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Pleased To Meet Me: The Pleasure’s All Yours

November 2, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Chris Mars, Jim Dickinson, Paul Westerberg, Pleased To Meet Me, Rhino, Sire, Slim Dunlap, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson

A new box set delves into the beauty and the madness of the second Replacements album on Sire Records

Indie Rock

The Self Worth Of Mourn

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 2020, Barcelona, Bueno, Captured Tracks, Carla Pérez Vas, Jazz Rodríguez, Mourn, Spain

An exclusive chat with lead singer Carla Pérez Vas about the latest album from Spain’s hottest band

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk

He Won’t Crap Out: Brick By Brick at 30

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Brick By Brick, Candy, Charles Burns, Dédales, Duff McKagan, Éditions Cornélius, Home, Iggy Pop, Kate Pierson, Slash

An exclusive interview with cover artist Charles Burns highlights our celebration of the best Iggy Pop album from the last 30 years

Punk

Scooting Around the Stage

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1970, 3rd Power, Chicago, Goose Lake, James Gang, John Drake Shakedown, MC5, Mitch Ryder, Mountain, Peter Walker, Ram, Teegarden, the Flock, the Litter, The Stooges, Third Man Records, Van Winkle, Vinyl

Third Man Records unearths a new (old) Stooges live recording, and it is amazing!

Glam Punk Rock

Whatever Happened to the Eddie Criss Group?

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Eric Davidson 5 Comments 1980, Abby Hoffman, CBGB, David Peel, Eddie Criss, Eddie Criss Group, Gang War, GG Allin, HoZac Books, HoZac Records, John Voight, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Undertaker, Wayne Kramer

Wherein a NYC kid befriends notorious yippie, David Peel, and records a chintzy glam record with Wayne Kramer that stays lost for 40 years

Pop Punk

So When You Gonna…Check Out Dream Wife?

August 10, 2020March 24, 2022 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Dream Wife, Lucky Number Records, Red Aunts, Sahara Hotnights, So When You Gonna, sports, The Kills, The Sounds

The UK punk trio drop their sophomore slab of sneery dance pop

Pop

Connecting The Dots With The (Original) Chicks!

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1965, Cat Stevens, Modern Harmonic, New Zealand, Sundaz, The Chicks, The Pretty Things, The Sound Of The Chicks

An exclusive chat with Suzanne Donaldson about the history of New Zealand’s pop pioneers and the first-ever U.S. edition or their classic LP The Sound Of The Chicks

Indie Rock

Musicians Unite Against Alzheimer’s Disease

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, Anna Calvi, Beach Slang, Cold Specks, Moby, Mon Amie Records, Mute Records, New Order, The Longest Day, Wolfmanhattan Project

New Order, Moby, Bleach Slang, Anna Calvi and others come together for a most important charity collection

Hardcore Indie Rock Noise Pop Post-Punk Power Pop

Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1985, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Joan Rivers, New Day Rising, SST

By 1985, Hüsker Dü reached the point of no return in succumbing to their pop sensibilities

Indie Rock Power Pop

Critical Mass: A Catholic Education at 30

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, Bandwagonesque, Gerard Cosloy, Gerard Love, Homestead Records, Matador Records, Nirvana, Norman Blake, SPIN, Teenage Fanclub

Talking Teenage Fanclub with Matador Records co-founder Gerard Cosloy about the Scottish pop greats’ debut album

Alternative Rock New Wave Post-Punk

Oh How Their Favours Change: Elastica at 25

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Eric Davidson 1 Comment 1995, Blur, Brett Anderson, Catatonia, Damon Albarn, Elastica, Geffen, Justine Frischmann, Kinickie, Powder, Republica, Sleeper, Suede, Wire

if you were around to enjoy it’s streamlined pleasures, Elastica was actually a fairly important album in 1995

Experimental Indie Rock Noise Post-Punk Records

Satan Is Boring: Bad Moon Rising Turns 35

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Bert, Homestead Records, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Martin Bisi, Sonic Youth, Susstones, Thurston Moore

The Rock & Roll Globe talks exclusively with Lee Ranaldo, Bob Bert and producer Martin Bisi about Sonic Youth’s early masterpiece

Punk

Come On In My Kitchen: The Immaculate Trash Punk of The Prissteens

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Eric Davidson 1 Comment ? & The Mysterians, BILLY CHILDISH, Blondie, D-Generation, Honky Toast, Rancid, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, Ronnie Spector, Spacehog, Supercharger, Teengenerate, the Apple Brothers, The Gories, The Muffs, The Mummies, The Oblivians, The Pristeens, the Upper Crust, Thee Headcoats

As a new compilation hits BandCamp, Eric Davidson chats with drummer Mighty Joe Vincent about the legacy of this classic band from 90’s NYC

Pop Records World

France Gall – A Chic Habit Worth Picking Up

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Baby Pop, Bridgette Bardot, France, France Gall, Francoise Hardy, Jack White, Third Man Records, Ye Ye Pop

Third Man Records reissues three seminal mid-60s albums from the ye-ye pop legend

Punk Rock

“You can practically smell the urine cakes wafting from the bathrooms.”

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 1 Comment 1977, Crime, Hal Robbins, Henry Rosenthal, Johnny Strike, San Francisco, San Francisco's Doomed, San Quentin, Superior Viaduct

An incredible 1978 live film of original San Francisco punk legends, Crime, is unearthed, and released with a double-7”

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