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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

‘Tell Us, Is The Black Box Lying?’ – At The Drive-In’s Relationship Of Command At 20

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, At The Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Grand Royal, Invalid Litter Dept, Jim Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, One Armed Scissor

The El Paso band’s third album and sole Grand Royal classic ushered in a new era of aggression for the 21st Century

Country and/or Western Remembrance

Jerry Jeff Walker Was The Outlaw’s Outlaw

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 James Porter 1 Comment Circus Maximus, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr. Bojangles, Outlaw Country, RIP, Sammy Davis Jr.

Standing in his own field, the country great created a body of work that became a category all its’ own

Punk Remembrance

R.I.P. Pierre Kezdy, 1962-2020: Goodbye to a Good Guy

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 Jack Rabid 2 Comments Chicago, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Pierre Kezdy, Punk, Satyricon, Steve Diggle, Strike Under, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Ruts, Touch and Go Records

Jack Rabid pays homage to a friend and essential figure in Chicago punk

jazz

Herb Alpert Is…The Man

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2020, Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass, Herb Alpert Is..., Jerry Moss, Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, The Carpenters

A new documentary and box set aims to remind music fans about the importance of an artist whose albums you’ll always find in the vinyl section of your local Goodwill

Folk jazz Pop

ALBUMS: The Cat is Back With An Extra Helping of Tea

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 2020, Alun Davies, Bruce Lynch, Cat Stevens, Paul Samwell-Smith, Tea for the Tillerman, Tea for the Tillerman², Where Do The Children Play, Wild World, Yusuf

50 years later, Yusuf pays one more visit to the Tillerman with this beguiling remake of his beloved classic

Rock

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

Pop Radio Remembrance Rock

Say It Isn’t So: Farewell, Tony Lewis

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Rachel Linhart 0 Comments 1985, Alan Jackman, Culture Club, Play Deep, Sharp QX-50, Simon Dawson, The Outfield, Tony Lewis, Your Love

The Outfield singer passed away on October 21 at age 62

Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock

LISTEN: Remembering Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon, 25 Years Gone

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, All I Can Say, Axl Rose, Blind Melon, Guns 'N' Roses, No Rain, Rogers Stevens, Shannon Hoon

Looking back at the power of a rock ‘n’ roll singer whose life was cut short far before his time

Progressive Rock

ALBUMS: Circuline Comes Alive

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments Alek Darson, Andrew Colyer, Circuline, CircuLive::NewView, Darin Brannon, Joel Simches, Natalie Brown, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, ProgStock, Rahway, William Spillane

A superb glimpse at what makes the progressive/cinematic rock troupe so beloved

Pop Remembrance Rock

Farewell, Spencer Davis

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alexis Korner, Big Bill Bronzy, Buddy Holly, Huddie Ledbetter, Long John Baldry, Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Traffic

The man who helmed the group of the same name and nurtured a young Steve Winwood, succumbs at Age 81

Rock

Hindu Love Gods at 30

October 20, 2020October 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andrew Slater, Bill Berry, Georgia Satellites, Giant Records, Hindu Love Gods, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Virgin Records, Warren Zevon

Looking back at the time Warren Zevon and R.E.M. got together to cover Prince and the blues, only to be released as a Hindu Love Gods album three years later