Author: Addie Moore

Folk Punk Rock World 

Long Shadow: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros’ Streetcore at 20

October 21, 2023October 21, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Bob Marley, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Johnny Cash, Rick Rubin, Streetcore, The Clash

Looking back on the British punk great’s final studio salvo

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Indie Rock Rock 

ALBUMS: Speedy Ortiz Finds Its Pace on Rabbit Rabbit

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 2023, Andy Molholt, Audrey Zee, Illuminati Hotties, Joey Doubek, Rabbit Rabbit, Sadie Dupuis, Sarah Tudzin, Speedy Ortiz, Wax Nine

Could the band’s fourth album also be their finest?

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Indie Rock Punk Rock 

Catching Up with Seattle Supergroup Who Is She?

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 2023, Bree McKenna, Chastity Belt, Emily Nokes, Father/Daughter Records, Goddess Energy, Julia Shapiro, Lisa Prank, Robin Edwards, Tacocat, Who Is She?

Talking with the band about their great new LP Goddess Energy

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Glam Remembrance Rock 

Glam Slam: Remembering Exotic Adrian Street

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments "Exotic" Adrian Street, Drew McIntyre, Miss Linda, Pro Wrestling, RIP, Shake Wrestle and Roll, Triple H

Paying tribute to the man who split the difference between David Bowie and Buddy Rogers

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Festivals 

Mosswood Meltdown Mania!

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 2023, Bratmobile, California, ESG, Festival, Gravy Train!!!!, JJ Fad, John Waters, Le Tigre, LGBTQ, Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland, The Avengers, The Rondelles

Bratmobile, Le Tigre, JJ Fad and more celebrate diversity in California

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Post-Punk 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Right As Raincoats

January 3, 2020January 10, 2020 Addie Moore 0 Comments 1979, Ana Da Silva, Gina Birch, Lola, No Side to Fall In, Palmolive, Ray Davies, Rough Trade, The Kinks, The Raincoats, The Slits, WeThree Records

For its 40th anniversary, this sublime new edition from WeThree has been remastered from the original tapes and pressed onto marble vinyl, adorned by new art from founding members Gina Birch and Ana da Silva

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adblock Dub/Reggae Punk 

The First Cut Is The Deepest: The Slits’ Classic Debut Turns 40

September 18, 2019October 18, 2021 Addie Moore 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, adblock, Ari Up, Cut, Dennis Bovell, Island Records, Palmolive, Punky Reggae Party, Reggae, Teresa Pollitt, The Clash, The Police, The Ruts, The Slits, Typical Girls, Viv Albertine

They were a band willing and able to transcend their peers’ three-chord pop songs and political sloganeering to create something that really did chip away at the rock ‘n’ roll myth

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Records Remembrance 

Glen Goza, The Von Erichs and R-A-S-S-L-I-N’

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Addie Moore 1 Comment Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Fritz Von Erich, Glen Goza, Honeysuckle Rose, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Texas, The Big D Jamboree, The Von Erichs, World Class Championship Wrestling

A look back at the songwriter who helped Texas wrestling fans heal from the unexpected death of a beloved wrestling superstar in 1984

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Justin Townes Earle: Its Hard To Be A Saint In Appalachia

July 9, 2019August 23, 2020 Addie Moore 0 Comments Appalachia, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Townes Earle, Margo Price, Midnight Movies, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, The Good Life, The Saint of Lost Causes

Now on the same label as his dad Steve Earle, this second generation country-rock troubadour paints his own picture of America

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Punk Records 

Y Control: A Look Back At The Pop Group’s Post-Punk Masterpiece at 40

June 6, 2019April 21, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Mark Stewart, The Pop Group

Nothing sounded like Y in 1979

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Country and/or Western Rock 

ALBUM DEPT.: The Steel Woods Deliver Old News

June 2, 2019June 6, 2019 Addie Moore 0 Comments Nashville, Steel Woods, Thirty Tigers

The Nashville band splits the difference between Ronnie Van Zant and Townes Van Zandt on blistering new album

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Country and/or Western 

Hank Williams Jr. Keeps It In The Family

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Addie Moore 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, A country boy can survive, Hank Williams Jr.

Before fully descending into hamfisted football jock territory, country’s prodigal son made one last classic in 1979

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Remembering Earl Thomas Conley

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

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

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Bluegrass Country and/or Western 

Coming Down The Mountain

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Addie Moore 0 Comments Del McCoury, Rob McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Steve Earle, The Del McCoury Band

Bluegrass scions Rob and Ronnie McCoury discuss the time legendary dad Del met outlaw icon Steve Earle and set a precedent in modern country

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North Americana Rock 

Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Turns 50

March 14, 2019October 19, 2023 Addie Moore 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, The Byrds

The Byrds returned from the Rodeo a different band in March of ’69

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