my parents decided that after 18 years it was time to move out of my childhood home. I went back to pack and it was a bittersweet day for all of us. My sister and I went into the basement with my parents and started reminiscing about all the good, no…great, times we’d had in...
The recording process began several years ago, in a room in a cottage at Simon's property in Connecticut. "I think it was the first time that the bulk of one of Paul's albums was recorded in his own studio,” says Andy Smith. "The cottage was initially an empty house, and we gradu...
better stories and look for special pieces. (He also managed to get better English out of Quebec star Patrick Laperle than I usually did.) I only met Norm one weekend (my only trip to the Oxford 250 in 2011), and when he wasn’t talking racing, he was talking Woodstock-era music. ...
but Prince was still yet to become a full-fledged superstar. His lone performance this night on the 'SNL' stage was “Partyup,” the energetic closing track from 1980’s ‘Dirty Mind.’ The purple one strutted
Billy Joel: February 18, 1978 NBC Billy Joel: February 18, 1978 This 'SNL' episode lives on in history for a bevy of reasons. First and foremost was its host, Chevy Chase, returning to the show that launched his career (and from which he quickly departed to become an even bigger star...
Billy Joel: February 18, 1978 NBC Billy Joel: February 18, 1978 This 'SNL' episode lives on in history for a bevy of reasons. First and foremost was its host, Chevy Chase, returning to the show that launched his career (and from which he quickly departed to become an even bigger star...
"Our family attended the Taylor Swift concert at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami where Billy Joel/Elton John’s ‘Face to Face’ concert previously held the seating record," he wrote on Instagram. "Taylor’s second concert at Hard Rock Miami set a new record and ushered in a n...
Simon & Garfunkel's 1968 classic "Mrs. Robinson" heralded a new era of free love, highlighting May-December romances. By the 1970s, artists were extolling their encounters with significantly older or younger partners, includingRod Stewart, who was just 16when he experienced his first time. "I...
" sold fewer copies than the best-selling album from any previous year during the SoundScan era. Of course, it could have been much worse for the soundtrack, which only sold 6,000 copies in its first week. Meanwhile, the movie was a cultural phenomenon and launched a franchise that raked...
Taylor Swift taps into this psychology through her evolving artistry. Since her career’s onset, she’sreinvented herselfwith each album cycle to stay current, while keeping her signature songwriting style. Every musical “era” introduces a new version of Taylor, with fresh colours, haircut...