The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history

Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them ...

How the ‘world’s largest marching band’ once charmed Minnesota

The record-breaking band was sponsored by Minneapolis’ Downtown Council and Chamber of Commerce, Obermeyer said. Dayton’s ...
Washington City Paper

Swing Beat: Dante’ Pope Does It All

The jazz artist who deals in R&B, hip-hop, go-go, and Americana came to D.C. as a policy wonk, today he’s touring the world with Dom Flemons.
American Songwriter

The 1982 One-Hit Wonder Who Got Her Start Teaching Elvis Presley His On-Screen Dance Moves 20 Years Earlier

One-hit wonder Toni Basil might have topped the charts for the first time in 1982, but she was in the industry for decades ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1982, Hall & Oates Were at No. 1 With the Biggest Hit of the Decade To Feature a Saxophone Solo

Forty-three years ago today, Hall & Oates started a four-week run at No. 1 with what would become their biggest hit.
Louder

"The song is rarely asked out for a dance." There's a Peter Gabriel deep cut on the soundtrack to the new Timothée Chalamet A24 movie, and he couldn't be happier about it

"I was delighted that I Have the Touch was chosen for the soundtrack of Marty Supreme," Gabriel posted on his website. "The song is rarely asked out for a dance and I have always loved table tennis.