Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.
R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.
Pearl Jam was about to be the next U2 or Led Zeppelin. But then they took a page out of Neil Young’s book.
I love the level of detail on these 2021 Morgan and Peace Commemorative Dollars. They really look great! So glad I made the investment.
Sugar Ray was, perhaps, the ultimate party band of the late 90s/early 00s. Then the party ended.
Limp Bizkit were everywhere in the late 90s/early 00s. Then they fell off the face of the earth.
When is a hit album not a hit album? When it is Adore.
I’m not going to lie. This routine helped inspire the lede for my latest feature examining the impact of Law & Order and its various spinoffs on the criminal justice system.
Was Billy Idol ahead of his time with Cyberpunk? Of course. But that doesn’t mean the album is good or deserved to be successful.
When done right, concept albums can be career enhancing. Or they can be disasters.
A look at the much-maligned Barber Coins. Were they really so bad?
The Cars tried to go back-to-basics with Door to Door. Instead, they broke up for decades.
Katy Perry was one of the most reliable hit machines in music– until Witness happened.
The Olympic Games bring a lot of things. Debt for the host city. Debauchery in the Village. And tons of coins!
Error coins can be very valuable — kind of like error baseball cards.