Author: Jedd Beaudoin

Hard Rock Rock 

Why Deep Purple Have No Equal

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments =1, 2024, Deep Purple, Don Airey, earMUSIC, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Simon McBride

The British hard rock heavyweights still sound fiery, furious on 23rd album

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

How Dangerous Toys Broke the Hair Metal Mold in 1989

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 3 Comments 1989, 35th Anniversary, Columbia Records, Dangerous Toys, Jason McMaster, Mark Geary, Mike Watson, Scott Dalhover, Teas'n Pleas'n

Looking back on 35 years of their classic eponymous debut

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Blues jazz 

Music Archivist Zev Feldman Talks About His 10 New Titles for Record Store Day

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2024, Art Tatum, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Elemental Records, Jack Sheldon, Jazz Detective, Mal Waldron, Record Store Day, Reel to Real, Resonance Records, Shelly Manne, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Steve Lacy, Sun Ra, Yusef Lateef, Zev Feldman

The renowned Jazz Detective spills on his most robust album drop yet

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Music Journalism 

David Menconi Takes Us Inside Rounder Records with Oh, Didn’t They Ramble 

February 22, 2024February 23, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments Alison Krauss, Bill Nowlin, Books, David Menconi, George Thorogood, Hollerin', Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, Robert Plant, Rounder Records, Rush, They Might Be Giants, Ween

An exclusive chat with the acclaimed author and music journalist

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

What’s The Use of Black Sabbath’s Cross Purposes?

January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, Cozy Powell, Cross Purposes, Geezer Butler, Geoff Nicholls, I.R.S. Records, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin

Is the band’s second I.R.S. album, released 30 years ago today, worth revisiting?

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Pop Rock 

Breakout: Bon Jovi’s Self-Titled Debut at 40 

January 22, 2024January 24, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, 7800° Fahrenheit, Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Mark Avsec, Richie Sambora, Roy Bittan, Runaway, Slippery When Wet, Surgin'

How the album helped set the table for the band’s “Runaway” success

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Hard Rock Metal! Rock 

Tell The World: Ratt’s Debut EP Turns 40

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bobby Blotzer, EP, Juan Croucier, Ratt, Robbin Crosby, Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini

Looking back on the glam-metal greats’ opening salvo

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Blues Hard Rock Rock Zep 

Liquid Mercury: Jimmy Page’s Outrider at 35

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Chris Farlowe, Felix Krish, Jason Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Miles, Led Zeppelin, Outrider, Robert Plant, Wasting My Time

The Zep guitarist’s sole solo album is still messy, still deeply flawed and still loads of fun 

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

War Machine: KISS’s Creatures of the Night Turns 40 

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Bryan Adams, Creatures of the Night, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, I Love It Loud, Jim Vallance, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Super Deluxe Edition, Vinnie Vincent, War Machine

Diving into the new Super Deluxe Edition of the classic 1982 LP

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Rock 

Rumbleseat: Revisiting John Mellencamp’s Scarecrow

December 5, 2022December 8, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2022, Bruce Springsteen, Deluxe Edition, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, Mercury Records, R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A., Rain On The Scarecrow, Rumbleseat, Scarecrow, Small Town

With a new expanded edition in stores, the former Cougar’s classic 1985 LP remains as real as it gets

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Films Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

DIO: Dreamers Never Die Awes, Inspires 

September 13, 2022February 19, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Dio, DIO: Dreamers Never Die, documentary, Holy Diver, Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio, Tenacious D, Wendy Dio

Wendy Dio discusses the new film honoring the legacy of her late husband

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Heavy Metal 

Diamond Head Marks 40 Years Of Lightning To The Nations 

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Am I Evil?, Diamond Head, Heavy Metal, Lightning To The Nations, Metallica, New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), The Prince

A new recording of the British New Wave of Heavy Metal gives a stone classic an exciting new jolt

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Phones, Letters and Frustration: Soul Asylum Meditates On Communication With Hurry Up and Wait 

June 5, 2020September 26, 2024 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2020, Dave Pirner, Hurry Up and Wait, Loud Fast Words, Michael Bland, Minneapolis, Ryan Smith, Soul Asylum, Winston Roye

Dave Pirner talks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about a busy year put on hold

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New Wave Progressive Rock 

The Ripples of Rush’s Permanent Waves Still Being Felt

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 12/10/76, 1980, 40th Anniversary, Alex Lifeson, Freewill, Geddy Lee, Modern Drummer magazine, Neil Peart, Permanent Waves, Rush, Rush Capitol Theatre, The Spirit of Radio

40 years on and in the wake of Neil Peart’s unexpected passing, we look back on the Canadian power trio’s first foray into New Wave

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Heavy Metal Pop 

Alice Cooper Kept His Foot In The Gutter And Kept Reaching For The Stars With Trash 

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper's Trash, Desmond Child, He's the man behind the mask, MTV, Only My Heart Talking, Poison

A look back at the Coop’s polarizing collaboration with pop spin doctor Desmond Child for its 30th anniversary

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