“World’s Best Looking Sound.” Time for a tasty Vintage Commercial. This time around we’ve got an ancient spot for New York City radio station WBLS FM 107.5. The station has an antenna on the Empire State Building which is why … Continue reading →
It’s time for a Chart Flashback! This being almost-Thanksgiving, let’s eye the best-selling LPs for Thanksgiving time, 1977. Chart info: New York’s Top 40 radio station WABC collected “Weekly Surveys” in the Seventies which charted “the record sales of local … Continue reading →
Looking back at the charts and music surveys of radio stations in the 1970s can make for fun, and sometimes surprising, reading. From time to time we’ll dive into these fascinating pop time capsules. New York’s Top 40 radio station … Continue reading →
The Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden L.P. released shortly after the June 10th, 1972 concert. The album features tunes such as; “All Shook Up,” “Polk Salad Annie,” and “Proud Mary” and hit Gold status by August ’72 and … Continue reading →
Lou Reed’s widow, performance artist Laurie Anderson, has announced that Reed’s personal effects will be housed and made public by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Photos, recording contracts, and rare demos are all part of the … Continue reading →
“The People’s Album.” John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Some Time In New York City released in June of 1972. The album spawned the controversial single, “Woman Is the Nigger Of The World” (#57 US Billboard Hot 100). (Image source: Cashbox … Continue reading →
“The Village People know where it’s at…” The Village People’s “Macho Man” originally appeared on the album of the same name in February of 1978. It was the group’s first big hit and made it to #25 on the Billboard … Continue reading →
Some amazing, mostly-unseen photos of the Ramones have surfaced thanks to the band’s 70s-era manager, Danny Fields, and his new book, My Ramones. The Guardian reports: The Ramones’ manager: ‘They were outcasts, outsiders. The smartest people I ever knew’ Quote: … Continue reading →
Steely Dan’s Greatest Hits made it to record shop shelves in November of 1978. The double album hit the Top 40 and contains songs like; “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” and “Peg.” (Image source: New York) Previously on … Continue reading →
Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk is now on display at the Queens Museum, New York until July 31st. If you’re in the area, you’ll want to stop by for a bit of rock ‘and roll … Continue reading →