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How Sweet’s 'Love Is Like Oxygen' Redefined Their Sound but Marked the End of an Era
Coming up... the story of the mini-rock symphony Love is Like Oxygen from Sweet, a band once dismissed by critics as a "bubblegum group" focused only…
1 year, 6 months ago
The 80s Classic 'Come On Eileen': Controversy, Claims of Theft, and an Unwilling Star
Where do I even start with this one? Over 50 musicians came in and out of this one-hit wonder band in its time... Dexys Midnight Runners. And its pri…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Hidden Meanings Behind 'Mellow Yellow': A 1966 Hit About Drugs and a Sex Toy
Coming up, the story behind one of the biggest hits of 1966 Mellow Yellow by Donovan. Packed with hidden meanings and controversial themes, this song…
1 year, 6 months ago
How John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band’s 'On the Dark Side' Became a Hit After a Movie Flop
Sometimes you hear a rock and roll story and it’s so good you feel like it was scripted or made up. Well, today’s story seems too good to be true, b…
1 year, 6 months ago
Exclusive Interview With Sting: The Only Artist With Two Songs in the 10 Most Played Ever
Coming up… A Holy Grail interview. When I started doing this years ago I made a list of 15 artists I have to interview before I die and my top 3 were…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Untold Stories Behind the Eagles’ Greatest Hits and Their Dramatic Breakup
From the early 70s to the close of the decade, the Eagles were flying high, having written a litany of beloved rock-era hits. As well as some classic…
1 year, 6 months ago
Celebrating the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of the 70s With Stories From the Artists Who Lived Them
Coming up… Get ready to take a nostalgic journey as we countdown the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of the 70s with the actual artists telling their stories……
1 year, 6 months ago
How a Shy Donald Fagen Hit on His Professor’s Pregnant Wife and Turned It Into Steely Dan's 70s Hit
Once upon a time at a Halloween party in the 70s, a notoriously shy, unsociable future hall-of-fame rockstar named Donald Fagen got the courage to hi…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Corey Hart’s 'Sunglasses at Night' Made Him a Star—And Why He’s No One-Hit Wonder
Coming up… we're putting the spotlight on Sunglasses at Night, an iconic '80s anthem-ditty created by Corey Hart who caught the attention of two of t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Exclusive Interviews With Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Story Behind 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'
Crosby Stills & Nash Tell the story of their first hit SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES the song that put them on the map as one of the world's first supergroup…
1 year, 6 months ago