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By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor When Roxy Music hit the world in 1972, they were utterly unique. No band had ever looked or sounded quite like that before. They rode a rail between past and future, between Pop Art and Pop Music and Rock and Roll. Though they were indeed a band, with […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Initially released in November of 1998, 'White Ladder' proved to solidify everything David Gray had been working towards since the early part of the decade. With three albums under his belt, Gray settled in at his home studio to record his fourth album in the spring of 1998. […]
Read MoreBy Matt Anthony - Summit FM Digital Media Specialist “Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.” - Francis De Sales My father had pretty much thrown in the towel. All his years in the classroom as an experienced industrial arts teacher were being put to the test. Successfully navigating a high […]
Read MoreBy Michelle Charles - Summit FM Membership Director Born in 1882 in East London, Max Champion wrote a library of songs with unusual musical and lyrical twists and turns. Other than that, we know very little about him except that he was possibly related to noted performer Harry Champion. Only one of his recordings “The […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Consider this for a moment if you will, in 1970, Stevie Wonder released his 12th album, the now classic 'Signed, Sealed & Delivered.' At the time of release, he had only recently turned 20, 12 albums into his career, and just two years out of his teens?! That's […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor "Who wants some sniveling female all the time?" asked Tori Amos, in a 1991 interview to promote her debut album, 'Little Earthquakes.’ "After all, just because something happened to me, and it was traumatic, doesn't make it interesting. I have to get my scissors out and make sure […]
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