If you got to hear these hit songs in 1974 on the day they were released, it was probably an insanely euphoric experience.
In the fall of 1974, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali met in the country of Zaire, now called the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the legendary boxing match known as "The Rumble in the Jungle." ...
To herald the coming of the boxed set, the label issued a previously unreleased performance of “Forever Young” on Tuesday, taken from an afternoon show in Seattle on Feb. 9, 1974. (Several of the sets ...
"You couldn't throw a rock without hitting a genius": That was how one observer described Los Angeles in the year 1974, when the city became the center of the pop culture universe, with a burst of ...
“Soul Power” is the indispensable companion film to Leon Gast’s thrilling 1996 documentary “When We Were Kings.” In 1974, Gast shot footage surrounding the World Heavyweight Championship bout between ...
Writer Ronald Brownstein had a pop culture epiphany while driving home from a political gathering at producer Norman Lear‘s house. It struck Brownstein that Lear’s groundbreaking shows like “All in ...
Along with “Roxette,” Patterns on the Window - The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1974 features a few other tracks associated with the back-to-basics pub rock phenomenon: Ace’s soul-rock hit “How ...
This interview with Gordon Lightfoot appeared in the Free Press on Oct. 28, 1974, just as his fame was beginning to skyrocket. Gordon Lightfoot couldn't help but grin when the first returns for his ...
Bob Dylan has already let fans in on their early holiday gift — Christmas In the Heart, due October 13th, and now concert-streaming site Wolfgang’s Vault has their own treat for the Dylan faithful: An ...
When writers say they’ve discovered unknown musicians, they’re usually talking about artists on small labels or based outside of big cities. In his new book “To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, ...
Blondie are set to release the first definitive collection of their work in the 124-track archival box set Against the Odds 1974 – 1982. The curated collection, remastered from original analog tapes ...