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Crab At The Booty: Weezer (Green Album) Turns 20

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Brian Bell, Hash Pipe, Island In The Sun, Mikey Welsh, Pat Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

The time has come for the band’s third LP to be deemed a masterpiece

Music Journalism

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Its Class of 2021

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmet Ertegun Award, Billy Preston, Carole King, Charley Patton, Clarence Avant, Class of 2021, Early Influence Award, Foo Fighters, Gil Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Musical Excellence Award, Randy Rhoads, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, The Go-Gos, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

Tina Turner, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk and Carole King among the names to be inducted at this year’s ceremony

Alternative Rock Folk North Americana

Maia Sharp: Sister of Mercy

May 13, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Crooked Crown, Edwin McCain, Lisa Loeb, Maia Sharp, Mercy Rising, Terri Clark, The Chicks, Trisha Yearwood

The Nashville songwriter goes deep and personal on her stirring new album

Music Journalism Remembrance

Ed Ward: The Music Critic’s Music Critic

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 David Menconi 1 Comment Best Music Journalism, Crawdaddy!, Creem, Ed Ward, Fresh Air, Greil Marcus, Music Critic, Music Journalism, NPR, Rolling Stone

Music Historian David Menconi remembers his influential friend and mentor who passed away on May 3rd at age 72

Blues Folk Gospel Irish jazz

Van Morrison’s Pandemic Blues

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 2021, Aldous Snow, BMG, Facebook, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Latest Record Project Volume 1, Russell Brand, Spotify, Twitter, Van Morrison

The Irishman airs his grievances and alienates fans on Latest Record Project Volume 1

Folk jazz Psychedelics Rock Soul

Dave Mason: Feelin’ Alright At 75

May 10, 2021May 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bob Dylan, Dave Mason, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Jimi Hendrix, Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys, Michael Jackson, Traffic. Feelin' Alright

With tour dates on the horizon, the legendary Traffic guitarist is ready to get back on the road

Electronic Electronics Indie Rock Pop

Sufjan Stevens: Aural Adventures in Pandemic Pop

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Don McLeese 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Celebrations, Convocations, Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple, Invocations, Lamentations, Meditations, Revelations, Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension

The ever-ambitious album artist reconfigures the five stages of grief for electronic instrumentation

New Wave Pop

Chris Frantz at 70

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Blondie, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Genius of Love, Son of Sam, Talking Heads, Television, The Cramps, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

Jim Sullivan catches up with the groundbreaking drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club on his seventh trip around the sun

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop

2, 3, 4, 1…: Imperial Teen’s Seasick at 25

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1996, Faith No More, Imperial Teen, Roddy Bottum, Seasick, Slash Records

A tale of four princes who wanted to be queens…

New Wave Post-Punk

The Art of Arson: The Birthday Party’s Prayers on Fire at 40

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments Anita Lane, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Phil Calvert, Prayers On Fire, Rowland S. Howard, The Birthday Party, Tracy Pew

Nick Cave’s incendiary introduction to the wider world

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 19: May 2021

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Answers: Famous Quotes, Glenn Tilbrook, Harry Connick Jr., Jim Sullivan, Juliana Hatfield, Leonard Cohen, Richard Lloyd, Squeeze, Television

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

Blues Pop Soul

With a Superb New Album, Tom Jones Intertwines Music With Memories

May 5, 2021May 11, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Joe Shaver, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, John Lee Hooker, Keith Richards, Long Lost Suitcase, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Praise & Blame, Richard Thompson, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Spirit in the Room, Surrounded By Time, Tom Jones, Tom Waits

On the cusp of 81, the Welsh pop icon still knocks ’em dead as Surrounded By Time sees him tackling tunes by Dylan, Macca, the Stones and more

Blues Funk jazz Soul

The City Champs: Roots Music Trio from Memphis Lays Down a Heavy Groove

May 5, 2021May 11, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Al Gamble, Big Legal Mess Records, George Sluppick, Joe Restivo, Luna '68, The City Champs, Tony! Toni! Tone!

“We all learned our craft playing in the clubs of Memphis, a great training ground for R&B, blues, soul and jazz,” says guitarist Joe Restivo about the band’s new LP Luna ’68

Country and/or Western Psychedelics Rock

The Beat Of Michael Nesmith’s Own Drum

May 4, 2021May 11, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 2021, Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings, Michael Nesmith, Orville J. “Red” Rhodes, Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records, The Monkees

A new collection digs into the solo career of the most musically diverse Monkee

Hardcore Heavy Metal Indie Rock Noise Post-Punk Punk

ALBUMS: Unsane’s Journey Through The Past

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Todd Manning 0 Comments Bad Lieutenant, Brooklyn, Chris Spencer, Heavy Traffic, Improvised Munitions & Demo, Lamb Unlimited, Taxi Driver, Unsane

Brooklyn’s most brutal band rediscover their salad days with Improvised Munitions & Demo

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