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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Swamp Dogg: Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick and Me

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Williams, Joyful Noise, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Patti LaBelle, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Sorry You Couldn't Make It, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Demos, Stevie Wonder, Swamp Dogg

Soul great also known as Jerry Williams tells all: “Ask me anything you want. I had a good night sleep.”

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Swamp Dogg’s Valentine’s Day Advice On Love, Hate and Insanity

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2021, Bon Iver, Jerry Williams, Soul, Swamp Dogg, Valentine's Day

The soul legend fields relationship questions from our reader mailbag

Music Journalism

The Rock & Roll Globe Presents The Real Deal 30

February 8, 2021February 11, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Andy Zax, Anthony Fantano, Hype Machine, John Strohm, Juno Downloads, Oh My Rockness, Pat Thomas, Record Store Day, Rounder, Rounder Records, Saidah Blount, Shamir, The Needle Drop, The Vinyl Guru

Ranking the players in the music industry that really matter in 2021

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Screw 2020 But Long Live the Music Writer!

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Best Music Journalism, Complex, Cousin Brucie, McClatchy, Music Journalism, Q, Rolling Stone, She Shreds, SPIN, Stereogum, Tiny Mixtapes, Vice

Looking back on the best music journalism of the year

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2020’s Best Music Videos: 47 Reasons to Be Cheerful

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Cardi B, COVID-19, Donald J. Trump, Megan Thee Stallion

From MTV to Instagram, we count down each video that impacted this dumpster fire year

Holiday Music Journalism

Indigenous Musicians Remix Thanksgiving Part Two

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Red, Indigenous, Lynyrd Sknynrd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martha Redbone, Native American, Native Americans, Rickey Medlocke, Thanksgiving

DJ crew A Tribe Called Red, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke and roots singer Martha Redbone talk turkey about what this holiday means to them

Music Journalism

Indigenous Musicians Remix Thanksgiving Part One

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment Black Belt Eagle Scout, Deborah Iyall, Grand Funk, Indigenous, Mark Farner, Native American, Native Americans, Romeo Void, Thanksgiving, Tribe

Black Belt Eagle Scout, Grand Funk’s Mark Farner and Debora Iyall Romeo Void talk turkey about what this holiday means to them

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk

PYLON: The Art Students Who Took Their Fun Seriously

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments “Cool”, Athens, Chomp, Curtis Crowe, Georgia, Gyrate, Michael Lachowski, New West Records, Pylon, Pylon Box, R.E.M., Randy Bewley, The dB's, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

A stacked new box set offers the most complete look at the band who helped put Athens, GA, on the map

Experimental Rock

This Is This Heat: Independence From Non-Reunions at Varispeeds

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Alex Ward, Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward, Daniel O’Sullivan, Deceit, Frank Byng, James Sedwards, Merlin Nova, Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun, Roxy Music, This Heat

An exclusive interview with co-founders Charles Hayward and Charles Bullen about the band’s dynamic catalogue

Electronic jazz

Jon Hassell: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

July 30, 2020August 1, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment 2020, Brian Eno, Fourth World, Jon Hassell, NDYEA, Seeing Through Sound: Penimento Music Vokume Two

The electronic jazz icon seeks volunteers for his latest sensory experiment (a/k/a new album)

Music Journalism

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020?- Part 3

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments BET, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Global Network, George Floyd, Marc Morial, National Urban League. Community Justice Exchange, Phoebe Bridgers, Pilar Maria Weiss

The National Urban League and Community Justice Network interviews

Music Journalism

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 2

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bank Robber, Black Lives Matter, On The Corner, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Slovenly Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings, Thrill Jockey, U-Ziq

Indie labels and artists weigh in

Music Journalism

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 1

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Amerigo Gazaway, Atlantic Records, Bank Robber, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Cantaloupe, DAIS, Dream Wife, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, George Floyd, Jamar Clark, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Sean Reed, Slovenly, Smokey Emery, Tamir Rice, The Beths, Three Lobed Lobster, Tompkins Square., Treyvon Martin

Blackout Tuesday, Juneteenth and beyond

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ALBUMS: Homegrown’s Just Alright With Me

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment 1975, Emmylou Harris, Homegrown, Neil Young, Neil Young Archives, Reprise Records, The Band

Was the original follow-up to On The Beach worth the 45 year wait for Neil Young fans?

Music Journalism

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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