Dave Steinfeld, Author at Rock and Roll Globe

Pretenders Get Reflective on Relentless

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Chris Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gahan, James Walbourne, Kris Sonne, Parlophone Records, Pretenders, Relentless, Rhino, Richard Thompson, The Pretenders

What makes their new album so appealing

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Famous Last Words: Billy Joel’s River of Dreams at 30

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, Danny Kortchmar, Elton John, Foreigner, Mick Jones, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, River of Dreams

Looking back on the Piano Man’s final pop album

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New Wave Pop Rock

Marshall Crenshaw: Field Day of Dreams

July 24, 2023July 26, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Beatlemania, Buddy Holly, Chris Donato, Field Day, Marshall Crenshaw, Robert Crenshaw, Steve Lillywhite, Warner Bros. Records, Yep Roc

A 40th Anniversary reissue revisits the New Wave great’s classic sophomore LP

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Pop Remembrance Rock

Freedom and Faith: Remembering George Michael On His 60th Birthday

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 60th birthday, Andrew Ridgeley, Careless Whisper, Faith, Fastlove, Freedom 90, George Michael, Last Christmas, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, Monkey, Older, Praying for Time, Wham!

Counting down his 10 most essential songs

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Opened Twice: Jeff Buckley’s Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk at 25

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Back In NYC, Genesis, Grace, Jeff Buckley, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Tom Verlaine

Honoring the legacy of his abrupt final album

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Glen Matlock: Truth or Consequences

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Brexit, Consequences Coming, Constant Craving, COVID-19, Donald J. Trump, Glen Matlock, k.d. lang, Lockdown, The Rich Kids, The Sex Pistols

Talking with the original Sex Pistol about politics and punk rock

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Ian Hunter Is Defying The Odds

May 9, 2023May 11, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 1 Comment All the Young Dudes, Defiance Part 1, Ian Hunter, Mike Campbell, Mott the Hoople, Ringo Starr, Robert Trujillo, Slash, Sun Records, Taylor Hawkins

With a fab new album, the 83-year-old Mott man shows no signs of slowing down

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New Wave Power Pop Rock

Inside The New Kids On The Street Box Set

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Bram Tchaikovsky, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elvis Costello, Kids On The Street, New Wave, Patti Smith Group, Power pop, The Distractions, The Jags, The Jam, The Motors, The Pretenders, The Records, The Stiffs, The Teardrop Explodes, XTC

The latest Cherry Red compilation focuses on the peak years of UK Power Pop and New Wave

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Remembrance Rock

Five Years Gone: Remembering Tom Petty

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments American Girl, Benmont Tench, Free Fallin', Full Moon Fever, George Harrison, Howie Epstein, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Mike Campbell, Rick Rubin, Ron Blair, Southern Accents, Steve Farrone, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Reflecting on 20 of his most memorable songs

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