Most folks associate the Bee Gees with John Travolta’s strut down gritty New York City sidewalks in the classic 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever.” The famous falsetto of lead singer Barry Gibb flowed over disco dance floors in the late ’70s on huge hits like “Staying Alive” and “Jive Talkin’.”…

Dolly Parton circa 1976. Courtesy: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. There’s Dolly Parton. Then there’s the rest of us. Before joining the media pile-up pledging eternal love for one of history’s greatest country singer-songwriters—deserved without saying she’s a better human than us—I’ll start with “the rest of us.” It’s sort…

Christmas has come early this year—thank God—as Dolly Parton is set to release her first holiday album in 30 years. A Holly Dolly Christmas is the latest offering from country music’s queen, and it includes all the merriment of the season. This 12-track album features Parton singing favorites, as…

Somehow, The Offspring’s “Why Don’t You Get a Job” didn’t make this list. May 1 is International Workers’ Day, a day for working people and a time for laborers to stand up for their rights since the late 19th century. It’s celebrated in dozens of nations around the world.…

Not Joan Jett. It’s Groundhog Day, which means one thing: It’s my mom’s birthday. Everyone say happy birthday to my mom! Also, it means that a weird giant rodent that looks kinda like a beaver’s slacker cousin gets pulled out of a fake stump by a man in a…

Dorothy Martin. Courtesy photo. Dorothy is redefining modern rock. The Los Angeles band, helmed by lead vocalist Dorothy Martin, does not shy away from its rock and roll image, embracing comparisons to classic rock icons and putting on a live show to rival them. “I’m proud to call myself…