Troy Brownfield

Indianapolis

Executive Editor at Saturday Evening Post Magazine

Writer. Writer/editor @satevepost. @jackandjillmag @humptydumptymag. Comics at https://t.co/xf04gfdUe2. https://t.co/2gPR82GJy2. He/Him. Tweets are my own.

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Dead Formats: Ways We Used to Watch and Listen

2 weeks ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

One of the hottest topics in today’s entertainment revolves around theatrical versus streaming releases for films. It’s merely the latest in an ongoing series of platform slugfests that have been around since the ancestors wound up the Victrola. With the anniversary of the Betamax 50 years ago this month, it’s time to look at a few so-called “dead formats,” some of which surprisingly still exist and have a fanbase so fervent that there are conventions for them.
Listen Again: Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and Tennille

1 month ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

Before the future spouses teamed up as a duo, they carved out careers backing other artists. Both Daryl “The Captain” Dragon and Toni Tennille played with The Beach Boys on tour, and Toni sang backup for Elton John and, later, Pink Floyd. While on tour with The Beach Boys, Toni began writing the album’s third track, “The Way I Want to Touch You,” an eventual No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
The Grammys’ Best New Artists: Were They?

1 month ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

Sixty years ago this month, The Beatles took home the Best New Artist Award from The Recording Academy of the United States at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards. They, of course, had one of the most monumental careers in music history, but the Best New Artist Award hasn’t always been the most accurate predictor of longevity. Here’s a look at five they got really right, five they got wrong, and a couple of pushes (where it could have gone either way).
The Most Overrated American Novels

1 month ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

They are the bane of high school literature classes. They are the reason so many Americans quit reading after school. They are the most overrated American novels. (The writer would like to note that he’s actually read all of these, although there was one he couldn’t finish; no, it wasn’t #10). Admittedly, this is like shooting fish in a barrel, and the book was obviously a victim of being overhyped. However, it is also objectively bad.
Listen Again: Toys in the Attic by Aerosmith

2 months ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

You could be forgiven if you thought Boston’s Hall of Fame rockers, Aerosmith, released their most popular albums in the ’80s; 1987’s Permanent Vacation and 1989’s Pump were part of one of the greatest comebacks in rock history. But neither of those albums sold as well as 1975’s Toys in the Attic, which moved 9 million albums. “Walk This Way” was the biggest hit, reaching No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100; “Sweet Emotion” topped out at No. 36.
Greatest Twist-Ending Songs

2 months ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

Citizen Kane. Primal Fear. Parasite. Malignant. Whether it’s a final-scene reveal or a bonkers mid-point change of direction, nothing makes a movie memorable like a good old-fashioned plot twist. That same strategy can work magic in music, with some tunes gaining timelessness by taking a sharp narrative turn. Here are 15 of the greatest twists and twist-ending in songs. 15. Fancy – Bobbie Gentry/Reba McEntireThe 1952 film Ruby Gentry inspired singer-songwriter Roberta Lee Streeter twice.
An Interview with the Author of Marvel Comics for Dummies

2 months ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Connor Brownfield |Troy Brownfield

Do you love the Marvel comic books, but can’t keep all of the plots, heroes, and villains straight? (There are a lot.) The solution to your Marvel mayhem is here in the form of Marvel Comics for Dummies, which hit shelves this month. Part of the new publishing deal between John Wiley & Sons’ “Dummies” brand and Marvel comics, Marvel Comics for Dummies explains the Marvel universe for fans new and old.
Contrariwise: The Misery Business

2 months ago | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

Let’s face it: Tremendous songs can come from being in misery. Soul Asylum’s “Misery,” Paramore’s “Misery Business,” a bunch from Les Misérables. What’s not tremendous is the endless number of people determined to be miserable about things that they claim to love. Cranks have always existed, as evident from the Letters to the Editor section of any old newspaper or magazine.
Listen Again: Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Feb 24, 2025 | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

It might seem funny to recommend one of the most popular bands of all time for a “Listen Again,” but of the 15 songs on this double album, only a handful have been in radio rotation for the past 50 years. Physical Graffiti was a huge hit for England’s Led Zeppelin upon its February 1975 release, reaching No. 1 and selling 16 million copies in the U.S. Rolling Stone included it in its Greatest Albums of All Time list, and it’s placed on similar lists by Pitchfork, Guitar World, and Mojo.
The Saturday Evening Post

Feb 18, 2025 | saturdayeveningpost.com | Troy Brownfield

What do you say about a show that launched as a spin-off 50 years ago, lasted only two seasons while spawning a #1 hit song, and lay dormant twice before launching both a film and a hit reboot that’s still running? You’d call it S.W.A.T., and here are five things you probably didn’t know about Hondo and the gang. 1. Rookies SensationS.W.A.T.’s story began with ABC’s The Rookies. That show, which debuted in 1972, was executive produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.