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ALBUMS: Unsubscribing to Arcade Fire (Is Harder Than It Looks)

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments “Su, “Sunflower”, 2022, ABBA, Achtung Baby, Arcade Fire, Columbia Records, Merge Records, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, U2, WE, Win Butler

WE is supposed to be the anthemic Canadian ensemble’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind, so why do they seem like the ones left behind?

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Indie Rock Irish Post-Punk Punk Remembrance

Remembering Irish Punk Legend Cathal Coughlan

May 26, 2022 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Cathal Coughlan, Cork, Fatima Mansions, Ireland, MCA Records, Microdisney, RIP, Sean O'Hagan, Viva Dead Ponies

The acid-tongued raconteur behind such acts as Microdisney and Fatima Mansions was 61

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Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 31: May 2022

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, EMF, Famous Quotes, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Jim Sullivan, Nancy Sinatra, Stephin Merritt, The Gun Club, The Magnetic Fields, The Temptations, Tom Jones

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

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop

WATCH: Dimestore Dolls Honor Adam Schlesinger With New Single

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Adam Schlesinger, Brian Young, Chris Collingwood, Dimestore Dolls, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, Julie Buchanan, single, You Are The Fix

“You Are The Fix” features contributions from all three surviving members of Fountains of Wayne

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John Schott Turns ‘Round Midnight’ Into Shavuos Miracle

May 25, 2022May 27, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Charlie Hunter, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, John Schott, Miles Davis, Reboot, Round Midnight, Thelonious Monk, TJ Kirk

8-hour all-night reimagining of Monk’s masterpiece marks Jewish day of joy

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Alternative Rock Rock Southern Rock

If You Feel Like A Riot: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion at 30

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, American Recordings, Chris Robinson, Remedy, Rich Robinson, Sting Me, The Black Crowes, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

The Black Crowes’ sophomore masterpiece furthered a traditional rock ‘n’ roll tapestry

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Bruce Springsteen Announces 2023 Tour Dates

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2023, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Ferrara, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Jake Clemons, Landgraaf, Little Steven, Max Weinberg, Monza, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Patti Scialfa, Rome, touring, Vienna, Zurich

The Boss and his E Street Band plan an overseas trip before returning stateside

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God Bless International Pop Overthrow 2022

May 24, 2022May 26, 2022 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Bad Company, Circles, David Bash, International Pop Overthrow, Jim Ellison, Kim & Lee, Liverpool, Lucille, Lucky Blue, Mark Pountney, Material Issue, Power pop, Senior Class, The Beat Movement, The Cavern, The Chelsea Curve, The Incurables, The Lilacs, The Monkees, The Side, The Stayawakes, Vix 20

World’s premiere power pop festival crushes Liverpool after 2-year covid hiatus

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Swamp Dogg: Still a Soulful Maverick After All These Years

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Auto-Tune, Bakersfield, Bon Iver, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, I Need A Job, I Need A Job... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune, Jerry Williams, Joe Tex, Justin Vernon, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Soul, Swamp Dogg

An exclusive chat with the modern day king of Auto-Tune

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Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental Rock

He Talks In Maths: OK Computer at 25

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Airbag, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Lucky, OK Computer, Paranoid Android, Phil Selway, Radiohead, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Thom Yorke

The third Radiohead LP remains a masterful testament to the band’s inventive experimentation and skilled songcraft

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Last Day On Earth: Remembering Bob Neuwirth

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Alison Krauss and Union Station, Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Brownie McGhee, D.A. Pennebaker, Dave Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, Gary Davis, Gillian Welch, Janis Joplin, John Cale, John Hartford, Mississippi John Hurt, Peter Case, Ralph Stanley, Rolling Thunder Revue, Sonny Terry

The singer, songwriter and Rolling Thunder Revue alum gone at 82

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Electronic Progressive Rock Remembrance Synth

From Aphrodite’s Child to Chariots of Fire: Saying ‘Antio’ to Vangelis

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments Aphrodite's Child, Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, Greece, Jon Anderson, keyboards, RIP, Synthesizers, The Forminx, Vangelis, Yes

Greece’s prog-rock keyboard king has left us at the age of 79

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Music Journalism

They Were There: Two Legendary Rock Writers Sitting Around Talking Pt. 2

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Jim Allen 1 Comment Blondie, Gene Sculatti, Greg Tate, Ira Robbins, Nick Tosches, Ralph J. Gleason, Television, The Catalog of Cool, The Marbles, The Mumps, The Ramones, Trouser Press

A candid conversation with Ira Robbins and Gene Sculatti, continued

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Folk Indie Rock

WATCH: Hey Look I Found It! A New Eric Hutchinson EP

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments EP, Eric Hutchinson, SING ALONG! With Eric Hutchinson, single, Video, Video Premiere

Check out a preview of SING ALONG! With Eric Hutchinson before its August release date

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Who’s Back: Pete and Roger Return To Boston

May 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 4 Comments Behind Blue Eyes, Pete Townshend, Pinball Wizard, Quadrohenia, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The Who, Tommy, Who Hits Back, Zak Starkey

The Who Hits Back tour is a testament to rejuvenation

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