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Contributing Author blu cheez delivers a no-holds-barred assessment of which recording artists truly mastered the art of acting, and those still finding their dramatic footing. This comprehensive analysis separates the legitimate thespians from the one-hit wonders, examining everyone from David Bowie’s transformative performances to the jury-still-out verdict on Lady Gaga’s range.
Across decades of modern culture, here’s a look at a few artists who have chosen to step away at the height of their influence: Moments in history when departure -not endurance -became the defining stroke of a lasting legacy.
What if your favorite movie characters started a band? Contributing Author rollerboogie is our director for a witty, nostalgia-laced lineup—from Eugene Martone’s shredding to Kermit’s banjo. You’ll be casting your own dream band before the final “Roller Boogie” flute solo fades out
Top-40 Chart Domination for 1981
Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he travels back to the year of the first Space Shuttle, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the 40 toppermost Billboard artists of 1981
Volume One: ‘That’s What I Call Jazz Dance Orchestra Music!’
Coming to us all the way from the Land of the (alleged) Inverse Coriolis Effect: it’s the Debut Article from our newest Contributing Author, DJ Professor Dan. DJPD kicks off a sprightly 4-part miniseries featuring music, dance, and assorted animal noises from 1923
It’s enough to make you swoon in June with a spoon: Contributing Author and renowned melodious heartthrob Bill “Virgindog” Bois is back with a new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “Sinatra Effect” reference
Last time out, Contributing Author Ozmoe blew us away when he matter-of-factly told us about his TV-book writing. And if you were surprised by that? Well… just check out his latest “big reveal”
Join Contributing Author Napoleon Of Birds once again, for a chart-tastic look at four more great recordings that just managed to squeak into single digit territory
“Live! From ‘The Our Lady of Ipanema’ Lounge”
In this final chapter of his mini-series, Contributing Author and good friend rollerboogie brings us to present day of his lifelong journey, at the unlikely intersection of where faith meets jazz
Top-40 Chart Domination for 1980
We all love seeing how well our favorite songs did during a calendar year. In this first episode of a new series from Contributing Author Chuck Small, he has an interesting new spin: focusing on the artists themselves. See how your favorites tallied up, starting with 1980
We would never suggest that Contributing Author Jon Deutsch is anti-matrimony, per se… but he definitely is not marching down the aisle for this one. Here to decode it all for us: it’s another “Friday Flash Review”
Break out the Barbasol: Here to support both the hirsute and folically challenged, it’s Contributing Author Bill “Virgindog” Bois. He’s back with this week’s new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “Wheaties” reference
Proving once again that you just can’t keep a good weird record down, it’s Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds, with a collection that will shock, stun… and inexplicably: make you want to eat a cheap lunch in Bangor