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Welcome to Brooks FM, your destination for all things indie music! Get ready to dive into the world of independent artists as we bring you insightful interviews and in-depth album reviews.Join us as we uncover the stories behind the music, exploring the creative process and inspiration that drives these talented individuals. From emerging newcomers to seasoned veterans, we shine a spotlight on the diverse voices shaping the indie music scene.Each episode, we'll take you on a journey through the latest releases, sharing our thoughts and opinions on the albums that deserve your attention. Whether it's folk, rock, electronic, or experimental, we've got you covered with our eclectic selection of indie gems.So, whether you're a die-hard indie enthusiast or simply looking to discover your new favorite artist, tune in to Brooks FM and let us be your guide through the ever-evolving landscape of independent music.Brooks FM: Where indie music comes to life. Let the journey begin!

Today We Review Tracks From Linda Ronstadt Twenty One Pilots And Taylor SwiftLinda Ronstadt - Long Long Time - Linda Ronstadt is one of the top-selling female rock artists of all time, and a trailblazer in successfully testing the boundaries of popular music.Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots - GRAMMY® Award-winning Twenty One Pilots quietly emerged as one of the most successful bands of the 21st century and redefined the sound of a generation.Taylor Swift - You’re on Your Own, Kid - Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena: a superstar who managed to completely cross over from country to the mainstream.

This Week In Music History November 6 Through November 12November 61993 - Pearl Jam went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Vs, selling 950,378 copies in one week.2014 - Taylor Swift's album 1989 debuted at No. 1 on America's Billboard albums chart, selling 1.287 million copies in its first week.Birthdays: Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big is 54November 71975 - Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Rock Of The Westies, the singer's tenth studio album and seventh U.S. No. 1.1987 - Tiffany became the youngest act to score a U.S. No. 1 since Michael Jackson ("Ben", in 1972) with "I Think We're Alone Now". The song written by Ritchie Cordell was initially a 1967 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells. Fun fact: Tiffany hated the idea of recording a version of her own for her album because she thought the song wasn't modern or hip enough.Birthdays: Joni Mitchell is 79.November 81961 - The Beach Boys release their first single, "Surfin'."1994 - A&M Records releases Woodstock 1994, an album documenting the Woodstock '94 festival that took place in Saugerties, New York, three months earlier. The two-disc set includes live performances from 27 artists, including Joe Cocker ("Feelin' Alright"), The Cranberries ("Dreams"), Green Day ("When I Come Around") and Bob Dylan ("Highway 61 Revisited").Birthdays: Leif Garrett is 61.November 91958 - Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," exceeded sales of three million copies in the United States, becoming the first non-holiday single to sell that many. Until "Hound Dog," the only other singles to sell more than three million copies were Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer."1999 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the biggest-selling artists of the century in the United States: The Beatles have sold the most albums (106 million), Garth Brooks is the best-selling male solo act, and Barbra Streisand the best-selling female. Elton John's 1997 "Candle In The Wind" is the best-selling single of the century, and the best-selling album is the Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975.Birthdays: Pepa of Salt-n-Pepa is 56.November 101979 - "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang becomes first rap song to hit the Billboard Hot 100, entering the chart at #84.1990 - Vanilla Ice started a 16-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with To The Extreme.Birthdays: Warren G is 52.November 111972 - The Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley was killed when his motorcycle hit a bus at the same intersection in Macon, Ga., where former band member Duane Allman had died a year earlier. Oakley was 24 years old.1995 - The Smashing Pumpkins double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness went to No. 1 on the U.S. chart.Birthdays: Marshall Crenshaw is 69.November 121966 - The Monkees debut album started a 13-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, selling over 3 million copies in three months.2000 - Destiny's Child started an 11-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Independent Women Part 1."Birthdays: Booker T. Jones is 77.

