The Christmas songs that once knocked Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” from No. 1 on Billboard’s Holiday chart (and where they stand now)
(December 16, 2022). By now, everyone knows that Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has returned for a fourth unprecedented run atop the Billboard Hot 100. It…
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‘In my mind,’ this Temptations’ classic is still THE Christmas tune, despite what the charts (and millennials) say…
(December 12, 2022). As we move deeper and deeper into the digital and streaming age, some longstanding musical traditions are seemingly being left behind. Or at least they’re not being…
Christine McVie (1943-2022) wrote more Fleetwood Mac songs than anyone; was the heart and soul of a turbulent band
(December 1, 2022). Christine Perfect wasn’t that. No one is. She was perhaps as flawed as any one of the other past or present members of Fleetwood Mac, a band…
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The eerie ties that bind ‘Thriller’ and ‘Flashdance’: they’re forever connected
(November 30, 2022). As everyone who follows the news—or at least this blog—knows by now, Wednesday (Nov. 30) is the official 40th anniversary of the original release of the landmark…
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Fly high Irene Cara (1959-2022): from ‘Fame’ to ‘Flashdance,’ your music will live forever…and we will remember your name!
(November 26, 2022). Irene Cara, singer of the theme songs to two of the early 1980s’ most iconic performing arts-related films, passed away on Friday (November 25) of undisclosed causes…