Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)

What Came Next...The Alan Parsons Project "Pyramid"

Alan Parsons cut his teeth as an assistant on the Beatles' Abby Road, and by 1973 he was the main engineer for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Producing was the next step and, in 1975, the Scottish band Pilot had a top five it with the song "Magic". Parsons joined with songwriter and keyboardist Eric Woolfson and arranger Andrew Powell and, with Pilot and a number of session musicians vocalist, produced Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1976. What was originally a one-off collaboration began a full studio band, stripped down for their first hit album I Robot and even further for the third album, Pyramid. Though pretty much an overlooked album in Parsons's catalogue, it features excellent songwriting by Eric Woolfson and the first vocal performances of bassist David Paton and former Zombies vocalist Colin Blunstone on one of the Project's records.

America's Top 40s: March 16, 1959

The Top 40 songs this week in 1959.

Face the Music: Episode -006: The Minister

The Minister meets the Paperback Writer in this Move track.

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Best of The Radiotrola Program: May 13, 2011

Got my Willy jingled! The music of Kat Crabtree. Men in skirts. And final grades.

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The 6-Minute Critic: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Before Mr. T, there was Dr. T and his dastardly plot!

Eric vs. Eric: Endings and Getting Rich from Art

A discussion about art, and a shocking announcement!

Waxy Buildup: Daylight Saving Time

It's the stupidest time of the year! Olde timey songs about time, clocks, and Daylight Saving Time itself.

What Came Next...Chicago "Chicago III"

Chicago's second album, simply titled Chicago but at times retconned to Chicago II, is what really broke the band. The singles from Chicago Transit Authority didn't exactly light up the charts in 1969, but a year later they were re-released and shared the spotlight with the ones from Chicago. The band went on a massive tour and then right back into the studio for Chicago III, having to come up with all new material. In contrast to the hit machine that was Chicago, Chicago III saw the band taking the jazz part of their sound much more seriously, as well as adding in some funk and R&B. It was decidedly non-commercial, and would be their last double album for quite awhile.