On This Episode We Review Tracks From Aerosmith Beach Bunny And Our Lady PeaceAerosmith - Dream On - Aerosmith were one of the most popular hard rock bands of the '70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two decades with their raunchy, bluesy swagger. The Boston-based quintet found the middle ground between the menace of the Rolling Stones and the campy, sleazy flamboyance of the New York Dolls, developing a lean, dirty riff-oriented boogie that was loose and swinging and as hard as a diamond.Beach Bunny - Prom Queen - Few artists can pinpoint an emotion as clearly and honestly as Beach Bunny's Lili Trifilio. On Honeymoon, the excellent debut album from Trifilio's songwriting project and four-piece band, it's as if she's singing about things everyone has felt before but never had the courage to put in words themselves.Our Lady Peace - Superman's Dead - When Mark Van Doren, the American poet and teacher, wrote his famous work, "Our Lady Peace" in 1943, he couldn't have imagined the concept of rock'n'roll, let alone that a Canadian rock group would adopt his title for their name. Consisting of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Steve Mazur and Jason Pierce.

This Week In Music History October 31 Through November 5October 311975 - Queen released "Bohemian Rhapsody". It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera and it was reportedly the most expensive single ever made at the time of its release, although the exact cost of production cannot be determined.1992 - “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men is the No. 1 song on the Hot 100 for the 12th consecutive week, breaking the record.Birthdays: Vanilla Ice is 55November 11970 - The Festfolk Quartet, which later becomes ABBA, played their first-ever concert at a Gothenburg, Sweden restaurant.1994 - Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York album, taken from a performance a year earlier, is finally released. The album tops the charts in many countries, including the US, UK and Australia.Birthdays: Country singer Lyle Lovett is 65.November 21920 - KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States. They are not the first station on the air, but the first to get the broadcast license.2016 - Taylor Swift was the highest-paid woman in music, according to Forbes' annual list, having earned more than double her nearest competitor Adele.Birthdays: Nelly is 48November 31990 - "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice became the first rap record to top the U.S. singles chart.1998 - Britney Spears, 16, releases her first single, "...Baby One More Time." Three months later, it goes to #1 in America.Birthdays: Adam Ant is 68.November 41978 - Boston plays in the city of Boston for the first time, a sold-out show at the Boston Garden.1988 - The U2 documentary Rattle And Hum opens worldwide.Birthdays: Sean Combs is 53.November 51966 - The Monkees were top of the Billboard singles chart with "Last Train To Clarksville," the group's first No. 1.1995 - The band Garbage kicked off their first world concert tour cycle when they played at The 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.Birthdays: Bryan Adams is 61.

On This Episode We Review Tracks From We.B Florida Georgia Line And Capital CitiesWe.B - One Piece Rap - We.B (pronounced "We-bee) or known as Alejandro Saab, KaggyFilms or CyYuVTuber, is a professional voice actor who's voiced Cyno in Genshin Impact. Is also person that covers anime, video game and what ever other types of songs I'm interested in covering!Florida Georgia Line - Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line came out of nowhere in 2012 to become the biggest country group of the new decade. The vehicle of their success was "Cruise".Capital Cities - Safe And Sound - Los Angeles indie electro unit Capital Cities got their start writing commercial jingles before shifting their bright and catchy songwriting talents into the world of pop.

On This Weeks Special Halloween Episode We Review Tracks From DHeusta Lilia Jean And Boris Pickett DHeusta - Into The Pit - DHeusta is a 24 year old music producer and singer based in Phoenix, AZ.Lilia Jean - Boogie Monster - Famous as the daughter and oldest child of YouTube star Jessica Skube, she made her debut when her mother was only eighteen years old and rose to fame on the wildly popular JesssFam YouTube channel.Boris Pickett - Monster Mash - Pickett is, of course, the man doing the Boris Karloff impression on the Halloween hit "Monster Mash." He moved to L.A. in 1961 following his discharge from the army, hoping to become an actor.

