Articles Database (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The first Rolling Stones Album titled “The Rolling Stones” was released in the UK in 1964. The US version of this album was released a few months later with a different title; it was called “England’s Newest Hit Makers”. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been the main songwriters for the Stones over the past forty [...]
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Those inclined to bash the music of the 1970s as silly, escapist nonsense can only do so by ignoring the vitality of soul in the early part of the decade. As late as 1972, old-school soul records were charting regularly and riding high: that summer, “I’ll Take You There” by the Staple Singers hit Number [...]
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 02/21/2008
Motown's identity is understandably linked to the '60s because so much of the historic label's output mirrors events from that decade. Its exuberant explosion at the decade's outset echoed the optimism of the baby-boomer generation, and its commercial breakthrough mid-decade paralleled the advances of the civil rights movement. Of course, much of the Motown-as-metaphor idea is a construct. After all,...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
If you liked Alicia Keys (and her amazing duet with Frank Sinatra, her poised intro to the show), the spectacular Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Little Richard during the Grammy show, you shoulda seen the shows after the show.
Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 11/14/2007
Bell'O International, a leader in home theater, based in Morganville, NJ, has embarked on a campaign to recognize some of the best talent in Hollywood for their years of providing entertainment that is consumed and enjoyed in the home (music, television and DVDs). For the first time ever, with its "Take a Bow, Take a Seat Award", Bell'O and its President, Marc Sculler are recognizing those showstoppers...
Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 08/23/2007
Barry Murphy once more trawls the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday...
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 06/06/2007
Levi Stubbs is 71. Stubbs was and is the lead vocalist of The Four Tops. “The Four Tops deserve to be recognized both for their achievements and their longevity. On the latter count, the group performed for over four decades together without a single change in personnel - a record of constancy that [...]
