Lost and Found

Written by Alica Lanides It’s been 5 years since Pete Shelley, lead singer and songwriter of trailblazing protopunk UK band the Buzzcocks, passed away at 63 from a suspected heart attack. The love from inspired musicians and fans alike poured out, noting his brutally honest Read More

By Ashley Paskill Artist: Queen Album: Hot Space Year: 1982 When most people think of their favorite Queen albums, they typically choose classics like News of the World, Night At the Opera, or Day at the Races. However, Hot Space, released in 1982, is often overlooked, despite Read More

by Ashley Paskill Artist: Hall & Oates Year: 1973 Album: Abandoned Luncheonette   Every band has an album that launches them into fame and remains iconic through the years. For Philly-area natives Daryl Hall and John Oates, that album was 1973’s Abandoned Luncheonette, Read More

By Joe Jamnitzky Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins Album: The Aeroplane Flies High (Box Set) Year: 1996 If memory serves correctly (which isn’t something that always happens), I mentioned in a much older article that 1996 was the year that belonged to The Smashing Pumpkins. They had Read More

By Joe Jamnitzky Artist: The Beatles Song Title: “Revolution (Take 20)” Year: 1968, unreleased I recently approached my editors with an idea of writing a Lost and Found article on a single song. An odd request, to be sure, but I was ultimately given permission, provided I could Read More

By Joe Jamnitzky Artist: Cheap Trick Album: Cheap Trick Year: 1977 Serial killers. Suicide. Pedophiles. Not the sort of topics you would relate to Cheap Trick, but sure enough, they’re all present on their debut album. Cheap Trick is an example of a strange phenomenon I’ve seen Read More