokes and even gets in a dig at Chicagoland concert.
(September 30, 2018). Frankie Valli is a legend among legends. That much is clear. What wasn’t so apparent before Saturday night, though, was just how much of a comedian the…
40 Years Ago: With Chic’s ‘Good Times’ ended, here are ten acts who began to have all the fun…
(September 27, 2019). After dominating the summer of 1979 with their inescapable No. 1 pop and soul smash “Good Times,” the New York disco collective known as Chic began to…