America’s Four Most Troubling Years (Post WW2) – And the Music That Defined Them
As Americans commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil this September 11th, djrobblog takes a look back at the four years I consider to be…
Tupac Shakur – 20 Years Later (Why We Still Need Him Today)
Twenty years after his death, we still need Tupac in this world – even more so now. Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (a/k/a 2Pac) lived for just 25 years. We knew…
Frank Ocean’s Blond is Number One…But Was It Worth The Wait?
Some artists can release one album and have that project become so popular – and be so good – that it leaves fans clamoring for its follow-up. That first album…
Billy Joel in Chi-town – Wearing A Younger Man’s Clothes
The legendary Billy Joel played at Wrigley Field here in Chicago Friday night, and I got the chance to see him perform along with over 40,000 other elated fans. He…
F*@&ed-Up Album Covers…(A “Thug” By Any Other Name)
Okay folks, this one is for you. I’m gonna let you all tell me what you think the most, uh, messed-up album covers are. Some album covers are designed to…