MOTW: Fun For The Summer
What do you get when you mashup the vocals from Cool For The Summer by Demi Lovato and the music of Fun by Pitbull ft Chris Brown? You get this week’s jamming mashup of the week!...
Monthly Archive: January 2016
DEF: Blondie “The Tide Is High”
In a two-year span between the spring of 1979 and the spring of 1981, New York City-based band Blondie reached number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 35 years ago, the third...
DEF: Jefferson Starship “Stairway To Cleveland”
San Francisco-born musician Paul Kantner, who was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and led the reformation of the group as Jefferson Starship, died Thursday at the age of 74. Jefferson Starship released three...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Britney Spears “Hold It Against Me”
As a solo artist, Britney Spears has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly five years ago, the most recent of those chart-topping hits, “Hold It Against Me,” debuted at number...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beach Boys “Barbara Ann”
Exactly 50 years ago, California-based band The Beach Boys hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart for the tenth time in their career as “Barbara Ann” rose from number 15 to a peak...
DEF: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “You Got Lucky”
Gainesville, Florida-based band Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice with singles from their 1982 album Long After Dark. On this date in 1983, the first of those...
Abe Vigoda
Actor Abe Vigoda died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Vigoda was known for roles in the film The Godfather and the television series Barney Miller as well as for more than three decades worth...
DEF: The Escape Club “Shake For the Sheik”
London-based group The Escape Club scored the biggest hit of their career in November 1988, when “Wild, Wild West” hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. A couple months later, The Escape Club’s next...
DEF: Dio “Rainbow In The Dark”
Jimmy Bain, the original bassist from New York-based band Dio, passed away this past weekend at the age of 68. Bain stayed with the band throughout the 1980s and then rejoined them between 1999...
Guess What Star Wars BB8 Stands For?
Guess what? The robot BB8 in the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie is rumored to stand for the Beastie Boys’ eight studio records. Director J.J. Abrams is a huge Beastie Boys Fan...
