I’m A Believer
The Monkees hit number one three times in their career. The first time was “Last Train to Clarksville” and the third time was “Daydream Believer.” The second time was exactly 45 years ago today,...
Monthly Archive: December 2011
United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)
DJ Earworm gives us the mashup “United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)” a tribute to 2011. DJ Earworm says, “2011 gave us songs of regret and anger, pride and perseverance, and lots...
Rdio – Listen to Music Anywhere
Rdio is a music service that rivals Pandora. Choose what you want to play and listen as much as you want. No ads. You do have to purchase a subscription to actually listen to...
Van Halen’s Upcoming Record
The original Van Halen crew plus Wolf minus Michael Anthony are rumored to release a new record coming in February 2012. Today on their website, Van Halen announced details of their 2012 Tour. Their...
Brand New Key
If you’re not old enough to remember it when it was on the radio, you likely know the song “Brand New Key” from its appearance in commercials, like this one. The song was the...
Livin’ La Vida Una Poca Más Vieja?
Best known for his 1999 international mega-hit “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” San Juan, Puerto Rico-born singer Ricky Martin turns 40 years old today. In addition to “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” which spent five weeks at...
25 Years of Kiss
As a DJ, there are just some songs that always invoke a physical reaction and pack your dance floor; one of those is “Kiss” by Price. The other day I realized that bass pumping,...
Reminding You of How You Remind Me
I know a number of folks who absolutely can’t stand Nickelback. And, so, to remind them of a day that I’m sure they rue, exactly 10 years ago today the Canadian band hit the...
I Believe I Can Fly
You’re probably not alone if you thought R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” hit number 1. After showing up in the film Space Jam, it’s been pretty ubiquitous for the last decade and...
Walk Like An Egyptian
The Bangles have hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart exactly eight times in the career. All eight of these songs hit between 1986 and 1989, and all eight of them made it to the top...
