Elvis Costello’s Debut Album Released July 22, 1977
It was a pivotal year for music. Punk was just beginning to be noticed in
small clubs in Los Angeles, New York, and London.
For the rest of the world, Disco was reigning supreme on the pop charts, and progressive rock acts such as Styx, Boston, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Queen et al held court among the Album Oriented Rock radio stations. Many of these acts had some meteoric crossovers into the pop charts as well.
Silk, skin tight satin ensembles, feathered hair, and an air of androgyny permeated nearly every music act that came out of the mid 70s…and that was just the male groups! Continue reading “My Aim Is True Turns 45”
various news articles in glorified clickbait fashion. But once upon a time, it was home to a vast music sharing network worth billions…at least on paper!
previous summer with their breakthrough debut album, Beauty and the Beat.
hunkered down for an unknown period of time, awaiting a cure, or at least some sort of ‘all clear’ to begin going about our lives.
took place before, during, and after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022.
Indiana, unless you’ve visited or have family hailing from those parts…neither of which is my case.
and roll in this day and age is that all of the really big acts are now at the “grandparent” age. Yes, there are definitely newer acts keeping the scene alive, but with the demise of local radio in lieu of large corporate broadcast networks and the rise of “talent scout” network TV shows, it’s become much more difficult for new alternative bands to get their foot in the door on a national/international level.