ZZ Top: Their Netflix Doc Is Not Another Texas Tall Tale
For fifty years (and counting) ZZ Top has been delivering their brand of Texas blues-funk. A new Netflix documentary captures their wild ride.
Don’t You Dare Call ‘Em “One-Hit Wonders”!
Yes, they each had a big, memorable radio hit. But artists like Devo, Tommy Tutone, and Randy Newman kept serving up other tasty music morsels. You should get to know (or remember) them.
Roxy Music: Britain’s Ultimate Art School Band
Bryan Ferry’s smooth vocals for Roxy Music were a powerful counterweight to the era’s screechier hard-rock sound.
Wondering About One-Hit Wonders
Debby Boone had a huge number one hit with “You Light Up My Life” whereas artists like Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen have beloved songs that never charted. What gives?
