The Five Must-Have Songs For Your Halloween Playlist
Stuck for a Halloween playlist to help while away the minutes between tonight’s zombie apocalypses? Start here.
Gimme Five
Five Moments From the Unlucky ‘Chicago 13’ That Weren’t Completely Terrible
The gold-selling ‘Chicago 13’ nearly cracked the Billboard Top 20 after arriving 45 years ago – but something was very wrong.
How Yes’ First Album Hinted at the Future: Gimme Five
Here’s a look back at a handful of early songs that pointed the way from Yes’ self-titled debut, released 55 years ago today.
Five Moments of Eternal Brilliance From Steely Dan’s ‘Pretzel Logic’
Released 50 years ago today, Steely Dan’s ‘Pretzel Logic’ remains a pinnacle achievement for the premier jazz-pop rock band. Here’s a handful of reasons why.
Ringo Starr’s Top Five Interpretations of Songs by the Other Beatles
Ringo Starr’s platinum-selling Top 10 smash ‘Ringo’ arrived 50 years ago with his very best interpretation of a song from a former bandmate.
Five ‘With the Beatles’ Deep Cuts That Illustrate Their Lasting Debt to R&B
Released 60 years ago this week, ‘With the Beatles’ is best known as the home for “All My Loving.” Let’s go further off this album’s beaten path.
The Best Bob Dylan Songs From the 1980s
“Silvio” arrived 35 years ago as one of Bob Dylan’s best songs from the ’80s, a period with more downs than ups. Here’s a handful of times he got it right.
Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Record buyers stayed away in droves when Bruce Springsteen’s sophomore LP arrived 50 years ago today. Here’s why it’s actually one of rock’s perfect albums.
Why Warren Zevon Shouldn’t Only Be Remembered For a Novelty Single
By the time Warren Zevon died 20 years ago today, he’d created a discography that transcended “Werewolves of London.” Here’s a look back at five gems.
Walter Becker’s ‘Three Picture Deal,’ ‘Love in the 4th’ + Others: Gimme Five
When Walter Becker died today in 2017, he’d already created a fantastic legacy with Steely Dan. His solo work was less heralded, but no less interesting.
