The sad, recent history of posthumous No. 1 albums…and the rappers who made them
(July 18, 2020). A recent trend suggests that – despite the record-breaking, phenomenal success of hip-hop music over the past several years – rappers are also on the wrong side…
I Get Songz: ‘Treasured’ rapper L. H.’s new album to continue Chitown’s come-up in 2020…
(July 17, 2020). The fourth and latest installment of the blog’s I Get Songz series looks no further than right here in The Chi and a new album from a…
The skinny (or maybe the fat) on vinyl in 2020 – and the ten best selling vinyl records of 2020 so far…
(July 11, 2020). Most industry watchers and record collectors know that vinyl record sales have been on the rise for the past decade and a half. Vinyl sales have increased…
R.I.P. Charlie Daniels… a “Simple Man” with a complicated fandom.
(July 8, 2020). According to his 1989 hit of the same name, Charlie Daniels may have been a “Simple Man,” but his legacy evolved over the years from that of…
50 Years Ago: “American Top 40 w/ Casey Kasem” débuted in the wake of the country’s last big reckoning…
(July 4, 2020). To me and the millions of other listeners who listened weekly to the world-famous pop music countdown show “American Top 40 with Casey Kasem” every weekend, it…