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By Michael B. Wright
🎶 “Here in my car I feel safest of alli can lock all my doorsit's the only way to live🎶"cars" by gary numan
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
Vending machines are everywhere and we take them for granted, but cultural historian Kerry Segrave traces their history in a hugely entertaining book....
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
In early 1971, UK musician Dave Edmunds’ high-decibel guitar licks, nasal lead vocals and floor-stomping beat made his version of “I Hear You Knocking” a prime...
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BY RANDAL C. HILL
Batman featured an ear-candy theme song, barbaric death traps, innovative gadgets and repulsive villains (each one represented by a celebrity guest). The show was played for laughs all the way and poked fun at melodrama while injecting pop-culture references into the action. With...
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By Randal C. Hill
The Beatles ruled the music world from 1963 until 1970, when they released their Let It Be album. With the arrival of that LP, they collectively threw in the towel as the world’s top recording...
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By Kathy A. Megyeri
Not since I saw former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s exhibit at the Smithsonian and read her book “Read My Pins,” where she wore her...
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By Randal C. Hill
On the night of December 27, 1960—a chilly Tuesday evening—1,500 music fans jammed into the spacious Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool, England. Promotional posters promised fans a grand night of...
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By Randal C. Hill
He couldn’t shapeshift into a wolf, and his real name wasn’t Jack. In fact, when he was born in 1938, Wolfman Jack was known...
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By Randal C. Hill
In June of 1970, during a 24-hour break in the Kinks’ touring schedule, leader Ray Davies jetted from New York to London and...
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By Randal C. Hill
"We all go a little mad sometimes."-Norman Bates in Psycho
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think...
