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Top 10 Rock Hits Of 1974

Top 10 Rock Hits Of 1974

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Top 10 Rock Hits Of 1976

David Bowie's "Golden Years," One of The Best from '76 (RCA, 1976)David Bowie's "Golden Years," One of the Best from '76 (RCA, 1976)

By | March 20, 2012
While the Starland Vocal Band was picking up a Grammy for Best New Artist, longstanding bands like the Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Eagles were dominating the Top 40. Here's a playlist of the Top 10 Rock Hits of 1976. Hit Me Up, Bro Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Peter Wolf’s “Sleepless”

Peter Wolf performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. (Getty Images/Michael Loccisano)Peter Wolf performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. (Getty Images/Michael Loccisano)

By | March 8, 2012
This week, Peter Wolf celebrates his 66th birthday. In 1967, Wolf formed what would become the J. Geils Band, which ran successfully for the next 17 years without a personnel change. In 1984, he began his solo career, which is up to seven albums… Read more »
Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: The Rolling Stones’ “Angie”

The Rolling Stones - "Angie" (Rolling Stones, 1973)The Rolling Stones - "Angie" (Rolling Stones, 1973)

By | March 7, 2012
From their thirteenth US release, Goat's Head Soup, the Rolling Stones scored their seventh #1 hit with "Angie." Let's Get to Know Angie Again Read more »
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Top 10 (Songs) That Have (Part Of Their Titles) In (Parentheses)

Neil Young Speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions, 2011 (Getty Images/Michael Loccisano)Neil Young Speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions, 2011 (Getty Images/Michael Loccisano)

By | February 29, 2012
(These Are the Best) Ten Songs With Parts of Their Title (In Parentheses). (At Least) We Think So. Show Me (The List) Read more »
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Three Best “Doo Doo” Songs

The Rolling Stones' homage to "doo-doo" (Rolling Stones Records, 1973)The Rolling Stones' Homage to "Doo-Doo" (Rolling Stones Records, 1973)

By | February 28, 2012
"Doo-doo" wasn't on my mind this morning until Skyler, my Beatles-loving 11-year old son, said he thought it's cool how George Harrison said "doo doo doo doo" after the first line of "Here Comes the Sun." That lead to a deep conversation about the… Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Keith Richards Gets Busted, 1977

Keith Richards, his wife of 28 years Patti Hansen, and their daughter Theodora enjoyed a night on the town in 2011. (Getty Images/Henry S. Dziekan III)Keith Richards, his wife of 28 years Patti Hansen, and their daughter Theodora enjoyed a night on the town in 2011. (Getty Images/Henry S. Dziekan III)

By | February 27, 2012
"I don't have trouble with drugs," Keith Richards is supposed to have said, "only with cops." Thirty-five years ago this week, Richards was busted in Canada, an arrest that that brought him closer to the Big House than any of his other brushes… Read more »
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Modern interstates are fast (such as I-10 in Texas, where the speed limit is 80), but travelers miss a lot of the local color once found on highways such as Route 66. (Getty Images/Rick Scibelli)Modern interstates are fast (such as I-10 in Texas, where the speed limit is 80), but travelers miss a lot of the local color once found on highways such as Route 66. (Getty Images/Rick Scibelli)

By | February 21, 2012
Thanks to our system of interstate highways, it's possible to drive from coast to coast without ever hitting a stoplight. But the speed and convenience of the interstates has a price. It's possible to drive from coast to coast without seeing much of… Read more »
Rock News

Rock Flashback: Doris Troy

Doris Troy - "Ain't That Cute" - BMIDoris Troy - "Ain't That Cute" - BMI

By | February 18, 2012
Soul singer Doris Troy was born in the Bronx. She co-wrote many of her own songs, even her only American hit, "Just One Look." By the end of the 1960s, she had moved to London and scored other hits in the UK, and her fame there led to an… Read more »
Never Number One

Never Number One: “Led Zeppelin IV”

Led Zeppeling IV (Atlantic, 1971)Led Zeppeling IV (Atlantic, 1971)

By | February 15, 2012
It seems impossible that one of the most popular albums of all time, one that is discovered by every new generation, one that will probably still be heard in 100 years, never made it to #1 on the American charts. But that was its fate 40 years ago… Read more »
Rock News

Rock Flashback: Heart Songs for Valentine’s Day

To blow a pile of money on your sweetie this Valentine's Day, hire a skywriter. (Getty Images/Gabriel Bouys/AFP)To blow a pile of money on your sweetie this Valentine's Day, hire a skywriter. (Getty Images/Gabriel Bouys/AFP)

By | February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day sent us scurrying to the reference books in search of chart singles containing the word "heart." Here's our special report. Beat It Read more »