MOSTOV'S MUSINGS

Fifty years after its release, “Dancing Queen” still possesses an almost uncanny ability to transform a wedding dance floor within seconds. But what makes one of the most familiar songs in popular music so enduring—and why aren't we tired of it yet? Drawing on a lifetime of music knowledge and twenty-eight years watching songs succeed or fail in real time at more than 700 weddings, I take ABBA's masterpiece apart piece by piece, from its unmistakable piano glissando, bassline

A Thursday night is rarely special. It is lazy. It is mundane. It is an in-between sort of night—one most people sleep through on their way to Friday. But for those in the know, this is no longer the case. Since our inaugural game of DJ Trivia on January 29, Thursday night has found its pulse at Starflyer Brewing Company in downtown Canton, Ohio. And now, Thursday night is catching. Somewhere between the first question and the second beer, something clicked. The room settled