Ray Charles’ move from Atlantic to ABC-Paramount paid enormous dividends.
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Let’s take a look back at the 10 finest moments from XTC’s catalog as written by Colin Moulding.
The mayor has found his true calling, so he’s calling it quits as mayor.
Tonight’s date night hosts, Mr. Bragg and Mr. Franks, invite you into the study with Col Mustard and Mrs. Peacock. Who did it in the light of the candlesticks?
It’s the last Friday Five of 2012! Join in with five random tracks of your own.
The Artistics hit it big with their 1966 single “I’m Gonna Miss You”
It seems just about every musical style gets recycled whether it deserves it or not. Here are five genres that definitely do.
On Mellowmas Eve, we pour you a triple shot of holiday mellow gold
In which Jason uses a supertalent Michael Jackson double to exact his revenge on Jeff
A gift for your ears. Two tunes to turn you on and light you up. Happy merry joy joy to all, and to all a great date.
Well, it’s been fun. Last one out, make sure to turn out the lights.
Shuffle into the holiday weekend with this week’s Friday Five!
Break out the white wine spritzers, because we’re about to get some smooth jazz up in this Mellowmas
It must be great to be Paul McCartney. All that fame, all that money. And it must be terrible, too, because you have to compete with Paul McCartney, and a…
Brooke White is one of the sharpest, most prolific singer/songwriters in pop music today — her natural beauty, charm and style are simply sprinkles, whip cream and Cap’n Crunch atop…
When we last left Bob Lefsetz, he couldn’t believe Fleetwood Mac would go on yet another money-grabbing tour. Now, he’s pissed off that he’s getting e-mails every day from a…
You know that one song, but there’s a lot more that you should also know about Dada.
In which a sunny trip to the islands takes a sad, nonsensical turn
Every year, while lording over an impressive amount of music catalogue news and views at my site, The Second Disc, I think the same thing at the end of every…
Remembering Darlene Love’s second greatest Christmas song
In which Jason and Jeff fall into a deep, pillowy-soft Cuneta hole
You can’t say these eight bands didn’t have their chance to do it one last time before the world came to an end.
Kelly Stitzel looks back at 2012 in music and ranks her favorite albums and more.
Due to the extreme length of this 2012 year-end recap, Michael Fortes recommends that you skip ahead to the entry on Joey Dosik.
This is the final edition of World’s Worst Songs before Christmas, so here are a few short takes on three reviled holiday records, all involving animals, all of which you…
