The Dubs – Could this be Magic
The year is 1957. The neon of Broadway is a fresh slash of color against the humid, darkening air of…
The Cadillacs – Speedoo
The night was hot and wet, the kind of oppressive humidity that makes a needle stick a little harder in…
Bobby Vinton 1962 – Roses Are Red (My Love)
The year is 1962. The landscape of American popular music is a battleground of moods: the raw energy of rock…
The Four Seasons 1965 – Working My Way Back To You
The car radio, a dim orange glow cutting through the pre-dawn mist on the New Jersey Turnpike, was where I…
The Hollies 1969 – Mighty Quinn
The year is 1969. The air still thick with the residue of psychedelia and the first seismic shocks of the…
The Foundations 1968 – Back On My Feet Again
The needle drops, and before the vocal even begins, you are thrust into the sound of 1968. It’s the year…
Harry Nilsson 1969 – Everybody’s Talkin’
There are certain pieces of music that possess the spectral quality of memory itself—not a specific event, but the feeling…
Beatles – Love Me Do
The legend always starts with a scream. It begins with the blinding flash of flashbulbs, the roar of stadiums, the…
Status Quo 1968 – Pictures Of Matchstick Men
The story of Status Quo is etched in denim, twelve-bar blues, and a relentless, powerful simplicity. Their career arc is…
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1968 – The Legend Of Xanadu
The late 1960s were, by any metric, an era of profound musical schizophrenia. Rock had shattered into psychedelia, soul was…