This Week In Music History October 16th - 22ndOctober 161951 - Eighteen-year-old Richard Penniman, who was already using the stage name Little Richard, made his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST.2006 - CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself.Birthdays: Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 51October 171977 - Lynyrd Skynyrd released Street Survivors, the last album with frontman Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, as both were killed three days later after the band's plane went down en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.2005 - Fats Domino returned to his Ninth Ward home for the first time since Hurricane Katrina to find it utterly destroyed, with his piano and several of his gold records among the ruined items.Birthdays: Alan Jackson is 64. Eminem is 50.October 181968 - Led Zeppelin (briefly known as The New Yardbirds) played their first British engagement at the Marquee Theater.1969 - The Temptations scored their second US No.1 single with 'Can't Get Next To You'.Birthdays: Anita O'Day was born on this day in 1919. She passed away in 2006October 191985 - A-ha went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Take On Me," making them the first Norwegian group to achieve a No. 1 hit in America.1995 - Nirvana were at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with the live compilation album, From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.Birthdays: Pat Simmons, guitarist, singer with The Doobie Brothers is 74.October 201978 - The Police made their U.S. debut at CBGB in New York.2003 - Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank in the UK, (named after Frank Sinatra). Frank wasn't released in the US till 2007, after Back to Black had made her a global star.Birthdays: Tom Petty was born today in 1950. He passed away in 2017. Snoop Dogg is 51.October 211997 - Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97" was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest-selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days. 2006 - Evanescence were at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album The Open Door.Birthdays: Doja Cat is 27.October 221966 - "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys made its debut in the U.S. singles chart in October. It would reach No. 1 by December.2012 - Taylor Swift released her fourth album, Red. The first single is the No. 1 "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," a kiss-off to an ex she refuses to name.Birthdays: Zac Hanson, cutest Hanson brother, is 36.

On This Episode We Review Tracks From CG5 American Aquarium And Hotel FictionCG5 - Goosebumps - Charlie Green (CG5) is a 23-year-old prolific producer, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Phoenix, Arizona. Finding his affinity for music at the age of five, Charlie first took an interest in music production and learned nearly all on his own.American Aquarium -  Casualties - North Carolina alt-country outfit American Aquarium rose to prominence in the late 2000s with a sound that mixed twang, grit, and some straight-ahead rock & roll.Hotel Fiction - Astronaut Kid - Hotel Fiction is the musical project of best friends Jade Long and Jessica Thompson. After meeting in Athens GA, the duo began playing together and simply haven't stopped.

Today In Music History October 9th-15thOctober 9th1961 - Ray Charles started a two week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Hit The Road Jack."1993 - Nirvana entered the U.S. album chart at No. 1 with In Utero, their third and final studio album.Birthdays: PJ Harvey is 51October 10th1962 - The BBC somehow determined that "Monster Mash," by Bobby "Boris" Pickett was offensive and banned it from their airwaves.2014 - Taylor Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year 2014, making her the first artist to receive the award twice.Birthdays: David Lee Roth is 68October 11th1990 - Drummer Dave Grohl played his first gig with Nirvana when they appeared at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia.1997 - Elton John went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Candle In The Wind 1997", a rewrite of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe.Birthdays: Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 76 And Cardi B is 30October 12th1969 - A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him that if you play The Beatles 'Strawberry Fields Forever' backwards, you hear John Lennon say the words "I buried Paul." This started a worldwide rumour that Paul McCartney was dead.1997 - With Backstreet Boys mania building worldwide, the group had to cancel a free, open-air concert at the Mostenses Plaza in Madrid when too many fans show up.October 13th1974 - Renowned television host Ed Sullivan dies of esophageal cancer in New York City, at age 73. One of the biggest events in music history unfolded on his program, The Ed Sullivan Show, when a new group from Liverpool called The Beatles made their live U.S. debut.1979 - Michael Jackson went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," his second solo chart-topper.Birthdays: Sammy Hagar is 75October 14th1968 - The Jackson Five made their national TV debut on ABC's Hollywood Palace.2020 - Post Malone won nine awards including top artist at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.Birthdays: Natalie Maines of the The Chicks is 48October 15th1979 - ABBA played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, B.C.1994 - R.E.M. entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 with Monster. The album was their ninth and was a stylistic shift from the bands previous two albums-- 1991's Out of Time and 1992's Automatic for the People --with loud, distorted guitar tones and simple arrangements, and included the successful single, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"Birthdays: Brother Of Michael Jackson Tito Jackson is 68

