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This day in 1982, The Hacienda Club in Machester England, open its doors for the first time to the public. Madonna made her first UK TV debut at the venue. It was also home for many artists such as The...

From The Doors official Facebook page: Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At...

When it comes to Dutronc's essential, seminal, work, it's the production that makes it. Raw, no-frills, all Jacques out front, tie askew, belting out fuzzy, near-garage, blasts of psych and pop. All in an incredibly French manner in both style...

On this day in 1969, Joni Mitchell was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine for the first time. She was featured on the cover again 10 years later. Her first issue with them sold for only 35 cents...

1. "Honey" Bobby Goldsboro I HATE this song! So wimpy, I had to endure it endlessly in the pre-FM car radio days. And when FM finally hit cars, it was really spotty. Sometimes we had to tune in the AM...

Every Tuesday and Thursday, former Warner Bros. Records executive and industry insider Stan Cornyn ruminates on the past, present, and future of the music business. Herb Abramson’s unexpected return to New York from Germany’s Army Dental Office set all parties...

This day in 1971, the album "4 WAY STREET" by Crosby Stills Nash & Young became #1 on the US album charts; their second album to hit #1. It was later certified 4 times platinum. Here they are performing "Suite...

Ah, the weather’s so nice I think we should have class outside today. It’ll give us a chance to observe nature. We’ll touch on Ornithology, draw pictures of Sunshine Superman in a velvet fog, and find out who’s the greatest...

Every Tuesday and Thursday, former Warner Bros. Records executive and industry insider Stan Cornyn ruminates on the past, present, and future of the music business. Since its beginning moments, Atlantic’s heads had loved the sound of black artists. They signed...