R.I.P. Angela Bofill; Her best song was never released as a single, but it’s a stone classic: Ranking her ten greatest!
(June 16, 2024). Often when a singer/songwriter with incredible talent and the voice of an angel passes away, people begin reflecting on (and streaming) that artist’s greatest hits, especially those…
Burning bridges: PinkPantheress’ anti-bridge stance recalls the style of a ‘70s legend (and earns a retort from another icon)
(May 29, 2024). Newish pop singer PinkPantheress prefers to keep it short and sweet. In an interview with ABC News last week the British “bedroom pop” star stated that songs…
Trump’s Boxing Boogie: How His Dance Move Gave Me an Existential (Birthday-Related) Experience
(May 28, 2024). It was a normal afternoon when the video came across my X (formerly Twitter) feed. There he was, Donald Trump, the former president, at one of his…
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45 Years Ago: The Summer of Summer Began… first ‘Hot Stuff’ then ‘Bad Girls’
(May 27, 2024). Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer in the U.S. In 1979, it marked the official beginning of Summer! Donna Summer’s summer, that is. Exactly 45…
Chart geek trivia: There are 12 of these songs on this week’s Hot 100 – likely a first!
(May 22, 2024). The year 2024 keeps churning out one trivia gem after another. In a year where the chart turnover at the top has been so rapid that it’s…