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Popdose: Coverage!

Popdose: Coverage!

Dw. Dunphy May 27, 2012 3

Here's some tunes you might know of

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Greatest Un-Hits: Richard Carpenter and Dusty Springfield’s “Something In Your Eyes” (1987)

Greatest Un-Hits: Richard Carpenter and Dusty Springfield’s “Something In Your Eyes” (1987)

Brian Boone January 4, 2012 1

When duos split up, there’s usually only one breakout star who goes on to any semblance of a successful solo career, with the public casting its vote with its dollars and chart showings, making

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Lost in the ’70s: Carpenters, “Ticket To Ride”

John C. Hughes November 13, 2008 7

It wasn’t the most auspicious of beginnings for Richard and Karen Carpenter.  Despite later huge success with several Top 40 hits and platinum albums, their first album, Offering, was a huge flop.  In fact,

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CHART ATTACK!: 9/2/72

Jason Hare September 5, 2008 15

Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everyone! Sick of the ’90s? Sick of the ’80s? Sick of … uh … the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, 1970, 1971, and 1973 – 1979? (I’m

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 15

Dave Steed July 9, 2008 26

A few weeks ago I was at a record show for a few hours flipping through thousands of $1 records. I fully admit that I am a nosy person — I like listening to

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