The Weird and Wonderful Teleconference For Elton John's The Fox You Didn't Know Existed

It's the year 1981, the internet hasn't been invented yet, and you need to get the word out to your record company's employees about how to market an artist's upcoming album to the masses. And not just any artist, mind you, but Elton John. What to do?

A Personal Ode to the Sony Walkman

In the early '80s my parents added a few of the latest technological wonders to our household that were meant to make our lives easier or entertain us: a microwave, VCR, and answering machine quickly come to mind. But perhaps no other invention of the decade had a more personal and profound effect on me than the Sony Walkman.