Rock and Roll Globe

A Saucerful of Syd

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd’s original leading man still casts a long shadow

Hip Hop

Why We Puff Lye

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 1999, 420, MF Doom, Nas

Celebrating the anniversaries of two 420 rap classics

Electronic Folk

Correspondence from Bibio’s Bubble

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Bibio, Stephen Wilkinson, Warp Records

On Ribbons, Stephen Wilkinson continues to explore the vast gray space that occupies his songcraft

Pop

Good-Bad, Not Evil

April 18, 2019April 19, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Betty Weiss, Leader of the Pack, Mary Weiss, Shangri-Las

The Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las

New Wave Pop

40 Years On: Squeeze Release Cool For Cats

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, John Cale, Squeeze

Difford and Tilbrook proved they’re the Big Meow in 1979

Hip Hop

MF Doom’s Born Like This Turns 10

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 2009, Daniel Dumile, KMD, MF Doom

A decade later, the villain man still never runs with krills in his hand

Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock

Nick Mason’s Flying Saucer

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd, Spandau Ballet, The Early Years

The legendary Pink Floyd drummer reclaims his past on the road

Punk

This Could Be The Last Time

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jack Rabid 1 Comment Ireland, Melodic Punk, Punk Rock Bowling, The Buzzcocks, The Undertones

The Undertones return to America next month

Classical jazz Soundtracks and Film Scores

Titanic Tunes As Performed By The Band That Played On

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1912, Rhino Records, Titanic

A look back at the 1997 Rhino release Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage

Alternative Rock

The Name Of This Band Is Pixies

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Black Francis, Dave Lovering, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, Pixies

Thirty years ago, the Boston alt-rock giants kissed off the 80s with a masterpiece called Doolittle

Hard Rock Heavy Metal

The Inside Baseball of Heavy Metal

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Bob Nalbandian, Inside Metal, Metallica, Slayer, Y&T

Band vs Brand: Bob Nalbandian’s new documentary investigates the business side of the music business

North Americana

Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

April 14, 2019April 16, 2019 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment Jeff Tweedy

In his new memoir, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy ponders small town life

Country and/or Western Remembrance

Remembering Earl Thomas Conley

April 14, 2019April 15, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Earl Thomas Conley, Keith Whitley, R.I.P.

The Ohio-born country great died on April 10 at 77

Pop Power Pop

Nazz-Teen Sixty Nine: Don’t Forget All About It

April 12, 2019April 15, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Nazz, Todd Rundgren

The second album from Todd Rundgren’s prefab group turns 50

Records

Who Needs TV When You Got RHCP

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Josh Klinghoffer, Record Store Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, T.Rex

Cool Pepper Josh Klinghoffer talks about paying homage to T. Rex for Record Store Day

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