The Top 10 Albums of Summer

It's that time of year again, finally! Are you ready for the summer? Here's ten compilations that'll slake your thirst for surf, drag, shag, soul, pop, and almost any other ...

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In the Spotlight: (The) Sweet

They were bubblegum ex-mods who seemed destined for pop stardom, but the Sweet had more on their mind, fighting the good fight to rock out properly on tracks like "Ballroom Blitz" and "Fox on the Run," in the process helping to invent glam rock (and, later, becoming a huge influence on "hair metal"). But this UK quartet also had some prog-rock tendencies, and they had to fight to explore those too. Read all about the music and career of The Sweet in my latest profile.

The Top 10 Greatest R&B Hits of 1960

Even though it didn't have a name yet, soul was absolutely a thing by the turn of rock and roll's first decade, a natural response to the taming of postwar rhythm and blues and the general silliness of pop radio. And in 1960 it was, unsurprisingly, coming from the "blackest" areas of the American urban landscape -- New Orleans, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Detroit. Little did the first generation of rock and rollers realize that yet another wave of raw R&B was coming... and this one was so real it was nearly impossible to water down. Here are the best of 1960's R&B classics.

Songs for the Troops

A Memorial Day special: songs about and for the troops. Wherever you come down on America's wars - or war in general - everyone recognizes rock and roll's occasional ...

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