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50 Years Ago: The Post-Beatles Moment of Badfinger, Harry Nilsson, and Lasting Rock Classics

1972-- like 1971, we are in a 50th anniversary nirvana right now of great, timeless music. Half a century ago this week, Don McLean's...

Harry Styles Makes a Turgid Solo Debut, And Steals a Lick from Badfinger on “Saturday Night Live”

Tell me something I don't already know: Harry Styles sang a new song on SNL and ripped off a well known lick from Badfinger's...

“Breaking Bad”: Badfinger “Baby Blue” Goes Top 20 in iTunes

Holy moley, as they say. Badfinger's lost classic of an album, "Straight Up," is back on the charts. Thanks to the "Breaking Bad"...

“Breaking Bad” Ending Song Badfinger’s “Baby Blue” Climbing iTunes, Amazon, Spotify Charts

UPDATE Monday afternoon: Spotify says worldwide streaming of "Baby Blue" is up 9000 percent. Pete Ham and Mal Evans (and George Harrison) are smiling...

UPDATE: Mariah Carey’s Original Songwriter Was at SHOF Dinner, She Didn’t Acknowledge Him or Any Other of Her Writers

Mariah Carey was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last night. Ironically, she's never written the music to any of her songs. Go figure. In...

Harry Styles Readies New Album Called “Harry’s House,” Also Name of Famous Joni Mitchell Song

I like Harry Styles but his music is, uh, derivative. His songs carry riffs and ideas from previously released music by groups like Badfinger...

50 Years Ago This Week: Todd Rundgren Saw the Light, Al Green Became a Superstar, Nilsson Couldn’t Live “Without You”

January 31, 1972-- the release of Al Green's album, "Let's Stay Together." The next day came Todd Rundgren's double album, "Something/Anything." I was 14, not...

Aimee Mann Names Song That Changed Her Life, Releases New Video for Stunning “I See You”

Before all these Taylor Swifts et al, but after Carole, Joni, and Carly, there was Aimee Mann. The lead singer of til Tuesday had...

1971 50th Anniversary Albums: Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, and Today, Paul McCartney and Wings

We just had the 50th anniversaries of two important, landmark albums: Carly Simon's "Anticipation" and Harry Nilsson's "Nilsson Schmilsson." The former album launched the...

Paul McCartney Finally Gets His Way, Reverses Lennon-McCartney Byline for Songs He Wrote in “The Lyrics” Mega Memoir

EXCLUSIVE For years, Paul McCartney has wanted to change the byline on songs he wrote for...