Classic Tracks: Oingo Boingo’s “Just Another Day”
“Just Another Day” Turns Out to be More Timeless Than One Might Have Imagined in 1985
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“Just Another Day” Turns Out to be More Timeless Than One Might Have Imagined in 1985
Observations From Early ‘80s Sound Eerily Relevant Today
Whitney Houston’s First Platinum Single, Produced by Narada Michael Walden
Musing on life and the afterlife, Iris Dement arrives
Paul Davis’ Unexpected Hit Turns Into One for the Record Books
Unity, Passion and Commitment Reveal the Power of Music
Elton John and Prince Get the Dolby Atmos Music Treatment
The Smithereens Get Bumped to Record Plant Studio C and Make a Classic
Lucinda Williams’ Breakthrough, Grammy-Winning Masterpiece
Soft Cell’s Synth-Pop Dance Hit and the Emergence of Sampled Sounds
Behind the Scenes of Bonnie Tyler’s Classic Earworm
By 1975, British rockers Be-Bop Deluxe had recorded and released two albums on EMI’s Harvest label without much notice in the States. The first,...
In 1966, pop music was changing drastically, and so were The Moody Blues.
Blondie included “Denis” on the album "Plastic Letters," the second LP the band made in Plaza Sound, New York City, with Richard Gottehrer and...
By Matt Hurwitz. Carl Reiner was pulling together a television special called "Wonderful World of Pizazz," which celebrated the hippie styling of the day,...
If it had not been for producer Steve Lillywhite, Semisonic’s "Feeling Strangely Fine" and its hit single “Closing Time” would never have seen the...
“I’ll Be You,” became The Replacements’ biggest hit.
In this month’s Classic Tracks we take a look at sessions for the entire album, which included not only the Top 10 title track,...
By Matt Hurwitz. Though he no longer recalls precisely where or when “Give a Little Bit” was written, Hodgson explains, “I’ve always known that...
By Sarah Jones. "Master of Puppets," Metallica’s third album, was released in March 1986 as the band’s major-label debut. Five years into their careers,...
You know it the moment it starts: that unmistakable bassline, Lou Reed’s“Walk on the Wild Side” recast as the slinky pulse of a head-bobbing...
The story behind this month’s Classic Track, “Punk Rock Girl,” is a tale of two musical cities: Locales in the Dead Milkmen’s hometown of...
A song is in select company when listeners know it from the drum intro. Hits such as “Superstition,” “Get Off of My Cloud” and...
In August 1977, Cheap Trick had the lead review in Rolling Stone magazine—the same issue marking Elvis’s death—for their new album, In Color. Though a...
Armin Steiner can’t say enough good things about Dolly Parton.He had never worked with her before she came to L.A. to record this month’s...
Camper Van Beethoven formed in the founding members’ hometown of Redlands, Calif., but it was in their college days, at the University of California...
It’s a good thing Aerosmith needed a break one day while recording a track at Record Plant New York for their most successful album,...
A quintessential representation of its time is Mr. Mister’s synthesizer- propelled “Kyrie” which hit Number One on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in March of...
“Right Time of the Night,” released in 1976, was all about firsts. It was the first hit by songwriter Peter McCann. It was artist...
Recording JT's version of the Motown hit
If The Emotions’ hit single “Best of My Love” sounds like a female version of Earth, Wind & Fire, that’s because it almost is....
Four studios from all around the country, an initial duet refusal, and the ultimate singing partner were all part of the “An American Dream”...
In late 1974, Raspberries were still in full gear as one of power pop’s biggest bands. But the Cleveland-based group’s front man, Eric Carmen,...
Greg Penny and k.d. lang originally bonded over an Indian lunch. Producer/engineer Penny and his engineering colleague Joe Seta had signed on for some...