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Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most legendary female R&B singers of the 20 th century: Carla Thomas, who came by her talent honestly – her dad was Rufus Thomas – and then kicked it up a...

52 years ago this month, Wilson Pickett – or Wicked Pickett, if you prefer – did something which always thrills the telephone company to no end: he recorded a song which featured a phone number as its title. As everyone...

As of this writing, we’re less than two weeks away from the end of 2018, and this means we’ve reached the end of a year’s worth of honoring the legacy of the late Otis Redding, including… An Otis Redding tribute...

32 years ago this week, The Housemartins – otherwise known as the fourth best band in Hull – secured the lone #1 UK single of their career with, of all things, an a cappella cover of a single by a...

Today we celebrate the birthday of a gentleman named Christopher Hamill, but if the name doesn’t mean anything to you offhand, try rearranging the letters of his last name and see what you get…and if you still don’t get anything...

45 years ago this month, Black Sabbath released their fifth studio album, a self-produced endeavor which finally scored the band serious acclaim from some highly high-profile publications. Recorded in Studio 4 of London’s Morgan Studios, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH definitely wasn’t...

If you saw the animated film The Secret Life of Pets, then you already know what a fun franchise it is, but if you’ve seen the trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2, then you may be wondering about...

20 years ago today, a certain rock ‘n’ roller performed with a couple of his buddies at a Phoenix eating establishment that had just opened its doors. The restaurant was called Cooper’stown, and the rocker… Well, if we told you...

A few days ago, Coldplay released their new concert album, LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES, and to celebrate the occasion, we thought we’d take a dive into their discography and spotlight one of the most notable singles of their semi-early career...