Tom Petty vs Elvis Costello, 1977-1983: Who was the real king of new wave?
A song for song power-pop showdown.
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Aren’t you for sale if you’re cashin’ in cold?
Boy from the North Country: Martin Carthy, the man whose songs taught Bob Dylan “a lot”
“Stay well, and keep playing”.
The Story Behind The Song: Motown’s 1964 double-whammy of ‘My Guy’ and ‘My Girl’
Two number one hits, both written and produced by Smokey Robinson.
“Unafraid”: The moment The Replacements truly became The Replacements
“We just started playing the stuff we liked”.
‘All You Need is Love’: The five best songs released during the 1967 Summer of Love
Songs from the Summer of Love
The origin story of Devo: “A long line of insane, cannibalistic apes”
A 50-year pop art project built around one increasingly plausible premise.