January 2022 - Chris Molanphy

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine helps us track the winding byways of Hall & Oates’s hitmaking career—and we bid farewell to our producer. Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Stitcher Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please [...] Read more

Culturebox Slate

How Meat Loaf Became Music’s Most Unlikely Megaseller

21 January 202223 January 2022

The theatrical, thunderous singer was the perfect partner for the man behind the curtain. A little over 50 years ago, in the early summer of 1971, a pair of singers who’d gotten their big break in the roadshow version of the musical Hair made their debut on the Billboard charts. The duo’s breakthrough hit, “What [...] Read more

Hit Parade Slate

Hit Parade: Rock ’n Soul Edition

15 January 202229 January 2022

Hall and Oates took a decade to find their sound, created their own ’80s genre and made their dreams come true. View Transcript View Transcript Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Stitcher Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check [...] Read more