Author: Jason Gross

Soul 

Ann Peebles and the Romance of the Rain

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Jason Gross 0 Comments Al Green, Ann Peebles, Archie Turner, Charles Hodges, Fat Possum, Hi Records, Howard Grimes, Leroy Hodges, Mabon ‘Teenie’ Hodges, Willie Mitchell

An exclusive, career-spanning chat with the Queen Bee of Hi Records

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Video 

2021: The Year In Music Videos

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Charlotte Adigéry, Combo Chimbita, Gerald V. Casale, Gjon Mili, Iggy Pop, Kim Gordon, Maynard James Keenan, Music videos, Nellie McKay, OutKast, Phoebe Bridgers, The Cramps

From TikTok to YouTube to SNL, the evolution was indeed televised

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Music Journalism 

Best Music Journalism of 2021

December 27, 2021December 29, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2021, BandCamp, Best Music Journalism, Billboard, Britney Spears, Consequence of Sound, Eartha Kitt, Greg Tate, Michael Gonzales, New York, Rolling Stone, Tavi Gevinson, The Grammys, Vanity Fair

Scribes still do the write thing in COVID times

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Holiday 

A Rock & Roll Globe Guide to Holiday Music V. 2021

December 19, 2021December 20, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bad Bad Hats, Billy Idol, Busy Signal, Christmas, Christmas Albums, Disco People, Hanukkah, Kat Edmonson, Kelly Finnigan, The Beaumonts

We could all use the cheering up, right?

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Beatle 

‘Laughing and Angry’: Phony Beatlemania Hasn’t Bitten The Dust

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 Jason Gross 3 Comments 1970, Disney, documentary, film, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Revisiting the original “Let It Be” movie the night before the new Peter Jackson doc hits Disney+

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Funk Psychedelics Rock Soul 

The Odyssey of Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1971, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Jimi Hendrix, Maggot Brain, Mike Watt, P-Funk, Parliament-Funkadelic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ween

Released 50 years ago, Maggot Brain gave a psychedelic groove to psychic pain

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Music Journalism 

Anti-Asian Violence As Seen By Asian-American Musicians, Part 2

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Asian, Asian-American, David Pajo, Ellisa Sun, Lyrics Born, Money Mark, Simon Tam, Stop Asian Hate, The Slants

“Try being an amplifier… turn up their message”

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Music Journalism 

Anti-Asian Violence As Seen By Asian-American Musicians, Part 1:

April 26, 2021April 28, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Custo, Darro Chea, DJ Jester The Filipino Fist, Jason Chiu, Lyrics Born, Money Mark, Peelander-Z, Stop Asian Hate

“We Are Seen As Lesser Humans”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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