Billy Ocean

John Gradley explains how he became the karaoke master

New Release Highlights for August 24: The Sword, Usher and Everyone's Favorite "California Gurl"

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below. Post delayed a day due to server issues!) Apocalyptica 7th Symphony​*Apocalyptica, 7th Symphony Stream Apocalyptica's seventh album, which features guest voca ... More >>

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Billy Ocean, "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"

The Singer: Born in Trinidad but raised in England, Billy Ocean began his recording career in the mid-'70s and found worldwide success in the early '80s with hits like "Suddenly" and the smash "Caribbean Queen." The Song: Written for the long-forgotten film The Jewel of the Nile, "When the ... More >>

Spring Break in St. Louis 2008, WHOOOOO!!!

The Singer: Born in Trinidad but raised in England, Billy Ocean began his recording career in the mid-'70s and found worldwide success in the early '80s with hits like "Suddenly" and the smash "Caribbean Queen." The Song: Written for the long-forgotten film The Jewel of the Nile, "When the ... More >>

Gotta Get Back in Time

The Singer: Born in Trinidad but raised in England, Billy Ocean began his recording career in the mid-'70s and found worldwide success in the early '80s with hits like "Suddenly" and the smash "Caribbean Queen." The Song: Written for the long-forgotten film The Jewel of the Nile, "When the ... More >>

Blarney Rubble

Intermission kicks through the debris of modern Ireland

Wanted: Man

Rufus Wainwright on metrosexuals and Mozart -- and why the latter can't hold a candle to Billy Ocean

True Confessions

We feel our age at St. Charles' new skate park, bare our guilty soul to the Recording Industry Association of America and pay our last respects to another victim of asbestos

Various Artists

Pure 80's Love, the #1 Hits: 18 Classic Love Songs from the Decade of Excess (Universal Music Group)

Animal Husbandry

Two native sons seek ideal mates in the menagerie of Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire