Marc Bolan’s T. Rex roared through the early ’70s with glitter, swagger, and riffs that defined glam rock -while America mostly missed the ride.
Contributing Author JJ Live From Leeds spins a tale of brilliance, rivalry, and one of rock’s most dazzling flame-outs.
It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1975!
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan serves up another sly, spirited ride through music history, where bridges spark disco, rock bands haunt themselves, and Jersey boys dream big. The piece is as sharp as it is funny – a jukebox of insight with the volume turned all the way up.
Brigitte Bond and the Untold Story of A Ska Icon
Ska’s Beat Girl wasn’t a nameless graphic. She was Brigitte Bond, a pioneering performer whose life intersected with music, fashion, and social change.
Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois traces her journey from London’s ska scene to international stages, revealing the woman behind one of pop culture’s most enduring images.
An 80s Celebrity Music Showdown
Two 80s TV titans step out of their fictional worlds and into the recording studio. And what could possibly go wrong? In this ringside recap, Contributing Author JJ Live From Leeds chronicles a pop culture prizefight where Miami Vice cool meets Moonlighting charm, and the winner might just be… neither.
It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1965!
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan delves into the strange, the psychedelic, and quirky origins of three of the biggest songs of the August, 1965.
From Bob Dylan’s “vomit” to a whole lot of LSD, it’s a wild trip that will make you listen to these legendary tracks in a whole new way.
Songs About God And Faith
In this thoughtful and beautifully assembled piece, Contributing Author Rollerboogie uncovers moments of grace, prayer, and quiet belief where few might think to look.
A moving reminder that even in the midst of the loud and raucous, the still and small voice can be heard.
Great Songs… Ruined by Radio Overplay
Ever loved a song so much… until radio loved it way, way more? In this sharp and relatable list, one listener revisits a dozen great tunes that were overplayed into oblivion.
Contributing Author Chuck Small …delivers pinpoint pop analysis – with a sigh of overexposure.
It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1955!
It starts with a flopped B-side, detours through a record store riot, and ends somewhere near a teenage beautician outrunning a Cadillac in the rain.
Contributing Author DJ Professor Dan rewinds the Summer of ’55 with side-eyed reverence, jukebox theology, and exactly the right amount of references to Alan Freed.
Lux, Ivy, And The Cramps
There are your typical band bios, and then there’s this.
Contributing Author and Music Historian Bill Bois delivers a masterful, loving tribute to The Cramps: equal parts subcultural scholarship, musical nerdery, and heartstring pluck. You’ll laugh, nod, and probably Google “Psychobilly” halfway through.
OutKast with a mandolin or Iron Maiden with a fiddle? Why not?
Contributing Author Rollerboogie uncovers a foot-stomping universe of bluegrass covers that brilliantly reimagine the familiar – and will leave even the purists on both sides of the covers grinning.
