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30 Years Ago Today 'Thriller' Changed Music Forever

JR — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:11:28 +0000

On November 30th, 1982, a pop culture phenomenon the likes of which we will probably never see again, arrived in record stores. Michael Jackson’s Thriller would go on to spend 37 weeks at number 1, and deliver 7 top 10 singles. The amazing “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Thriller”, “The Girl Is Mine”, “Wanna Be Startin’ [...]

New Bedford's Amazing Hurricane Barrier's 50th Anniversary

JR — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:41:12 +0000

On Thursday morning at 10:30, on a grassy knoll along the Hurricane Barrier access road at the base of Gifford Street in New Bedford. Mayor John Mitchell will join reps from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and other local officials to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier. This [...]

Text Messaging Has Been Around Since 1992 – And No One Even Knew About It

JR — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:42:54 +0000

Today’s FUN 107 Morning Show Trivia Question asked – which popular thing, now used by about 270 million Americans, will soon celebrate it’s 20th anniversary. Listener guesses ranged from the Internet, to GPS, to the Camcorder. The correct answer, believe it or not, was text messaging . The first text was sent on December 3rd, 1992. A 22 [...]

Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of 'Bad' With Michael Jackson's Weirdest Video

Nick Nadel — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:55:06 +0000

This week marks the release of the 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's 'Bad,' aka the album that everyone thinks isn't as good as 'Thriller.' Despite not being as beloved as 'Thriller,' 'Bad' produced five number one singles, a feat that went unbroken until Katy Perry strapped whipped cream shooters to her chest and caused 'Teenage Dream' to have the most chart-topping singles in history.