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Music Journalism 

The Best Music Journalism of 2024

December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Jason Gross 1 Comment Billboard, Conde Nast, Hearing Things, Medium, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Substack, Ted Gioia, Vice

Our political lives suck, so how about some great music writing?

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

Oliver Anthony Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Bragg, Oliver Anthony, Politics, Rich Men Earning North of a Million, Rich Men North of Richmond, Right Wing, Sound of Freedom

What this means for the 2024 Presidential Election

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Music Journalism Radio Retail Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top [Album Rock] Tracks for the Week Ending December 25, 1982

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 4 Comments ” Golden Earring, Adam Ant, AOR, Billboard, Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Hall and Oates, J. Geils Band, Led Zeppelin, Men At Work, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Pop Top 40, Rush, Saga, Sammy Hagar, Supertramp, The Fixx, The Pretenders, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

On the cusp of ‘83, AOR grapples with New Wave in real time

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Pop Remembrance 

It Was A Landslide: Olivia Newton-John, RIP

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments Billboard, Grease, Heart Attack, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Olivia Newton-John, Physical, RIP, Sandy, Twist Of Fate, VH-1, Xanadu

The British-Australian Dame with a remarkable career has died at 73

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Music Journalism 

Best Music Journalism of 2021

December 27, 2021December 29, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2021, BandCamp, Best Music Journalism, Billboard, Britney Spears, Consequence of Sound, Eartha Kitt, Greg Tate, Michael Gonzales, New York, Rolling Stone, Tavi Gevinson, The Grammys, Vanity Fair

Scribes still do the write thing in COVID times

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Music Journalism 

Music Journalism in 2019: The Best Stories, Mucho Lay-offs, Power Plays & #MeToo

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Jason Gross 0 Comments Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Eric Sundermann, FADER, Maggot Brain, Penske Media, Pitchfork, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Ryan Adams, Vice

A look back at the harrowing year of pop writing in print, digital or otherwise

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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 T.A. 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

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Pop 

Pop Top 40 – Hot 100 Singles: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 28, 2019September 4, 2019 T.A. Inskeep 2 Comments A Boy Named Sue, Aretha Franklin, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Choice of Colors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Easy to Be Hard, Get Together, Green River, In the Year 2525, John Lennon, Lay Lady Lay, Mama Cass, Neil Diamond, Polk Salad Annie, The Archies, The Rolling Stones, The Youngbloods, Tom Jones, Tommy James and the Shondells

A look back at the pop charts as the Summer of ’69 drew to a close

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Remembrance Rock 

See You in the Funny Papers

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Billboard, Morgan Enos, Other Houses

Other Houses channel the grief of parental loss into a powerful statement of perseverence with latest LP, Funny Papers

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