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Radio in 1980 was a hangover from the ‘70s, with artists like Olivia Newton-John, Captain and Tennille and Neil Diamond continuing their chart-topping ways, and new acts like Air Supply scoring hit records with a familiar brand of soft rock...

20 years ago today, The Notorious B.I.G. was sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in his career, but it was a victory which will forever be tied to a tragedy. Written by The Notorious B.I.G. –...

57 years ago today, Benjamin Earl Nelson signed on the dotted line at Atco Records, officially beginning his tenure on the label under his stage name: Ben E. King. Not that Ben E. hadn’t been working prior to putting his...

45 years ago today, The Eagles released their very first single, a track which was co-written by Glenn Frey and a gentleman outside of the band’s ranks. Don’t worry, though: you know the guy. Okay, fine: we won’t keep you...

10 years ago today, Rush celebrated May Day by releasing their 18th studio album, which would prove to be their sixth and final studio LP for Atlantic Records. Recorded during November and December 2006 at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New...

For some artists, the more fertile the imagination, the bigger the canvas required to contain the full range of that imagination. Such was the case with Todd Rundgren in 1972. Three-quarters of his double album SOMETHING/ANYTHING? contained nothing but Rundgren...

45 years ago today, Van Morrison released the third and final single from his fourth full-length solo album, HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR. Recorded – like the rest of the album – at A&R Recording Studios in New York...

Some bands become overnight sensations. Other bands have to work their way up to superstardom. In the case of INXS, it was definitely the latter situation, but although it may technically have been among the minor hits that served as...

20 years ago this week, Bill Frisell released his first-ever album to be recorded in Nashville, and one presumes that the experience was a positive one, given the title Frisell bestowed upon the LP. Recorded at the Sound Emporium, NASHVILLE...