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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Therondy to Krzysztof Penderecki

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Classical, Krzysztof Penderecki, RIP, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Known for adding extra doses of dread and fear to thrillers like The Shining and Shutter Island, the late Polish composer had an extensive compositional range than went far beyond film

Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

Folk Psychedelics Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Wherever That River Goes, That’s Where I Want To Be: The Byrds’ Ballad Of Easy Rider At 50

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, Ballas of Easy Rider, Columbia Records, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Jesus Is Just Alright, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, The Byrds

In the Fall of ’69 , the L.A. folk-rock icons added a new dimension to the Fonda/Hopper cult classic

Country and/or Western jazz Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40 – Top LPs Plus: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 30, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Age of Aquarius, Aretha Franklin, Aretha's gold, Billboard, Blind Faith, Blood Sweat & Tears, Herbie Mann, HOT COUNTRY LPS, IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA, Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul, JAZZ LPS, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Romeo & Juliet, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Soul LPs, Tammy Wynette, The Bee Gees, THis is Tom JOnes

It’s the Summer of ‘69 Special, Part II: The Albums Edition

Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

The Who Decayed: Celebrating The Kids Are Alright at 40

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Happy Jack, Jeff Stein, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Smothers Brothers, The Who

The loudest band of The British Invasion offset a destructive 1979 with a definitive documentary and soundtrack

Soundtracks and Film Scores

The Muppet Movie and its Music at 40

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Jedediah Smith 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Jim Henson, Paul Williams, The Muppets, The Pointer Sisters

Four decades later, the music of Paul Williams casts a rainbow connection on a new generation of Muppet babies

Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Miley Cyrus Through the Looking Glass

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Ashley O, Ashley Too, Black Mirror, Miley Cyrus, Netflix, NIN Head like a hole

With her Black Mirror episode, pop’s most unapologetic skin-shedder returns to the medium that made her a star

Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Records Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pink is the Colour: A Look Back at 1969’s ‘More’ Soundtrack by Pink Floyd

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbet Schroeder, Bill Kopp, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd soundtrack

The sonic accompaniment of Barbet Schroeder’s psychedelic sex opus still sounds not of this century a half-century later

Classical jazz Soundtracks and Film Scores

Titanic Tunes As Performed By The Band That Played On

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1912, Rhino Records, Titanic

A look back at the 1997 Rhino release Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage

Broadway Soundtracks and Film Scores

Mystic Crystal Revelation

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbra Streisand, Broadway, Hair

“Hair” & the Hippie-Pop Explosion

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Soundtracks and Film Scores

Dirt Merchants

March 22, 2019March 25, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments Mötley Crüe, Netflix, The Dirt

The film adaptation of the notorious Mötley Crüe tell-all is a total shitshow on screen, but the soundtrack will kickstart your heart

Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores

Trash Addicts Everywhere, It’s… Something Weird Greatest Hits!

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments Something Weird Video, The Cramps, The Misfits

The first compilation from legendary lost loony flicks resurrectors, Something Weird Video

Blues Electronics Heavy Metal Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Zoso At 75

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds

Celebrating a milestone birthday for Led Zeppelin’s immortsl electric wizard Jimmy Page

Country and/or Western Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Sweet Dumplin’

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Dolly Parton, Jennifer Aniston, Netflix

Netflix’s acclaimed dramedy celebrates the sassy genius of Dolly Parton

Soundtracks and Film Scores

Sedan Delivery

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Francis Ford-Coppola, George Lucas, Joe Jackson

Thirty years ago, Joe Jackson released the Soundtrack for Tucker: The Man and His Dream and got a Grammy nod in the process

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