We’ve got some familiar names to review this week. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles return, as of course we’ve got another chart triumph for the team of Dionne Warwick, Burt…
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As we kick off our look at AM Gold: 1967, we begin with a discussion on the merits of Time-Life’s track selection for the series.
Our look at Time-Life’s “AM Gold” series chugs on with the final installment from 1966, featuring cuts from The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Righteous Brothers.
We’re one week away from the end of AM Gold: 1966, and for the Popdose staff it seems it couldn’t come fast enough.
Ram Jam’s “Black Betty” is undoubtedly one of the catchiest rock tunes of the ’70s. Too bad it didn’t infect the rest of their 1977 debut album.
All of this week’s AM Gold tunes but one were Top 10 hits in 1966. But only one of them was covered and surpassed by one Mr. Phil Collins.
The good ship AM Gold has arrived in 1966, and we’re forced to confront an age-old question — how do you separate art from the artist?
We bid adieu to 1965 and take up a debate on the merits of Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger.”
There’s no denying the stone-cold classics found in this week’s edition of AM Gold.
We delve deeper into AM Gold’s 1965 and find some genuine treasures.
It’s a brave new year on AM Gold – 1965 to be precise!
Our look at AM Gold: 1964 reaches its respectable conclusion.
Another Wednesday, another batch of AM Gold for your listening pleasure. This week rolls on with the third installment from 1964.
As our Time-Life “AM Gold” series rolls on with the next batch of tunes from 1964, let’s all take a moment to recognize the genius of the Bacharach/David team.
AM Gold: 1964 beckons! Enjoy the Supremes and the Zombies! Make it through Gene Pitney!
And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to ’64 let’s fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from 1963.
Put your headphones on and your cares away, and come back with us once again to the world of Time-Life’s “AM Gold” — 1963 style!
They’re too sexy for Milan, New York, and Japan. But is Right Said Fred’s “Up” too sexy for this installment of Beyond the Wonder? Chris Holmes investigates.
Our look at AM Gold’s 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes – from folk to soul to country.
My apologies to anyone whoÁ¢€â„¢s been waiting with bated breath for me to wrap up this series Á¢€” is there any such person out there? I left off in early…
Welcome back to another edition of Jon Cummings’ award-winning look at great #2 singles of the pop era! This week: hits from Sheryl Crow, Jewel, and God.
Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett as rockin’ blue-collar siblings? Only in the ’80s — and only in Paul Schrader’s Light of Day, the subject of this week’s Soundtrack Saturday.
Jon Cummings’ ongoing look at great #2 hits in Billboard history moves into the ’80s this week, with hit tracks from the Bangles, Journey, and Foreigner in the mix.
March 18, 1978, is a Saturday. Deposed Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Before their annual banquet, members of the fire department…
Big things were planned for Boston’s Face To Face in 1984. Signed to Epic, the New Wave group was pushed heavily by the label as the next big music sensation. …
Oh, some things just write themselves, don’t they? I kid, I kid. “So Bad” is an overlooked little gem from the Paul catalog, released in the States as the follow-up…
Charlie’s Angels chanteuse Cheryl Ladd was known for two spectacular things: her acting and her singing. What? What’d you think I was gonna say? Anyhoo, Ladd got her start as…