An epic year for music, a teenage boy, and for power-pop. The same cannot be said for disco. Stiff competition across the board, however.

Mixtape General's Warning: Making a 26-song mixtape from 1978 could be hazardous to your health. Proceed with caution.

1977 distilled into 26 songs? Can't be done. But here is Pickled Priest's futile attempt to do just that.

What makes a great band name? Not the music, that’s for sure. The mere mention of the Rolling Stones brings nods of approval and talk of...