Released in October 1990 as an homage to classic 70s disco and Motown (“When you can’t find the music to get down and boogie/ All you can do is step back in time”), this put Kylie in demi-disco mode, a new tack which had been set in motion by the previous singleBetter The D...
Here’s one for the fans of female action heroes, myself included, a fully functional Bionic Woman wrist radio that can tune in your favorite AM radio stations. Back when it was released, you might have been able to find more than political talk radio to entertain the kids. Think about ...
38 Special hasn't been nominated for the Rock Hall since becoming eligible in 2003, but Don Barnes prefers to focus on the positives. "You'll see on Twitter where these radio stations will tweet out, 'Coming up this hour: The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and 38 Special,'" he told Soundbar...
yet the new FM rock radio stations spun it often and the nascent rock press praised the band. Jann Wenner, editor of the months-oldRolling Stone, in an April 27 feature story on the group, commented, “The horns are one of the several reasons that Blood, Sweat and Tears is such a fi...
Word spread fast, and burgeoning FM and college radio stations programmed every cut on the LP, sometimes playing the whole thing late at night as the soundtrack to many an alcohol- or drug-fueled celebration. Atlantic label head Ahmet Ertegun discovered to his amazement he could sell a ton ...
Green Day's major-label debut,Dookie, was a huge hit at modern rock radio stations. Three of its songs reached No. 1; "Basket Case" was the biggest. Running the edges of a panic attack, the song blankets its issues in a near-cheery pop-punk design that borders '70s power pop. Bil...
The Penguin cover is good: we see Mario or Pedro, their typewriter and the radio. There’s no emphasis on the Julia/Mario relationship. I think that the best cover is the Spanish one with the lady and her half-radio face. It’s a good summary of the book: it’s in the right ...
000 copies being pressed and promo singles being mailed to radio stations. Gordy was placated when the former sold out within 24 hours, leading to the pressing of a further 100,000 discs to meet demand and 'What's Going On' hitting the top spot on the R&B chart that March. Reaching ...
“After 44 years as a solo artist, the fact that I can continue to record music and receive this recognition is something I am incredibly proud of.” His comments stood in stark contrast to those of Liam Gallagher, who responded to Oasis’ nomination by saying: “Fuck the Rock and Roll ...
The rumblings began three months earlier, with release of “Eight Miles High.” That irresistibly kinetic single, about the Byrds’ 1965 trip to London, quickly was labeled a drug song. Band members protested when some radio stations banned it, saying the title reference was to their jet ride...