Domo Arigato, Mr. DeYoung! Dennis DeYoung Brings Styx Retrospective Home to Chi: A Review
(May 5, 2019). “Where have you been all these years, I’m 72 years old?!” That was the response former Styx maestro Dennis DeYoung gave to the thousands of fans who…
40 Years Ago: The Season of Summer and Supertramp – and a “Bad” vs. “Breakfast” Battle to Remember
(April 27, 2019). In late March 1979, the English rock group Supertramp released its landmark album Breakfast In America. Six weeks later, on April 25, American disco goddess Donna Summer…
Why Few Dared Tackle Frankie Beverly & Maze’s Classic Before Beyoncé Did on ‘Homecoming’
(April 21, 2019). Many Beyoncé fans were pleasantly surprised when they woke up Wednesday morning to the news that their queen had just released a live album – the companion…
Part 5: Ten African Rappers American Hip-Hop Fans Should Hear Now!
(April 14, 2019). For the past four weeks, djrobblog has covered African hip-hop artists who should be getting some love here in America. The first four parts of this five-part…
Big-Boy Birthday Ballin’ w Dru Hill, Faith Evans and Doug E. Fresh!
Imagine you’re attending a birthday for a successful friend – a very successful friend at that – and yourself being the one pleasantly surprised. That’s what happened to this writer…