On This Weeks Episode We Review Tracks From MKTO George Harrison And OneRepublic MKTO - Classic - After securing a recording contract with Columbia Records in 2012, MKTO began recording material for their self-titled debut album in 2013, with American singer-songwriter, Ne-Yo and Swedish record producer, Max Martin among some of their collaborators.George Harrison - Got My Mind On You - The first time Harrison heard the song was during a visit to his sister in the United States in 1963–five months before the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. His sister lived in the countryside of Illinois. While there, Harrison visited record shops and bought a variety of albums. One was James Ray's 1962 album that contained the song "I've Got My Mind Set on You."OneRepublic - Run - "Run" is a song by American band OneRepublic, taken from their fifth studio album Human. It was released as the fifth single from that album through Interscope Records on May 5, 2021. It was co-written and produced by frontman Ryan Tedder with bassist Brent Kutzle, John Nathaniel and Tyler Spry.

October 2nd1995 - Oasis released their much-anticipated second album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory2002 - Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley has a No. 1 album in 17 countries - including the United States - when Elv1s 30 #1 Hits makes its debutBirthdays: "American Pie" singer Don McLean is 74October 3rd1945 - Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing "Old Shep". Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came in second.1999 -  Akio Morita Founder of Sony electronics, died at age 78. The 1979 Sony Walkman transformed both Sony and consumers across the world.Birthdays: Chubby Checker is 81October 4th1975 - Pink Floyd went to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with Wish You Were Here.1986 - CBS-TV newsman Dan Rather was caught off guard and roughed up in NYC by one man, as another yelled the enigmatic, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" R.E.M. was inspired to later write a song about the incident, and it was their first single off of their 1994 album Monster.2000 - The Chicks are the big winners at the CMA Awards, taking Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (for Fly), Vocal Group of the Year and Video of the Year for "Goodbye Earl."Birthdays: Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire is 45October 5th1970- Led Zeppelin releases Led Zeppelin III1979 - ABBA visited the White House while on tour for the first and only time in America. They met President Carter's daughter Amy, who was a big fan.Birthdays: Steve Miller is 79October 6th1956 - Elvis Presley releases "Love Me Tender," the title song to his first movie. It goes on to become his fifth #1 hit in America.1979 - "Gotta Serve Somebody" gave Bob Dylan his 12th U.S. top 40 hit when it entered the chart for the first time. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala.Birthdays: Matthew Sweet is 58October 7th1939 - Judy Garland, 16, records "Over The Rainbow" for the movie The Wizard of Oz.1995 - Alanis Morissette went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Jagged Little PillBirthdays: Toni Braxton is 55October 8th1957 - Working with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn., Jerry Lee Lewis recorded his classic, "Great Balls Of Fire."1988 - Def Leppard's ballad "Love Bites" hit No. 1 on the Hot 100Birthdays: Bruno Mars is 36 

On This Episode We Review Tracks From We.B Sheheh And Jefferson AirplaneWe.B - Ultimate Battle - Ka Ka Kachi Daze From Dragon Ball Super - We.B (pronounced "We-bee) is a group that covers anime, video game and what ever other types of songs.Shehehe - Rock N Roll Queen - Shehehe’s music has always been rooted in heartfelt, autobiographical songs about a band and its life: the things that drive them crazy, the things they love, their awes, triumphs, and humorJefferson Airplane - White Rabbit - "White Rabbit" is one of Grace Slick's earliest songs, written during December 1965 or January 1966. It uses imagery found in the fantasy works of Lewis Carroll—1865's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass—such as changing size after taking pills or drinking an unknown liquid.

