J.A. Bartlett April 23, 2012 Does country music suck, or doesn't it? Depends on who you are and what you want from it
Read More » J.A. Bartlett April 19, 2012 While the kids were buying Beatles records, their parents were buying Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Read More » J.A. Bartlett April 18, 2012 The dubious appeal of rapping in German
Read More » J.A. Bartlett April 13, 2012 The Fab Four's first great leap forward
Read More » J.A. Bartlett April 10, 2012 Clever or pretentious? With Sting, it's always a valid question
Read More » J.A. Bartlett September 25, 2010 Forty years ago today, The Partridge Family hit the television airwaves. Join J.A. Bartlett for a look back at some of its best songs
Read More » J.A. Bartlett January 20, 2010 January 20, 1988, is a Wednesday. In Arizona, a committee of the State House of Representatives continues hearings into whether Governor Evan Mecham should be impeached. Mecham is under indictment for perjury and has
Read More » J.A. Bartlett November 18, 2009 November 18, 1984, is a Sunday. By Congressional resolution, it’s the first day of National Family Week. The New York Times publishes several articles about Baby Fae, the anonymous child who died last Thursday
Read More » J.A. Bartlett September 16, 2009 September 16, 1987, is a Wednesday. A front-page story in the New York Times details the growing plagiarism scandal surrounding Delaware Senator Joseph Biden, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Commitee. Biden’s committee
Read More » J.A. Bartlett May 20, 2009 May 20, 1989, is a Saturday. It’s the last day of National Osteoporosis Prevention Week. Pro-democracy protests continue in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square; Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping declares martial law, and Chinese authorities pull the
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