Author: Craig Peters

Bruce Rock 

No Surrender: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. Turns 40

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, Columbia Records, Dancing in the Dark, Glory Days, I'm On Fire, Little Steven, My Hometown, No Surrender, Steven Van Zandt

Looking back on The Boss’s most successful album

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Glam Rock 

Future Legend: David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs Turns 50

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1974, 1984, 50th anniversary, Candidate, David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, George Orwell, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, RCA Records, Rebel Rebel

Looking back on a criminally underrated album in his vast catalog

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Dead Rock 

How Robert Hunter Stepped Out from the Shadows of The Grateful Dead

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1974, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Buddy Cage, David Freiberg, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Round Records, Tales of the Great Rum Runners, The Grateful Dead

Celebrating 50 years of the legendary lyricist’s debut LP Tales of the Great Rum Runners

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Broadway Rock 

The Who’s Tommy Returns to Broadway

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments Alison Luff, Broadway, Des McAnuff, John Entwistle, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy, Tommy on Broadway

How does the revival stack up against the musical’s 1993 run?

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Hard Rock Rock 

Seasons of Wither: Aerosmith’s Get Your Wings at 50

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1974, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Get Your Wings, Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Seasons of Wither, Steven Tyler, The Yardbirds, Todd Hamilton, Train Kept A Rollin'

Looking back on the Boston legends’ sophomore classic

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adblock New Wave Pop Rock 

You Might Think: The Cars’ Heartbeat City Turns 40

March 13, 2024March 14, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson, Def Leppard, Drive, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Heartbeat City, Magic, Ric Ocasek, Robert "Mutt" Lange, The Cars, You Might Think

Inside the Mutt Lange-produced powerhouse that brought the Boston band MTV glory

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Revisiting the Finality of John and Yoko’s Milk and Honey LP

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1984, 40th Anniversary, Double Fantasy, Grow Old With Me, I'm Stepping Out, John and Yoko, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Milk and Honey, Nobody Told Me, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Looking back on 40 years of a haunting sonic love letter

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Rock 

Busload of Faith: Lou Reed’s New York Turns 35

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1989, 35th Anniversary, Dirty Blvd., Halloween Parade, Lou Reed, New York

Reflections on his finest album of the 1980s

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Pop 

A Very Belated 80th Birthday Salute to Randy Newman

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 80th birthday, I Love L.A., LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Sail Away, Short People, Toy Story

There’s never a wrong time to honor the king of pop satire

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Progressive Rock Rock 

The Ancient: Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes Turns 50

December 8, 2023December 10, 2023 Craig Peters 5 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Alan White, Atlantic Records, Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Yes

Remembering the enormity of the band’s magnum opus

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Bruce Rock 

Take ‘Em As They Come: Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks at 25

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Tracks

Reflecting on the Boss’s career-spanning box set

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Rock 

Serious Business: John Mellencamp’s Uh-Huh at 40

November 1, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Authority Song, Crumblin' Down, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, Pink Houses, Uh-Huh

Looking back at the album that saw the Cougar reclaim his name

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop New Wave Punk Rock Soul 

Devil’s Radio: 10 Great Halloween Songs

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bow Wow Wow, Halloween, Link Wray, Link Wray and His Ray Men, Lou Reed, Marilyn Manson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Starcrawler, The Creepshow, the Gaslight Anthem, The Who, Whodini

Looking beyond the standard holiday playlist

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Folk Rock 

License to Kill: Bob Dylan’s Infidels at 40

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Infidels, Mark Knopfler, Mick Taylor, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar

Why it’s a classic despite leaving its best material on the cutting room floor

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Pop 

Money Changes Everything: Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual at 40

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Craig Peters 1 Comment "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, 1983, 40th Anniversary, An Innocent Man, Billy Joel, Blue Angel, Captain Lou Albano, Cyndi Lauper, David Wolff, Frontiers, Huey Lewis, Hulk Hogan, Journey, Jules Shear, Keep it Up, Loverboy, Portrait Records, Prince, Robert Hazard, She's So Unusual, sports, The Brains, The Fabulous Moolah, The Hooters, Wendi Richter

Looking back on the album that made her a sensation

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