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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Geopolitical Jams and No Cymbals: Peter Gabriel (3) at 40

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Biko, Games Without Frontiers, Genesis, Melt, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Public Image Ltd., Robert Fripp

How Peter Gabriel’s melting face set the pace for the ’80s

Glam Hard Rock Pop Rock

The Gracefully Aging Def Leppard

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 2020, Def Leppard, Eagle Vision, Hysteria, Joe Elliott, London To Vegas, Phil Collen, Pyromania, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Vivian Campbell

The lavish London To Vegas box set documents a band entering their 60s hungrier than ever

Pop

Take Me Back: Elton John’s 21 at 33 is 40

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1980, 21 At 33, Alvin Taylor, Beach Boys, Bill Champlin, Bruce Johnston, Byron Berline. Curt Boetcher, Don Henley, Elton John, Glenn Frey, Herman’s Hermits, James Newton-Howard, Jim Horn, Peter Noone, Reggie McBride, Steve Lukather, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back at the Rocketman’s first middle age offering that ushered in his 1980s

Indie Rock Noise Post-Hardcore

The Ballad Of A Band Called E

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Brad Cohan 0 Comments 2020, Chris Spencer, Complications, Gavin McCarthy, Jason SanfordNeptune, Karate, Silver Rocket, Thalia Zedek, Thrill JockeyCome

On Complications, Thalia Zedek, Jason Sanford and Gavin McCarthy put forth a total group effort

Progressive Rock

In the Wake of a Dissolved Court

May 28, 2020 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 1970, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Kanye West, King Crimson, Michael Giles, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Robert Fripp

Remembering King Crimson’s In the Wake of Poseidon, 50 years later

North Americana Rock

ALBUMS: Steve Earle Is Seeing Ghosts

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Coal Country, Eleanor Whitmore, Erik Jensen, Ghosts of West Virginia, Guy Clark, Jessica Blank, New West Records, Steve Earle, Steve Earle and The Dukes, Townes Van Zandt

The Grammy winner and his Dukes summon up haunted memories with Ghosts of West Virginia

Beatle Experimental New Wave Pop Rock

Like A Flower: McCartney II at 40

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1980, Coming Up, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Ron Mael, Sparks, The Beatles

If McCartney was Paul McCartney’s declaration of independence from the Beatles, Part II signaled a new kind of freedom

Blues Hard Rock Rock

1970: The Who Come Alive

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1970, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live At Hull, Live At Leeds, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Shel Talmy, The Who, Tommy

50 years since its initial release, Live at Leeds maintains its position as one of the definitive live albums of all time

Indie Rock

Chris Maxwell: The Grand Opening

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aaron Johnston, Amy Helm, Anthony Bourdain, Bob's Burgers, Cheme Gastelum, Chris Maxwell, Cindy Cashdollar, Conor Kennedy, David Baron, Jay Collins, Jesse Murphy, Larry Grenadier, Marco Benevento, Mark Sidgwick, New Store No. 2, Rachel Yamagata, Skeleton Key, The Elegant Too, The Gunbunnies, Zack Djanikian

Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, the former Gunbunnies/Skeleton Key guitarist’s New Store No. 2 is up and running

Country and/or Western North Americana Rock

No Need to Think Twice: Poco at 50

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Buffalo Springfield, Jim Messina, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Meisner, Rusty Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timothy B. Schmit

The self-titled second album gets the belated appreciation it deserves

Pop

Sentiments and Notices: Ben Folds’ Songs for Silverman at 15

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2005, Ben Folds, Bucky Baxter., David Henry, Jared Reynolds, John Mark Painter, Lindsay Jamieson, Ned Henry, Songs For Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic

Still the best of the Ben solo years

Comedy Hard Rock Rock

Very Heavy, Not Very Humble

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1970, Atlantic Records, David Lord Sutch, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, Nicky Hopkins, Noel Redding

Looking back 50 years at Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends

New Wave Pop Progressive Rock

ALBUMS: Notes On Notes On A Conditional Form

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 2020, Dirty Hit, Foster The People, Interscope, Matty Healy, Music For Cars, Notes On A Conditional Form, The 1975, Walk The Moon

Looking at The 1975’s remarkable and confusing new classic

Glam New Wave Pop Rock

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. II

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Indiscreet, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

The second half of our exclusive chat with Ron Mael

Rock

Willie Nile’s New York State Of Mind

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2020, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hal Willner, Jim Jarmusch, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, New York At Night, New York City, Pete Townsend, Willie Nile

On his 13th album, the singer-songwriter pays homage to the city that staged his rebirth

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