it wasn’t untilFrankand Nancy Sinatra released “Somethin’ Stupid” a year later that it would become a hit. The father and daughter duo’s version topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and U.K. Singles Chart and has become a mainstay in pop culture over the decades since. A clip of J...
I did this 834 times in the past year. Approximately 80% of these records were ones I had either never heard before, or never sat through all the way. Some of what I discovered: A love for Classic Country (1945-1975), particularly the Bakersfield variety A reconciliation with vinyl, my...
But everyone has different dreams here. Anna, for example, really wants to work with Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. We talked about it and thought about proposing a substantial documentary on Stevie Nicks. That’s pretty much how things come to be at PLAYLAB! If the people...
too. The broader loss felt by dreams deferred played out in microcosm as they struggled to overcome the death of Brian Jones, extricated themselves from their old management in order to found their own label, and tried to move on after the disastrous aftermath of Altamont. That the Stones wou...
as control of the industry was still divided among regional territories. But the World Wide Wrestling Federation, as it was known back then, did have Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Wrestler of the Year, Dusty "The American Dream" Rhodes. The year also marked the in-ring debut of future legend...
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1978): Costello's great debut, 1977's 'My Aim Is True,' didn't include his band the Attractions (a California group called Clover, who would rename themselves the News after they hooked up with Huey Lewis, backed him). 'This Year's Model' did, and...
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1978): Costello's great debut, 1977's 'My Aim Is True,' didn't include his band the Attractions (a California group called Clover, who would rename themselves the News after they hooked up with Huey Lewis, backed him). 'This Year's Model' did, and...
"Instead of Muswell Hillbillies as Album of the year I'd prefer to abstain. Not that I don't still love it, but too many people have told me I must be getting senile." (Tim Jurgens.) Muswell Hillbillies is by far the worst Kinks album ever, just like Surf's Up is close to ...
“I did that on the hottest day of the year, sweating my balls off in a suit and, like, this wooden cheese head,” he says, laughing. “In my demo email I told them this story. They were like, ‘What the fuck? Who is this guy?’ So that probably helped me.” ...
Absolutely phenomenal. Paul did great for a 71 year old legend. He totally held His own and then some way off the charts. There is always a few “Surprises” for me, since this was the 6th time I got the pleasure of seeing Him live in concert. This was no exception as He played ...