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John Sebastian on the ‘Magic’ of the Lovin’ Spoonfulby Michael Eck Share This:Do you believe in magic?In the spring of 1965, enough teenyboppers did to drive The Lovin’ Spoonful song of the same name to the Top 10 on the Billboard charts. 50+ years later, the tune’s distinctive, chiming autoharp and bouncing groove still sounds vibrant. “Do You Believe in Magic,” the title track to the quartet’s debut album, was also its first single, […]

Neil Young, ‘Oceanside Countryside': Album Review Neil Young, ‘Oceanside Countryside': Album Review Michael Gallucci Michael GallucciPublished: March 5, 2025 Reprise Records In the spring of 1977, soon after Neil Young released American Stars 'n Bars assembled from both new sessions and tracks recorded as far back as 1974, he started working on songs for his next album. Never mind that at least three other albums were recorded and shelved over the past two years; it was full […]

Heart Announces ‘An Evening With’ 2025 Tour Heart Announces ‘An Evening With’ 2025 Tour Matthew Wilkening Matthew WilkeningPublished: March 4, 2025 Douglas Mason, Getty Images Less than a week after launching their 2025 Royal Flush tour, Heart have announced their spring concert plans. The An Evening with Heart dates will feature the band performing two separate sets each night. The tour kicks off May 31 at the Hard Rock in Atlantic […]

We continue our series of looking at the most popular music for a given year. The topic, as you know by the headline, is singles and while we have done stories on the biggest hits of the year, this series slices things a bit differently. Here, we look at 1975’s #1 pop hits in the U.S. according to Record World, a competitor of Billboard.Earning a #1 single is an achievement that goes […]

Ah, there are so many wonderful quotes and sayings about the season of spring and its many delights. One of the ones we like best is from the late Robin Williams: ‘Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!'”It’s a time of rejuvenation that leads to celebration. Summer seems to be the big season for inspiring songs, with (for some reason… maybe the holidays) winter not far behind, and then […]

John Sebastian on the ‘Magic’ of the Lovin’ Spoonfulby Michael Eck Share This:Do you believe in magic?In the spring of 1965, enough teenyboppers did to drive The Lovin’ Spoonful song of the same name to the Top 10 on the Billboard charts. 50+ years later, the tune’s distinctive, chiming autoharp and bouncing groove still sounds vibrant. “Do You Believe in Magic,” the title track to the quartet’s debut album, was also its first single, […]