Items tagged with "tournament"
Rocktology! Final Four polls: Top CDs of the ’90s tournament
Final Four polls: Top CDs of the ’90s tournament We’re pleased to announce that you can vote right on our site! In the matches below, click on your choice and then click VOTE (very important) — it’s a two-click proposition. Leave us a comment and let us know your picks. Thanks for supporting ’90s CD […]
Rocktology! Top CDs of the ’90s tournament
It’s Rocktology! Our Top CDs of the ’90s tournament. This tournament is as much about the audio format as it is about the artists who released these albums. The 1990s and the compact disc (CD) will be forever linked in pop culture history. Record companies were able to make more of these discs faster and […]
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 1980
Was 1980 the last year of the ’70s or the first year of the ’80s? We continue our exploration of the greatest one-hit wonders in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. First we looked at the pre-Beatles pop and doo-wop of 1960, then the psych-rock and heavy blues-rock one-hitters from 1970. Fast forward to […]
Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 1970
(Editor’s Note: Please scroll to the end of the list to view the tournament bracket) What a difference 10 years makes. The music of 1970 bears little resemblance to 1960, our last Greatest One-Hit Wonders entry. In 1960, the Beatles were a few years from forever changing popular music, and by April 1970, the Fab […]
Rocktology! No Rush – Best Other Canadian Bands tourney results
I think we can all agree that Rush is one of the biggest bands to come out of Canada. Many would also contend Rush are the best Canadian band; others would disagree. No matter. We decided to give those New World men a breather and consider 16 other bands cultivated in Canada. There are so […]
Roy Thomas Baker Albums Tourney Results
When Roy Thomas Baker was the age that I was when I started discovering RTB-produced records, RTB was producing records. That’s right, at 14 years old. Bloody hell, the man’s had a truly remarkable career as an audio engineer & producer and A&R guy. He started as an apprentice at Decca records in the early […]
Former Beatles Solo #1 Tourney Results
The Beatles. Have you heard of these guys? Four cheeky Brits from Liverpool? Had a pretty nice run in the 60s as performers and recording artists. I was born about a month before the lads first came to the US, so I have only vague recollections of the Beatles when they were still together. For […]