This Week In Music History September 25 To October 1September 251964 - The Temptations began recording 'My Girl' which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits.1990 - Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job. A year later, the band recorded Nevermind which exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial successBirthdays: Will Smith is 52. September 261937 - Blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. With the nickname "the Empress of the Blues"1987 - Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with BadBirthdays: Olivia Newton-John was born on this day in 1948. She passed away in August of 2022 September 271982 - Prince released his fifth album, 1999. It was a breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to "Little Red Corvette" and the title track.2014 - Taylor Swift issues 1989, her biggest-selling album. The first two singles are monster hits: "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space.”Birthdays: Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots was born today in 1967. He passed away in 2015 September 281985 - Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'.1991 - On the week their album, Nevermind, was released, Nirvana made an appearance at the Tower Records store in New York City and then played a show at The Marquee Club in New YorkBirthdays: Television host Ed Sullivan was born today in 1901. He passed away in 1974.September 291976 - Enjoying his own birthday celebrations, Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player, Norman Owens, in the chest1991 - MTV played the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video for the first time, giving most Americans their first look at Nirvana. A little over a month later, the song was No. 1 on the Hot 100.Birthdays: "Great Balls of Fire" singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 87.  September 301995 - Mariah Carey made chart history when she started an eight-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Fantasy," making her the first woman to enter the chart in the No. 1 spot.2021 - Tony Bennett, 95, releases an album of standards with Lady Gaga called Love For Sale, making him (according to Guinness) the oldest person to release an album of new material.Birthdays: Singer Johnny Mathis is 87. October 11970 - Janis Joplin makes her last recordings, singing "Mercedes Benz," which is included on her posthumous Pearl album a capella. She dies three days later.1982 - Sony launched its first compact-disc player, the CDP-101, for $730. That's the equivalent of about $1,630 today.1987 - Soundgarden release their first EP, Screaming Life, on Sub Pop RecordsBirthdays: Kevin Griffin frontman of Better Than Ezra is 53

On This Episode We Review Tracks From Yusuf/Cat Stevens Hotel Fiction And Toby FoxYusuf/Cat Stevens- Father and Son - Cat Stevens originally wrote "Father and Son" as part of a proposed musical project starring Nigel Hawthorne, called Revolussia, that was set during the Russian Revolution, and could also have become a film; the song was about a boy who wanted to join the revolution against the wishes of his conservative farmer father.Hotel Fiction - Monster - Hotel Fiction is an Athens, Georgia-based band consisting of best friends Jade Long and Jessica Thompson. Both women have been playing music for over ten years and began writing, performing, and playing together in January 2019. In August, Hotel Fiction released their debut single “Astronaut Kids” to all streaming platforms which received a warm welcome from local audiences and several major U.S. cities.Toby Fox - The World Revolving - Toby Fox's earliest well-known work is his "EarthBound Halloween Hack", a Halloween-themed ROM hack of the 1994 Super NES game EarthBound released in 2008. He then moved onto composing a variety of music for Andrew Hussie's 2009 webcomic Homestuck during his senior year of high school.

This Week In Music History September 18th-24thSeptember 18th1983 - Kiss appeared without their makeup for the first time. It happened during an interview on MTV in which the band members were promoting the release of their newest album.2014 - Taylor Swift was at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Shake It Off", Swift's second No. 1 single in the U.S. and the 22nd song to debut at No. 1 in the chart's history.Birthdays:  Dee Dee Ramone, was born today in 1951September 19th1960 - Former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Twist"1993 - Pearl Jam released their second studio album, Vs. The album set the record for the most copies of an album sold in its first week, a record it held for five years, despite the fact that the group declined to produce music videos for any of the album's singlesBirthdays: (Mama) Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas was born today in 1941September 20th1969 - During a meeting in London between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.1980 - Kate Bush scored her first U.K. No. 1 album with Never For Ever. It was the first-ever album by a British female solo artist to top the U.K. album chart as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter the chart at No. 1.Birthdays: Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden is 54September 21st2004 - Green Day release American Idiot, their first album in four years2011 - R.E.M. announce that they're calling it quits after more than 30 yearsBirthdays: Faith Hill is 55September 22nd1998 - The Goo Goo Dolls release their smash album Dizzy Up The Girl, which includes the singles "Iris," "Slide," and "Black Balloon."Birthdays: Nick Cave is 65September 23rd1967 - "People Are Strange" by The Doors was released1989 - Milli Vanilli started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," the duo's second U.S. No. 1.Birthdays: Ray Charles was born today in 1930. He passed away in 2004.September 24th1962 - James Brown recorded his legendary Live At The Apollo album. The album sold more than a million copies was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and in 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.1995 - Smashing Pumpkins released their album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.2006 - Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity.Birthdays: Drake is 33.

