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Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy at 50: Song by Song
50 years since rock's number one duo lets the world know their story - in their own musical words.

Ashley Musante
May 2728 min read
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Caribou at 50: How to Make A Filler Album Go Number One (You Have to be Elton John in 1974)
50 Years of Elton John's filler album - full of number one hits, lyrical masterpieces, and a band at the height of their powers!

Ashley Musante
Jun 26, 20248 min read
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All The Nasties: A Song By and For Elton John
How do you describe the man who fails words? Well, you become a pretty damn good wordsmith.

Ashley Musante
Mar 25, 20245 min read
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What Does A Kid Know About Love? Everything, apparently.
The idea of the love song was perfected in 1970 with a 19 year old Bernie Taupin, as crazy as that can sound. Well, it becomes less...

Ashley Musante
Feb 14, 20244 min read
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Old Enough to Smoke: The Rolling Stones and The 18 Year Wait for Hackney Diamonds, A Review
Hackney Diamonds, Overproduction, and Ron Wood getting his due

Ashley Musante
Oct 20, 202310 min read
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Throwing Yellow Bricks Through Emerald Houses
Bernie Taupin, Elton John, and fifty years rock's most cynical look at fame

Ashley Musante
Oct 5, 202321 min read
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