The Olympic Games bring a lot of things. Debt for the host city. Debauchery in the Village. And tons of coins!
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?
Very proud to win several Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors this year.
Joseph Wharton strikes again! This time, he gives us the Liberty Head Nickel!
“The photograph reflects. Every streetlight a reminder.” — “Nightswimming,” R.E.M.
It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
What will you do when the finger of Destiny points at you?
Error coins can be very valuable — kind of like error baseball cards.
One of the few times Mike Love and not Brian Wilson helmed a Beach Boys album. Let’s just say it didn’t go well.
In honor of Genesis’s recently announced reunion tour, let’s look at the album that caused their breakup: 1997’s Calling All Stations.
How record label politics, changing times, deteriorating personal relationships and splitting with hitmaking songwriters and producers ended Boyz II Men’s run as chart-topping hitmakers.