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Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald (Getty Images)Michael McDonald (Getty Images)

By | February 15, 2012
In a 2006 concert review, a writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel described Michael McDonald's voice as "like a shout in an oak barrel." That's a tremendous description of his highly-recognizable sound. He sang with Steely Dan in the 70s,… Read more »
Bubbling Under

Bubbling Under: Wha-Koo

(Getty Images)(Getty Images)

By | January 8, 2012
Each week, Billboard magazine's "Bubbling Under" chart features singles that rank below its famous Hot 100 chart. Each weekend, we spotlight one of them. … Read more »
Rock News

Rock Flashback: Top Albums of 1981

Detail from the Cover of "Paradise Theater" by StyxDetail from the Cover of "Paradise Theater" by Styx

By | December 31, 2011
What's remarkable about the top albums of 1981 from a vantage point of 30 years is how many '70s superstars are represented on the list. The decade we think of as the 1980s -- the one we watched on MTV -- clearly hasn't begun, although some of its… Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs I Can Remember Listening To With My Brother

Indigo Girl Amy Ray (YouTube)Indigo Girl Amy Ray (YouTube)

By | December 17, 2011
Every once in awhile, I take advantage of my worldwide forum to send out personal props to a family member. In this case, it's my "little" brother who turns 47 years old today. … Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs About Nixon

Rich Little as Richard Nixon, 2010 (Ethan Miller Getty Images News)Rich Little as Richard Nixon, 2010 (Ethan Miller Getty Images News)

By | November 17, 2011
On this day in 1973, Richard Nixon mumbled the immortal words, "I am not a crook," while meeting with newspaper editors in Orlando, Florida. … Read more »
Video Classics

Video Classics: ‘Bodhisattva’ – Steely Dan

By | October 25, 2011
In Buddhism, 'Bodhisattva' is either the state of 'being enlightened' or an 'enlightened being', depending on which translation you read (and, presumably, whether or not you're reading it all backward).  According to Wikipedia (your… Read more »
Awesome Album Covers

Awesome Album Covers: Steely Dan’s “Aja”

Steely Dan - Aja (ABC Records, 1977)Steely Dan - Aja (ABC Records, 1977)

By | October 6, 2011
As punk rock began to gain momentum in 1977, Steely Dan continued about with their jazz-rock perfectionist ways, turning out an impeccably-produced record wrapped within a perfectly simple sleeve. Click Here to Discuss Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Radio Songs

By | October 1, 2011
"I Heard You on the Wireless Back in '52" (YouTube) … Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs About Gettin’ Old

By | September 25, 2011
A Classic Shot of Tom Lehrer Singing "When You Are Old and Gray" (YouTube) … Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Dirty Songs

By | September 19, 2011
I spent the entire weekend digging a 24" deep trench from my house (way over here) to the street (way over there) so I can get super-extra high speed internet and high definition TV. About 1000' by 2' feet deep by 4" wide should equal, well, Ten… Read more »