Author: Jason Thurston

Indie Rock Post-Punk Punk 

ALBUMS: Sleater-Kinney’s Path of Least Resistance

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Kill Rock Stars, Mom + Pop Records, Path of Wellness, Portlandia, SLEATER-KINNEY, Sub Pop Records, The Center Won't Hold

On their first album without Janet Weiss, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein rebuild their center on an impressive new album

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Alternative Rock Britpop 

Nineteen Forever: Ash’s 1977 at 25

June 9, 2021June 21, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1977, 25th Anniversary, Ash, Blur, Britpop, Northern Ireland, Oasis, Star Wars, Supergrass, Tom Wheeler

Looking back at the auspicious debut from the (former) teen babes of Northern Ireland

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Broadway Pop Power Pop Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Jim Steinman: The Beat Is Yours Forever

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Air Supply, Bat Out Of Hell, Bonnie Tyler, Casey Kasem, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Sisters of Mercy

A look at the superstar songwriter’s life (and hits) outside of the Loaf

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Britpop Power Pop Punk 

Supergrass’ Debut at 25: Should We Still Coco?

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1995, Alright, Clueless, Danny Goffey, Eddie Cochran, Gaz Coombes, Island Records, Mick Quinn, Supergrass, The Libertines, The Von Bondies

Gaz and the boys are still alright after all these years

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New Wave Pop Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Notes On Notes On A Conditional Form

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 2020, Dirty Hit, Foster The People, Interscope, Matty Healy, Music For Cars, Notes On A Conditional Form, The 1975, Walk The Moon

Looking at The 1975’s remarkable and confusing new classic

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Hip Hop 

Nasty Nas: 25 Years of Causing Mass Hysteria In Your Area

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Billy Eichner, Def Jam, DJ Premier, Illmatic, Large Professor, Nas, The Lost Tapes, The Lost Tapes II, Zebrahead

With The Lost Tapes II on deck, Mr. Jones reassesses the second half of his storied career

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Alternative Rock Progressive Rock 

My Own Private Solstice: Sunny Day Real Estate’s Diary at 25

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Jeremy Enigk, My Chemical Romance, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE

The legendary Seattle group’s debut LP reinvented guitar rock for the second half of the 1990s

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Hip Hop 

Me, Myself and My Microphone

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1984, DJ Run, DMC, Jam Master Jay, Profile Records, Run DMC

A look back at the landmark first Run DMC LP 35 years later

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