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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


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


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


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


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


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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