Secret, secret – I’ve got a secret: Styx’s “Mr. Roboto” arrived 40 years ago today as a nonsensical band-busting hit. I turn it up every time.

In celebration of what would have been Mike Nesmith’s 80th birthday, let’s explore some quite surprising lesser-known songs from the Monkees.

The Beatles premiered their blatantly weird, critically savaged ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ film 55 years ago today on the BBC.

Passed over as an A-side, “Thank You Girl” illustrated the foundational role the blues, R&B, and early rock ‘n’ roll played in the Beatles’ early sound.

Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.

Released 50 years ago, ‘Guitar Man’ proved that Bread was a lot more mercurial than their soft-rock critics would ever admit.

Mamas Gun closed out this five-song collection with “Saint Maria,” dedicated to the patron saint of teenaged women and victims of sexual assault.

Here is a light-hearted new Christmas ditty from the 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, based on a John Hughes short story that gave rise to the classic film ‘Christmas Vacation.’

‘Ticket to Shangri-La’ is Young Gun Silver Fox’s finest LP, with a depth of musicianship and emotion that rises above nostalgia and the yacht-rock chatter.

Television has offered me the opportunity to discover a batch of cool songs from the likes of Tame Impala, Junip, Library Voices and others.