War Of The Worlds at 75

WCBS 880 on day of JFK death, opening and closing segments of commercial-free on-air special.

WCBS 11-22-63

What is our obsession with the backside?  All 3 top songs on iTunes this week deal with the derriere.  

Nicki Minaj at #3, Anaconda, samples Sir Mixalot's legendary ballad of the booty.

Again at #2, Bang Bang, Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (again).

And the #1 song declares "I'm bringing booty back."  All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor.


Top 3 on iTunes

Coffee, companionship, courage. Listen to the stories of the veterans who gather every Tuesday at a vacuum repair shop in NJ.

The Gem Vac Veterans

One nation, under God?  Hear why one family is fighting Aberdeen/Matawan schools pledge of allegiance.

The case against God in The Pledge

Rolling Stone writer - and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voter - Anthony DeCurtis weighs in on the 2015 class. With Wayne Cabot on WCBS 880.

The Rock&Roll HOF class of '15 really rocks

Wayne Cabot with Rolling Stones Antony DeCurtis

The definitive Joe Cocker

Terri Hemmert of WXRT/Chicago on her coffee shop chat with U2 on Michigan Ave that led to "Pride (In the Name of Love)."

Hear the woman who inspired U2's MLK classic

A Grammy nominated song of the year sounds a lot like an old Tom Petty song.  Bill Lee of CBS-FM will talk with us about pop music's "accidental plagiarism." 

Soundalike songs - Sam Smith v Tom Petty

Sergeantsville Inn burns

Do you believe in fate? An old home movie has a NJ couple believing they were meant to be.

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