Rock and Roll Globe

African Pop 

Gumboots: Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Ashley Kahn, Graceland, Hearts and Bones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Under African Skies, You Can Call Me Al

New book shines light on a pop masterpiece

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Remembering Dolly Parton

August 26, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 9 To 5, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Dollywood, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Porter Waggoner, RIP, Tennessee

The country music icon succumbs to cancer at 80

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Rock 

More Than A Feeling: ‘Boston’ Turns 50

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1976, Barry Goudreau, Boston, Brad Delp, Epic Records, Fran Sheehan, More Than A Feeling, Peace of Mind, Sib Hashian, Tom Scholz

Looking back on an American rock radio staple

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Alternative Rock Festivals Indie Rock Rock 

Artists Talk Dromfest 2026

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Antietam, Barbara Manning, Chris Brokaw, Doug Gillard, Dromedary Records, DromFest, Dumptruck, Nice Strong Arm, PG Six, Salem 66, Scrawl, Thalia Zedek, Tiny Blue Ghost, Wussy

Wussy, Scrawl, Barbara Manning and more discuss who they’re most looking forward to catching at Upstate, NY fest

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Rock 

Catching Stars With Richie Kotzen

August 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Adrian Smith, Catch A Star, guitar, Kotzen/Smith, Poison, Richie Kotzen, Shrapnel Records, The Winery Dogs

A quick interview with the hard rock guitar hero

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jazz 

Trevor Dunn: From Mr. Bungle to ECM

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, ECM Records, Gerald Cleaver, Jaco Pastorius, Judith Berkson, Mr. Bungle, Pat Metheny, Thee They Thy, Trevor Dunn

A fast-and-furious interview with the genre-defying bassist 

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Wonderlick Reminds Us That ‘You Are Loved’

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Appalachia, Jay Blumenfield, Tim Quirk, Too Much Joy, Virginia, Wonderlick, Wonderlick Loves You, You Are Loved

New album, Wonderlick Loves You, out Oct. 9

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Passes Away

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, RIP, ZZ Top

Famed Texas musician was 77

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Music Journalism Remembrance 

RIP Dave Marsh

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Marsh, Detroit, John Bonham, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Michigan, Queen, RIP

Remembering the legendary rock critic with a polarizing pen

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Experimental Rock Zappa 

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s ‘Freak Out!’ Gets 60th Anniversary Box

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1966, Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, Universal Music Enterprises, Verve Records, Zappa Records

6-disc set contains tons of bonus cream cheese

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Foos Rock Philly

August 14, 2026August 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Ilan Rubin, Mannequin Pussy, Nate Mendel, Philadelphia, Queens of the Stone Age, Rami Jaffe, Your Favorite Toy

Band plays epic 3-hour show in the Cradle of Liberty

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Glam Power Pop Rock 

The Hollywood Stars Rebuild After Fire 

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, George Keller, Hey! LA!, Jeff Jourard, Los Angeles, Mark Anthony, Michael Rummans, Rum Bar Records, Scott Phares, Terry Rae, The Hollywood Stars

An interview with founding member Scott Phares 

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Music Journalism 

Tim Sommer Punches Up for the ‘Outsiders’

August 11, 2026August 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Dispatches from the Kingdom of Outsiders, Ira Robbins, MTV, Noise the Show, Tim Sommer, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

A pundit of punk and pop tells tales about U2, The Clash and more in new book

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Dance Funk Hip Hop New Wave Pop 

Tom Tom Club Delivers Definitive Box Set

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chris Frantz, Genius of Love, Let There Be Love, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

‘Let There Be Love’ out now on Rhino

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Mike Score Talks About A Flock Of Seagulls’ Enduring Legacy

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026 Bryan Reesman 0 Comments A Flock of Seagulls, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley, Gord Deppe, I Ran, Kevin Rankin, Mike Score, Pando, Paul Reynolds, Totally Tubular Festival

The New Wave legends are part of the Totally Tubular tour

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