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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Neil Young’s Return to Glory

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 1990, Billy Talbot, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Frank Sampedro, Geffen, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Ragged Glory, Reprise, Sonic Youth

More than a comeback record, 1990’s Ragged Glory set the table for a rock music revolution

Beatle Soul

All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

Rock

Betting on Music at the Royalty Exchange

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Antony Bruno, Ariana Grande, BMI, Brian Swindle, Chief Keef, David Pullman, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Green, Have Mercy, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, I Saw Her First, KRS One, Lil' Uzi Vert, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Macklemore, Masta Ace, Megadisc, Mills Music Trus, Misfits, Mux Mool, My Sister Jane, REO Speedwagon, Richard Lloyd, Rodney Bingenheimer, Royalty Exchange, SiriusXM, Studio 19, the Doobie Brothers, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Returnables, Three Doors Down, Tony Defries, White Soul

The song’s the thing

Blues Folk

ALBUMS: The Levee Still Rises

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Allen Toussaint, Billy Conway, Chris Smither, More From The Levee, Signature Sounds, Still On The Levee

Chris Smither reboots more songs from his vast repertoire

Punk Rap

Dee Dee Ramone’s Rap ‘N’ Roll

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, Brain Drain, Chinese Dragons, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Funky Man, Happy Birthday, Standing In The Spotlight, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

For the Ramones bassist’s 69th birthday in Heaven, former Boston Globe music critic Jim Sullivan revisits his 1989 story chronicling Dee Dee’s short-lived hip-hop career

Pop

California Dreamin’: Van Dyke Parks On Orange Crate Art

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, California, George Gershwin, Orange Crate Art, SMiLE, The Beach Boys, Van Dyke Parks

An exclusive interview with the Maestro of California pop on his mid-90s masterpiece with Brian Wilson

Psychedelics Remembrance Rock

50 Years Gone: Remembering Jimi

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 50th anniversary, Billy Cox, Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, RIP

Talking Hendrix with the last surviving member of the Experience and Band of Gypsys

Soul

Earth Wind & Fire: Do You Remember the 21st Night of September?

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Allee Willis, Arthur Baker, David Morales, Earth Wind & Fire, Eric Kupper, Frankie Knuckles, Maurice White, September, TikTok

New remix EP and upcoming DJ Spinna marathon live set celebrate EWF’s most enduring hit

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

My Baby Needs A Shepherd: Red Dirt Girl Turns 20

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Nonesuch, Patti Scialfa, Patty Griffin, Red Dirt Girl, Wrecking Ball

Emmylou Harris dug deep and struck Grammy gold with her country-folk classic

Art Pop Electronics Pop Psychedelics Remembrance Rock

Set The Controls For The Heart Of Pink Floyd

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1997, Broken China, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Sinead O'Connor, Syd Barrett, Wet Dream

Read a 1997 interview from the late Richard Wright

Fusion jazz Latin Psychedelics Rock

Santana Anointed: 50 Years Of Abraxas

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, José "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, Miles Davis, Santana, Tanglewood, Woodstock

Celebrating a half century of the most definitive Santana studio LP

Alternative Rock Remembrance

Three Years Gone: Remembering Grant Hart

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Hot Wax, Husker Du, Nova Mob, The Last Days Of Pompeii

Read an interview with the sorely missed Hüsker Dü drummer from 2009

Bluegrass North Americana

The Dillards: Bluegrass for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Bernie Leadon, Bluegrass, Cheryl White, Don Henley, Doug Dillard, Gary Smith, George Giddens, Herb Pedersen, Old Road New Again, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Dillard, Sharon White, The Dillards, The Eagles, Tony Wray, Wheatstraw Suite. Andy Griffith

An exclusive chat with Rodney Dillard about maintaining an American legacy

New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

Clem Burke: Full Moon, Empty Hearts

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andy Babiuk, Blondie, CBGB, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Ed Stasium, Elliot Easton, Jon Varvatos, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cars, The Chesterfield Kings, The Empty Hearts, The Romantics, Wally Palmar

An exclusive chat with the Blondie drummer about the second album from his current band and the good old days on The Bowery

Alternative Rock Pop

I’m Your Fan: A Tribute to A Tribute

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 33 1/3 Series, Fatima Mansions, Hal Willner, House of Love, I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, John Cale, Juliana Hatfield, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, R.E.M., The Pixies

A new 33 1/3 book explores an overlooked and out-of-print homage to Leonard Cohen

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