Throwback Nation with Tony Lorino -

Today is Courteney Cox's birthday! One of our favorite "Friends," Monica Geller, is 62 today! Hard to believe that it's been 22 years since "Friends" wrapped up - we faithfully spent every Thursday night with Monica, Ross, Rachel,…

New York City was the place to be last night at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala! Some of our favorite Throwback Nation artists - Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins - were inducted, along with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss.…

The third week of June 1987 is one of those charts where every song feels like it has something to say.

What a game! This morning, the New York Knicks are fresh off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. They rallied from 29 points down to win Game 4 over the San Antonio Spurs, 107-106. The Knicks now lead the best-of-seven NBA…

Soft Cell, the group that brought us the hit "Tainted Love," is going to release a new and final album this fall! The album is titled Danceteria and will feature singer Marc Almond and the late multi-instrumentalist Dave Ball. Ball…

We're throwing it back to 1986, when a band from Manchester, England, hit No. 1 in the U.S. with a song that flopped everywhere else! Simply Red's hit song "Holding Back the Years" was first released in 1985, but didn't do much. The band…

There's no denying Whitney Houston had a VOICE! The power ballads, the pop and dance hits, and R&B-infused songs got her a huge female fan base. But we're betting dads like Tony Lorino probably know all the words to her songs,…

Kandi Burruss was in the '90s girl group XSCAPE, she wrote the huge hit "No Scrubs" for TLC, and she was on the first 14 seasons of "Real Housewives of Atlanta!" She's gathered ALL of those experiences together to come up with her new…

Happy 65th birthday to El DeBarge! You probably know him as the lead singer of the family group DeBarge. They brought us favorite '80s songs like "Rhythm of the Night," "Who's Holding Donna Now," and "All This Love." You may not know…

Happy birthday to Alanis Morissette, who is 52 today! She is one of the defining musicians of the 1990s, with her 1995 breakthrough album "Jagged Little Pill" still a banger to this day. She's often described as a defining voice of her…

Everyone's favorite California lifeguard show is getting a second life! The "Baywatch" reboot is shooting now in Los Angeles and is scheduled to premiere on Fox in January 2027. The original series aired from 1989 to 1999, mostly on…

You can't teach an old dog new tricks - but you can teach a new dog old songs! Meet Rusty, Tony Lorino's new puppy and studio companion! He has a lot to learn about Throwback hits - including this gem about the favorite Earth, Wind…