#Post • DARLENE LOVE: Billboard Q&A on Eve of Her New Album Release [VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

Ever since the announcement of its recording, fans of Phil Spector’s sixties Wall of Sound and in particular, one of its main stars, Darlene Love, have been eagerly waiting for September 17th to arrive.   The new 14-track album by Love, her first in 30 years, is...

#Post • CYNDI LAUPER: Girls Just Want To Have ‘Country’ Fun /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 16, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 80's, American Artists, Pop, Top 40

According to an article in BANG Showbiz, Cyndi Lauper has become the latest rock/pop music icon to head to Nashville to record an album of country music.   On the pop side, Lauper’s 1983 debut solo album She’s So Unusual was the first debut female...

#OriginalPresentation • THE BEATLES: ‘Under The Influence’ – Part 3 [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 11, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 50's, 60's, American Artists, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

  Welcome to the HouseoftheHits.com Original Presentation • THE BEATLES: Under The Influence – Part 3 The third set of 6 of the 24 original versions of songs by American artists, and the 6 cover versions officially recorded by The Beatles. Each original...

#Post • PRINCE: New Album Released on Streaming Service TIDAL /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 7, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 80's, 90's, American Artists, Funk, New Wave, Pop, R&B, Rock, Synth Pop

The new album by Prince has been released – but only in digital download form, and only on rapper/producer/entrepreneur Jay Z’s streaming service, TIDAL.     The much anticipated 11-track set, called HITnRUN Phase One, began streaming at 12:01 am on...

#Post • MICKY DOLENZ & PETER TORK: Monkees UK Concert Review /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 5, 2015 | #Posts, 2000's, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

As initially previewed on my HouseoftheHits.com all-music blog post of August 24th, the most recent incarnation of mid-60’s pop sensations, The Monkees, played their first of two shows in the UK on Friday night (9/4) at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.   Micky Dolenz...

#OriginalPresentation • THE BEATLES: ‘Under The Influence’ – Part 2 [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 4, 2015 | #OriginalPresentations, 50's, 60's, American Artists, Beatles, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists

  Welcome to the HouseoftheHits.com Original Presentation • THE BEATLES: Under The Influence – Part 2 The second set of 6 of the 24 original versions of songs by American artists, and the 6 cover versions officially recorded by The Beatles. Each original...