Author: J Poet

New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

Surfing the New Wave

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Documentaries, FM, Long Island, Radio, WLIR

Documentary on influential Long Island radio station WLIR-FM 92.7 arrives on DVD

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Blues Rock 

Workin’ for a Livin’

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Rev. Peyton, Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Stax, Sun Studios

Rev. Peyton and the art of living paycheck to paycheck

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Rock 

Dark Cabaret Songs from Vienna

November 28, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Memphis, Panther Burns, Tav Falco

A conversation with Memphis maestro Tav Falco

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Rock 

Loudon Wainwright III: Look Back in Humor

November 26, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Judd Apatow, Loudon Wainwright III, Netflix

An exclusive interview with the master singer-songwriter and humorist

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Punk Rock 

Sex and Booze and Rock ‘n Roll

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Blaine Cartwright, Kentucky Bridge Burners, Nashville Pussy, The Kentucky Headhunters

Hey, its an exclusive chat with Nashville Pussy’s Blaine Cartwright

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Rock World 

Twilight Serenades

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Capitol Studios, DeVotchKa, Gypsy, Nick Urata, World Music

Talking with Nick Urata about the cinematic new DeVotchKa LP, This Night Falls Forever

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Pop Punk Uncategorized 

The Resident

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments 50th anniversary, avant-garde, experimental pop, Feral House Books, Homer Flynn, The Residents

Homer Flynn and the mysterious performance outfit he manages have been walking the edge of pop music for 50 years

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Punk Remembrance Soul World 

Remembering Rachid Taha

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Gong, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Rachid Taha, Steve Hillage, The Clash, World Music

Death silences the voice of a musical polyglot

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Rock 

Exploring the Natural World

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Doris Duke, Kronos Quartet, Lee Townsend, National Sawdust, NYC, Rinde Eckert

A conversation with Grammy-winning composer and playwright Rinde Eckert

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Country and/or Western Punk Rock 

Wild, Wild, Wild Life

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Bloodshot Records, Jerry Lee Lewis, Linda Gail Lewis, Robbie Fulks, Van Morrison

Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis on their excellent new collaborative LP

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Soul 

Rocking Roots Music from Los Angeles

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Colombia, Cumbia, Los Angeles, vallenato music, Very Be Careful

An exclusive Q&A with vallenato rockers Very Be Careful

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Soul 

The Forgotten Sounds of Sudan

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Africa, James Brown, Jazz, Kamal Keila, Sudan

Kamal Keila and the music of Muslims and Christians

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Rock Soul 

Rock’s Forgotten Forefather

July 27, 2018July 30, 2018 J Poet 2 Comments Bang! Records, Bert Berns, Erma Franklin, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison

Out now on DVD, a poignant documentary delves into the workingman genius of Bert Berns

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Rock 

A Band of Brothers

July 20, 2018July 21, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Indie rock, New West, North Carolina, The Nude Party

On their impressive studio debut, North Carolina’s The Nude Party gives us the Full Monty

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Rock 

The Rails: New Directions in British Folk Rock

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments BBC Radio 2, British Folk, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, The Rails

An exclusive conversation with the best husband-wife duo in English folk since Kami Thompson’s parents

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