How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
Heartbroken over the loss of Linda, Paul McCartney began a creative resurgence 25 years ago this week with the throwback ‘Run Devil Run.’
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How Toto Set the Stage for Success With the Overlooked ‘Hydra’
As Toto’s sophomore album ‘Hydra’ arrived 45 years ago this week, snooty critics were dutifully annoyed. But they were building toward something big.
Walter Becker’s ’11 Tracks of Whack’ Is the Best Steely Dan LP You Never Heard
Released 30 years ago this week, ’11 Tracks of Whack’ found Walter Becker stepping into the spotlight after huge successes in Steely Dan with Donald Fagen.
Why Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century’ Still ‘Has a Wonderful Feel to It’
Roger Hodgson joins us to discuss ‘Crime of the Century,’ the breakthrough Supertramp album released 50 years ago this month.
60 Years Later, the Beatles’ ‘Hard Day’s Night’ Is Still Revolutionary
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ premiered in the U.S. in August 1964, catapulting the Beatles into stratospheric fame.
Acknowledging an Influence? Or Grounds for a Lawsuit?
“Greensleeves” has disappeared from the end of the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” – and that’s just the beginning.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Set a New Standard With ‘Not Fragile’
Grunting and grinding with power and volume, Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s ‘Not Fragile’ arrived 50 years ago as the ultimate classic hard-rock album.
How Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ Opened Up a World of Art and Sound
When the Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ came wiggling out of my speakers for the first time 45 years ago, it was obvious I was onto something different.
How Mitch Easter Helped Take Velvet Crush to a New Level
Velvet Crush had already made a critical splash before ‘Teenage Symphonies to God’ arrived 30 years ago today. Then something amazing happened.
Discover (or Rediscover) Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham on ‘Moments From This Theatre’
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham are hardly household names, even though they’ve been a consequential part of the American popular music scene since the 1960s.
