One Nation Under A Groove? 3 old guys ponder Funkadelic’s 1978 classic…is it funk’s GOAT?
(July 3, 2020). In May, DJROBBLOG introduced its “3 Old Guys” series, where three men in their 50s give their individual takes on a classic album from the past. That…
Vanilla Ice is throwing a Fourth of July concert in Texas…well, because he can.
(July 2, 2020). I’m not a comedian by any stretch of the imagination, but the jokes just write themselves for this article. To start, it was reported on July 1…
15 Years Later, We Still Miss Him: The 15 Greatest Luther Vandross Musical Moments!
(July 1, 2020). It was fifteen years ago today – on July 1, 2005 – that we lost one of the greatest voices of a generation in Luther Vandross. Fifteen…
R.I.P. Benny Mardones – the only singer in history to be a one-hit wonder…twice!
(June 30, 2020). “She’s just 16 years old…leave her alone, they say.” Those were the memorable – if not borderline statutory – lyrics that introduced “Into the Night,” one of…
2020 BET Awards: They should be virtual EVERY year – and other quick reactions to Sunday’s show.
(June 29, 2020). I enjoyed Sunday’s BET Awards. The performances were mostly flawless, highly polished numbers that clearly benefitted from their virtual settings. The hassle of having elaborate stages, awkwardly…