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Pop Remembrance

Happy Birthday Harry Nilsson

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, The Beatles

The American pop icon turns 77 in Heaven

Blues

ALBUM DEPT: Oklahoma by Keb’ Mo’ Is More Than OK

June 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Concord Records, Keb' Mo', Roseanne Cash, Taj Mahal

25 years after his auspicious debut, the modern blues giant continues to set his own standard

Indie Rock

Sad Planets: Greetings From Akron, Ohio

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Akron, Black Keys, Cobra Verde, Ohio, Patrick Carney, Sad Planets

John Petkovic of Cobra Verde and The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney come together to pay homage to the hometown that raised them

jazz Spoken Word

Danny Simmons & Ron Carter: The Brown Beatnik Speaks, The Jazz Legend Plays

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Blue Note, Danny Simmons, Ron Carter, Run DMC

A new live album brings together two major forces in New York neighborhood culture

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

Vertical Horizon on Defying Music Execs & Why ‘Everything You Want’ Still Hurts 20 Years Later

June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Clive Davis, Vertical Horizon

Don’t be a snob, you know there is no denying the staying power of these hard rock chart toppers

Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Records Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pink is the Colour: A Look Back at 1969’s ‘More’ Soundtrack by Pink Floyd

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbet Schroeder, Bill Kopp, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd soundtrack

The sonic accompaniment of Barbet Schroeder’s psychedelic sex opus still sounds not of this century a half-century later

Blues Soul

Stax’s Soul Explosion 50 Years Later

June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1969, Craft Recordings, Memphis, Stax Records

A deep dive into an indispensable compilation that redefined the Memphis label in ’69

Power Pop

Hey Man! A Pop Perfectionist Makes Another Masterpiece

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Power pop, Richard X Heyman, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Doughboys

An exclusive chat with power pop great Richard X Heyman

Alternative Rock New Wave Punk

Waiting for a Guide: Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures

June 11, 2019June 12, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Ian Curtis, Joy Division

Why Joy Division’s 1979 classic debut is so much more than a T-shirt

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

Tin Machine Turns 30

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Reeves Gabrels, Tin Machine, Tony Sales

Along with Soupy Sales’ boys and guitar maverick Reeves Gabrels, David Bowie rebooted his sound in 1989 through his love for college radio

Hip Hop Remembrance

Bushwick Bill Dead at 52

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bushwick Bill, Geto Boys, Houston, RIP

Remembering the legendary MC of Houston’s Geto Boys, who lost his battle with Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer on Sunday night

Comedy Rock

Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias: Does Humor Still Belong In Music?

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Comedy, Manchester, The Moody Blues

It does so long as these UK comedy rock legends still have something to say about it

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop

The Blake Babies: Songs of Innocence… and Bad Experiences Redeemed

June 10, 2019June 11, 2019 Jack Rabid 1 Comment Freda Love, John Strohm, Juliana Hatfield, The Blake Babies

RNRG’s exclusive chat with the Boston alt-rock greats

Blues Pop Rock

Step Right Up: The Blurry Eyed Royalty of the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

A new box set looks back at the quintessential rock commune under the Big Top

Country and/or Western Indie Rock North Americana

The Yawpers Peel Back Emotional Layers on New Album

June 7, 2019June 8, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Bloodshot Records, The Yawpers

The entire job of an artist is to try and be as vulnerable and naked as you can be

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