This is a new feature I’m going to try to keep up with every Monday where I highlight a selection of four albums coming out on Tuesday in the US (that’s tomorrow, buddy!) Just click on the album title to go to Amazon.com so you can order it. I’m also going to include each album’s [...]

Using a similar criteria as I used in my post on the top 20 ’90s artists on Last.FM – these are the top 10 ’80s artists on the Last.FM charts. I find this interesting because it lets us know which bands or “artists” from the past are new listeners (as most of the people using [...]

Madonna’s “Justify My Love” hit #1 on the US singles charts on January 5th of 1991. It stayed at #1 for one week. It reached #2 on the UK singles charts. The song was co-written by Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, & Ingrid Chavez. Kravitz also contributed backing vocals to the recording. “Justify My Love” was included [...]

Arguably the three biggest pop stars of the 1980s all turn 50 in 2008: Michael Jackson, Prince, & Madonna. It feels a bit strange to me that these 80s icons are (or are about to be) 50 years old now. Time flies, and all of that jazz, right? Prince was born on June 7, 1958 [...]

Madonna turned 50 today. She was born on August 16th of 1958. Madonna has released 11 studio albums beginning with her 1983 self titled debut which included “Lucky Star,” “Borderline,” and “Holiday.” Her most recent album is this year’s Hard Candy. “Lucky Star” “Borderline”