Zager & Evans’ ‘In the Year 2525’: The Gloomiest #1?
It was, to be sure, one of the bleakest songs ever to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. And then Zager and Evans never charted again.
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The Beatles’ Decca Audition: An Invaluable Lesson in Failure
Try to please everyone, and you please no one, including yourself. For the Beatles, January 1, 1962, was the day that the lesson was learned.
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Burton Cummings Interview: The Guess Who and His Big 2025
One of rock and pop’s great male vocalists talks about his new studio album, A Few Good Moments, and his upcoming U.S. tour.
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John Denver: From Pop Singer to Country Boy in 10 Top Songs
For several years in the ’70s, he was as big a presence on the charts as anybody and hosted the Grammys several times. The headlines continued for the wrong reasons
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‘Twilight Zone’ Original Episodes: True Classics
From the 4 repeating notes of its theme music to its tales of the supernatural, few television series have reshaped the medium as much as Rod Serling’s classic program.
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ELO’s ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ Like You’ve Never Seen It
Electric Light Orchestra fans will be surprised to discover how this favorite fared on U.S. radio. It was released in the midst of a string of hit singles for the group that combined electric instruments with orchestral ones
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Top 10 Bubblegum Hits
Although the genre is often maligned by purists as lightweight and disposable, many are memorable examples of pop songcraft at its best. From our friends at CultureSonar
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Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues of 2024
Our roundup of the best archival rock music boxed sets, reissues and collections includes the Beatles, Dylan, CSN&Y and dozens more.
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Here We Come… The Monkees’ Incredible First Year
Our look back at the 3 chart-topping albums, three #1 singles and the shocking exit of a behind-the-scenes exec less than 8 months after Monkee-mania began.
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Jimmy Carter, ‘Rock & Roll President,’ and Humanitarian, Dies at 100
When he died he had surpassed George H.W. Bush in longevity for a former President. Bush Senior died in 2018 at age 94.
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