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Rock Flashback: The Rutles

Rock Flashback: The Rutles

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Video Classics: The Beatles – ‘Why Don’t We Do It in the Road’

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Never Number One: Grand Funk Railroad
Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: “Hey Baby” by Bruce Channel

"Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel (1962)"Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel (1962)

By | March 16, 2012
Some artists make a record so perfect that it ensures they'll be remembered for all time -- or at the very least, that they will deserve to be remembered for all time. Bruce Channel is one of those artists, and "Hey Baby" is his record.Listen… Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Songs About The Sun

The Great Bill Withers (YouTube)The Great Bill Withers (YouTube)

By | March 2, 2012
After yesterday's dalliance with the Top 10 Rain Songs of All Time, seems only right that we reprise our Top 10 Songs About the Sun. We know of "rain dances" but has anyone invented a "sunshine shuffle"? Give Me Some Rays Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 “Rain Songs” Of All Time

The Temptations Were Motown's Rainmakers (YouTube)The Temptations Were Motown's Rainmakers (YouTube)

By | March 1, 2012
From my outpost in the Pacific Northwest in the middle of winter, I offer (what else?): the Top 10 Rain Songs of All Time. Pour Them on Me Read more »
Rock News

Rock Flashback: Happy Birthdays With George Harrison

George and Pattie, 1966 (Getty Images/AFP)George and Pattie, 1966 (Getty Images/AFP)

By | February 25, 2012
If he had lived, George Harrison would have celebrated his 69th birthday today. After the jump, find out how he celebrated it in years past. Blow Out the Candles Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Best-Charting Artists Of All Time

Lil Wayne, one of the best charting artists of all time. (Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)Lil Wayne is one of the best-charting artists of all time. (Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)

By | February 22, 2012
We'd like Elvis to be the #1 best charting artist in the history of pop music but, sad to say, a revisionist reading of Fame soaked in soap-opera suds has replaced him at the top. Herein lie the Top 10 best-charting artists to hit the US… Read more »
The #1 Albums

The #1 Albums: “People” by Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand, who's won eight Grammys and a Lifetime Achievement Award, is seen here performing at the 2011 show. (Getty Images/Mark Ralston/AFP)Barbra Streisand, who's won eight Grammys and a Lifetime Achievement Award, is seen here performing at the 2011 show. (Getty Images/Mark Ralston/AFP)

By | February 13, 2012
Sometimes it seems like the Beatles came to destroy what pop music (and pop culture) had been and replace it with something new. We've probably said that a time or two here ourselves, but it's not entirely true. Exhibit A: In 1964, the last year… Read more »
Top 10

Top 10 Biggest Jumps To Number 1 (Singles, 1957-1997)

When it came to his #1 hit, Bobby Goldsboro had "big air." (YouTube)When it came to his #1 hit, Bobby Goldsboro had "big air." (YouTube)

By | February 8, 2012
When we say these songs were "number one with a bullet," we really mean it. Here are the Top 10 Biggest Jumps to Number 1 in the history of pop music. Hit Me With the List Read more »
The #1 Albums

The #1 Albums: “Hello Dolly!”

Detail From the Cover of the "Hello Dolly" Original Cast Album, 1964Detail From the Cover of the "Hello Dolly" Original Cast Album, 1964

By | January 31, 2012
Soundtrack albums featuring the songs from Broadway shows dominated the album chart from the beginning of the rock era in 1955. Some of the most famous shows in the history of the American theater come from the years 1955 through 1964: Oklahoma!, My… Read more »
What Goes On

What Goes On: Let It Be Roberta (Flack)

Roberta Flack, March 2011 (Andy Kropa Getty Images Entertainment)Roberta Flack, March 2011 (Andy Kropa Getty Images Entertainment)

By | January 23, 2012
The rumpus from Santa Monica's 429 Records is that four-time Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack will drop a set of Beatles interps next month called Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles. Tell Me More Read more »
Rock News

Rock Flashback: Richie Havens

(Getty Images)(Getty Images)

By | January 22, 2012
Although Richie Havens has scored but one top-40 hit, and that was over 40 years ago, he has continued to perform and record, and he has a legion of devoted fans. After the jump, listen to some of Richie Havens' most famous songs. Hear 'em! Read more »