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Ten Fun Facts about Empire Records? Say no more, mon amour.
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Neil Young and Rick James in a band together? It happened in the ’60s. They even signed to Motown. But everything fell apart before they could really get off the ground. Get the story here!
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The age of arena rock is in full quadrophonic flower, the Son of Sam terrorizes New York, and the winter of our disco tent cometh. Casey Kasem’s countdown for the week of March 26th 1977 has ex-Beatles and burgeoning Bee Gees; Electric Light Orchestras Atlanta Rhythm Sections, and Andrea True Connections; and hits by both…
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The guy who wrote “Talkin’ Baseball” actually has a pretty deep history in popular music. Learn more and dig into our Opening Day playlist.
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What happens when a leading Krautrock producer gets his favorite musicians together, doses them with acid, and rolls tape? The Cosmic Jokers.
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Eddie Money was almost Janis Joplin’s immediate replacement in Big Brother and the Holding Company. Hard to picture? Seems the band felt the same way. The marriage lasted roughly ten minutes. Get the story here.
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A Grateful Dead performance is always a cornucopia of covers and originals–songs selected from history and songs composed through experience–served seamlessly alongside one another. Sometimes, you can’t tell which is which. See which of your favorite Dead tunes are actually covers.
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The best Irish tunes for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration, plus the origin story for “Shipping Up to Boston”.