Elton John

Holiday 

20 Great Rock and Pop Holiday Songs

December 16, 2025December 17, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Eagles, Elton John, Greg Lake, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pretenders, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Queen, Roberta Flack, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The Waitresses, Wham!, Yoko Ono

A festive yuletide mixtape just for you

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Pop Rock 

Elton John’s 1977 BBC Concert Reissued on CD and Digital

August 24, 2025August 25, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1977, 2025, BBC, BBC One, Elton John, Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper, London, Ray Cooper, The Rainbow Theatre

Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper out now

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Rock 

Why Caribou Is Elton John’s Most Fun Album

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Bernie Taupin, Caribou, Elton John

Looking back on 50 years of Captain Fantastic’s eighth LP

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: October 2023

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, Andrew Watt, Are We There Yet?, Bill Wyman, Blink-182, Charlie Watts, Elton John, Geffen Records, Hackney Diamonds, Keith Richards, Lady Gaga, Mark Hoppus, Mick Jagger, One More Time..., Paul McCartney, Rick Astley, Ron Wood, Steve Jordan, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker

Digging into the latest from the Stones, Blink-182 and Rick Astley

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Pop Rock 

Love Lies Bleeding: Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road at 50

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bennie and the Jets, Bernie Taupin, Candle in the Wind, Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Grey Seal, Gus Dudgeon, Jamaica Jerk-Off, Marilyn Monroe

Looking back on the pinnacle of Reginald Dwight’s recording career

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Pop Rock 

Famous Last Words: Billy Joel’s River of Dreams at 30

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, Danny Kortchmar, Elton John, Foreigner, Mick Jones, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, River of Dreams

Looking back on the Piano Man’s final pop album

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Pop Rock 

Still Standing: Elton John’s Too Low For Zero at 40

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Chris Thomas, Davey Johnstone, Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, I'm Still Standing, Kiki Dee, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Pretenders, Too Low For Zero

Inside the album that got the Rocket Man out of his New Wave era slump

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Dolly Parton Announces Guest Packed New Rock Album

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Butterfly Records, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, John Fogerty, Linda Perry, Lizzo, P!nk, Pat Benatar, Rob Halford, Rockstar

Rockstar, featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar and more, comes out in November

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Gentle Giant’s Raymond Shulman

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments A.R. Kane, Acquiring the Taste, Civilian, Derek Shulman, Elton John, Free Hand, Gentle Giant, Octopus, Phil Shulman, Raymond Shulman, Reginald Dwight, RIP, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, The Sugarcubes, The Sundays

The British prog rock legend was 73

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Pop Rock 

Rocket Man: Revisiting Elton John’s Honky Château

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1972, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Elton John, expanded edition, Gus Dudgeon, Honky Château, Nigel Olsson, Rocket Man, UMe

A new 50th anniversary deluxe edition offers another perspective on classic LP

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Pop Rock 

Elton John: Madman Across The Box Set

September 7, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Bernie Taupin, Box Set, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Deluxe Edition, Elton John, Levon, Madman Across the Water, Mick Ronson, Nigel Olsson, Ray Cooper, Tiny Dancer

A new deluxe edition celebrates the release of an early Elton blockbuster

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Pop Rock 

Elton John: Justified by 75

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 75th birthday, Bernie Taupin, Dawn, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Lil Nas X, The Bitch Is Back, The Osmonds, Tiny Dancer

As he dances into his golden years with a long goodbye tour, Captain Fantastic remains as vital as ever

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Elton John’s Colorful Chosen Family

November 8, 2021April 3, 2022 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2021, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Gorillaz, Mercury Records, Nicki Minaj, Sawayama, The Lockdown Sessions

The Lockdown Sessions corrals the past and the present for a decades-defying chronicle of pop music

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Comedy Pop 

Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour

July 23, 2021April 3, 2022 Carey Allan 4 Comments Bjork, Boy George, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Jackie Gleason, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Prince, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Sullivan, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tiny Tim, Tiny Tim: King For a Day

As a wonderful new documentary brings the 60s pop culture icon back into the spotlight, we take a deeper look at the man born Herbert Khaury

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance 

Biz Markie Has Left The Building

July 18, 2021March 28, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Benny and the Jets, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Chillin', Cool V, Elton John, Just A Friend, Masta Ace, Nick Cannon, RIP, Roxanne Shante, Vapors, Yo Gabba Gabba

When it came to bringing humor and warmth to a most serious rap game, Marcel Theo Hall had what we all needed

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