In This Episode We Review Tracks From Anne Marie Aerosmith And ABBAAnne-Marie - 2002 - "2002" is a love ballad about a childhood romance of Anne-Marie's that took place in the titular year. She wrote the song with Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco, Julia Michaels and Steve Mac. She was not initially planning to release "2002" as a single, but finally caved in after constant pestering from Sheeran on Instagram to bring it out.Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - In 1997, Diane Warren was watching Barbara Walters interview James Brolin and Barbra Streisand. Brolin said he missed Streisand when they were asleep, and Warren wrote down the words "I don't want to miss a thing", before there was even a song.ABBA - Super Trouper - "Super Trouper" is an upbeat pop rock, it has a pop catchy disco 1980s track, it has a continued ABBA's run of chart success, particularly in Europe. It was to become ABBA's ninth (and final) No. 1 in the United Kingdom. This distinction placed ABBA fourth for the most UK chart-toppers in history (behind The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard); a position the group would keep for almost 20 years until Madonna scored her tenth UK No. 1 with "Music" in August 2000. The track was also the fourth biggest selling single in the UK for 1980. "Super Trouper" also topped the charts in Belgium, West Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, and was a Top 10 hit in Austria, Finland, France, Norway, Spain and Switzerland.

Today In Music History September 11th-17thSeptember 11th 1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC.1976 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with "(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty," the group's third No. 1 hit.2001 - Walking to work as a comic-book illustrator in New York, Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance.Birthday: Ludacris is 43September 12th1966 - The first episode of The Monkees TV show aired in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes.1987 - Michael Jackson began a two-month siege on top of the charts with Bad.Birthday: Country legend George Jones was born today in 1931 Barry White was born today in 1944September 13th 1960 - The FCC bans "payola," the controversial practice of paying DJs for playing songs.1991 - Geffen Records threw a party to launch Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. The band ended up being thrown out of their own party after starting a food fight.2009 - When Taylor Swift won for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West came on stage and commandeered the microphone, explaining that Beyonce deserved the award for her "Single Ladies" video. When Beyonce won for Video of the Year later that night, she brought Taylor on stage to finish her speech.Birthday: Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Metallica is 61.September 14th 1955 - Little Richard recorded the song "Tutti Frutti." The session had not been going well, but with only 15 minutes left in the session, Richard recorded the song and coined the phrase, "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom."1998 - MTV debuts Total Request Live hosted by Carson Daly.Birthday: Amy Winehouse was born in 1983. She passed in 2011September 15th 1965 - The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for its entire line of new vehicles. Tapes were initially only available in auto-parts stores, as home 8-track equipment was still a year away.Birthday: Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson is 46September 16th1970 - Led Zeppelin displaced The Beatles as the UK's most popular band. The Fab Four had been tops since 1963. The poll was conducted by Melody Maker magazine.1979 - The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" was released. Although it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world.Birthday: B.B. King was born today in 1925. He passed in 2015. September 17th1931 - The first long-playing record, a 331⁄3 rpm recording, was demonstrated at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York by RCA Victor. Given the high price of compatible record players, which started around $95 (about $1140 in today's dollars), the LP wasn't revived until 1948.1991- Hole release their debut album Pretty on the InsideBirthday: Hank Williams Sr. a legendary country-western singer was born on this day in 1923. He passed in 1953.

In This Episode We Will Review Tracks From Katy Perry Drake And Dean MartinKaty Perry - Last Friday Night - Perry has revealed that she was inspired to write the track after running naked through a park with her friends. According to Music Rooms, Perry claims that after a wild night of partying and streaking, she wrote the song about her antics and what she remembered the next day.Drake - One Dance - The single marks the second time Drake has worked on an afrobeats song, having previously featured on Wizkid's "Ojuelegba (Remix)" (2015) along with British grime artist Skepta.Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This - Martin's version reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, remaining at the top for five weeks in 1956, while spending six weeks atop Billboard's chart of songs "Most Played by Jockeys", five weeks atop Billboard's chart of "Best Sellers in Stores", and four weeks atop Billboard's chart of songs "Most Played in Juke Boxes"

This Week In Music History September 4th To September 10thIn this episode we'll cover this week in music from September 4th to September 10th.Hope you guys enjoy this episode!Don't forget to subscribe so you can enjoy our review episodes.