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14.10.2025 02:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@craigrosen.bsky.social
Editor/writer/author for hire, ex-Yahoo Music, @billboard. Author of "The Billboard Book of No. 1 Albums" & "R.E.M. Inside Out: The Stories Behind Every Song." Husband, father, golfer, spin instructor, lifeguard, etc. https://linktr.ee/craigrosen
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14.10.2025 02:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0RIP Diane Keaton....Who knew this? parade.com/news/iconic-...
11.10.2025 23:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Did you know thereβs an actual #OneHitWonderDay ? September 25! Weβre celebrating it with friend-of-the-show Craig Rosen, and weβve chosen one one-hit-wonder from each year of the #80s. Any guesses? @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social @craigrosen.bsky.social #onehitwonder #onehitwonders #80smusic
22.09.2025 16:45 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Some light in the darkness. ultimateclassicrock.com/steven-tyler...
18.09.2025 20:46 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Sharing some news. parade.com/news/marc-ma...
18.09.2025 20:46 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on.
Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime.
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No. 1 this week in 1991, @Metallica's Black Album. @larsulrich told me, "Everyone has one album when everything comes together. This was ours.β More at the link. number1albums.com/metallica__m...
31.08.2025 23:26 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Has anyone ever had a lyft driver no show and charge them? Recently happened to us. Not only did we have to scramble to book another ride to the airport, we were charged. Tried to dispute with lyft and no luck. Had to go to credit card co. @asklyft.bsky.social
what's up with that?
New band name alert (as heard on ABC's World News Tonight): Crypto Torture Townhouse
30.05.2025 02:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No. 1 this week in 1970, Paul McCartney's "McCartney." While it was displaced from the pole position, ironically, by "Let It Be," it did accomplish what McCartney set out to do: establish the former Beatle as a solo force. More at the link. number1albums.com/mccartney-pa...
25.05.2025 22:14 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs our Gen X Summer Song classic episode! With friend of the podcast, Craig Rosen, we share some of our favorite #summersongs β¦songs with summer in the title, songs that evoke summer, songs released in the summer. @craigrosen.bsky.social @pantheonpodcasts.bsky.social #80s #80smusic #80spodcast
25.05.2025 06:22 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1Foo Fighters fans? parade.com/news/taylor-...
22.05.2025 13:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0RIP George Wendt. Long live the music of the 'Mats. parade.com/news/george-...
21.05.2025 20:29 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Bravo, Bruce! An American hero! parade.com/news/bruce-s...
21.05.2025 15:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Who remembers seeing PIL on "American Bandstand"? You can find the YouTube link to the performance in the article. parade.com/news/notorio...
20.05.2025 15:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No. 1 this week in 1964, "The Beatles' Second Album" by The Beatles. βWe always objected terribly to what the Americans did to our recordings, but we had no say in it,β said George Martin, the groupβs producer. βThey just did what they wanted to do.β number1albums.com/the-beatles-...
12.05.2025 02:26 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0No. 1 this week in 1976, "Presence" by Led Zeppelin. βIt was just after Robertβs car accident,β John Paul Jones told me. βWe were in Los Angeles and nobody seemed to want to turn up for rehearsals and for writing sessions.β More at the link. number1albums.com/presence-led...
09.05.2025 03:16 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Paid tribute to the late, great Mike Peters of the Alarm with my friends Jim, Bud and Joe. Have a listen if you can. I talked a bit about things that might even be more important than music. The Alarm's Mike Peters - Rest in Power audioboom.com/posts/871425... via @Audioboom
03.05.2025 01:35 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0RIP Mike Peters. parade.com/news/alarm-f...
29.04.2025 15:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Have to admit, after all these years, itβs still a thrill to see something I wrote in print, especially if itβs about an artist Iβve follow for years.
27.04.2025 22:08 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0No. 1 this week in 1987, "The Joshua Tree"by U2. βThere was always someone playing an instrument, and everyone else just kind of joined in as they saw fit, including Danny [Lanois] and Brian [Eno],β Adam Clayton told me. More at the link. number1albums.com/the-joshua-t...
26.04.2025 14:43 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0No. 1 this week in 1992, "Adrenalize" by Def Leppard. Joe Elliott told me, "After about six weeks, we sat around a coffee table and looked at each other and said, βThis is bullshit. Thereβs no soul in what weβre doing. Heβs not coming back, heβs dead...'" number1albums.com/adrenalize-d...
20.04.2025 22:27 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Always a pleasure to speak with Stewart Copeland. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
18.04.2025 19:48 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No. 1 this week in 1977, "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac. Mick Fleetwood told me, "John McVie had the best phrase. He said it was literally like living through a musical soap opera, and thatβs why we called the album Rumours." More at the link. number1albums.com/rumours_-_fl...
11.04.2025 01:01 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I also have the Stiff single! Saw them a lot back in the day--and later, too.
11.04.2025 00:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I don't know them personally, but have interviewed them a few times over the year, and yes, longtime fan. Thank you!
11.04.2025 00:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yup! I was there! Great show!
11.04.2025 00:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks Tess!
09.04.2025 03:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It was a pleasure to interview all five of the Go-Goβs for the L.A. Times. They were the first band I saw in clubs that went on to huge mainstream success (The other was R.E.M.) I first saw the Go-Goβs opening for X at UCLA in 1980, back when they were punk rock! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
08.04.2025 17:46 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 3 π 1RIP Clem Burke. parade.com/news/blondie...
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