Author: Deborah Sprague

jazz Rock 

Dirty Work: Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy A Thrill at 50

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Denny Dias, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Donald Fagen, Elliot Randall, Naked Lunch, Reelin' In The Years, Steely Dan, Walter Becker, William S. Burroughs

Looking back on the band’s classic debut LP

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Alternative Rock Psychedelics Rock 

Poet Is Priest: Julian Cope at 65

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 65th birthday, Echo and the Bunnymen, Hawkwind, Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Neu!, Pete Wylie, Pylon, The dB's, The Teardrop Explodes, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

England’s king of psychedelic punk blues keeps evolving regardless of age

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Indie Rock Irish Post-Punk Punk Remembrance 

Remembering Irish Punk Legend Cathal Coughlan

May 26, 2022August 25, 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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New Wave Punk 

Lightning Struck Itself: Marquee Moon at 45

February 14, 2022April 3, 2022 Deborah Sprague 3 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Billy Ficca, Brian Eno, CBGB, Elektra Records 1977, Fred Smith, Marquee Moon, Richard Lloyd, Television, Terry Ork, Tom Verlaine

The debut LP from Television remains a master class in New York Punk

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New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance 

Delta 5 Singer Julz Sale Dies In Thailand

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Apple+, Delta 5, England, Gang of Four, iPhone, Julz Sale, Kill Rock Stars, Leeds, Mind Your Own Business, Post-Punk, RIP, The Mekons

Alongside the Mekons and Gang of Four, she was a key figure in the famed Leeds post-punk movement

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