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Author: Jim Allen

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‘Night Moves’ at 50: How Bob Seger Burned His Name into History

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Capitol Records, Night Moves, Peter Carr

Listen past the legend and something intense unfolds

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Music Journalism 

Tim Sommer Punches Up for the ‘Outsiders’

August 11, 2026August 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Dispatches from the Kingdom of Outsiders, Ira Robbins, MTV, Noise the Show, Tim Sommer, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

A pundit of punk and pop tells tales about U2, The Clash and more in new book

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Funk Fusion jazz 

How Herbie Hancock Turned up the Heat in New Jersey

August 2, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2026, Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, James Genus, Jaylen Petinaud, Lionel Loueke, New Jersey, Newark, NJPAC, Terence Blanchard

The jazz/funk/fusion legend left it all on the NJPAC stage

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Is ‘Invisible Touch’ the Best Worst or Worst Best ’80s Pop Album?

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Genesis, In Too Deep, Invisible Touch, Land of Confusion, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Throwing It All Away, Tony Banks

At 40, how has the polarizing Genesis blockbuster aged?

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Electronics New Wave Pop 

Numbers: Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ at 45

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 45th Anniversary, Apple+, Computer World, Florian Schneider, IBM, Kraftwerk, Ralf Hütter, Texas Instruments

The pioneering ’81 album forever altered hip-hop, techno and more 

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New Wave Rock 

Tentative Decisions: How Talking Heads Grew up in Public

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1976, CBS Records, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Max's Kansas City, Rhino, Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live, Tina Weymouth

Hear New Wave being invented on a box of early live and demo tracks 

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Pop Rock 

How The Mamas & The Papas Made ‘California Dreamin’’ a Reality

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1966, 2026, 60th anniversary, California Dreamin', Denny Doherty, John Phillips, Mama Cass, Mama Cass Elliott, Michelle Phillips, The Mamas and The Papas

At 60, the sunshine pop titans’ debut album retains its glow

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Hendrix Rock 

The Bold As Love Box is Hendrix Heaven

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1967, Axis: Bold As Love, Bold As Love, Box Set, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Expand your understanding of the second Experience LP

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Power Pop Rock 

The Shroud of Touring: The Bongos’ Lost Live Album is a Secret No More

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2025, Hoboken, JEM Records, New Jersey, Richard Barone, The Bongos, The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985

The 1985 concert recording expands the power pop heroes’ legacy

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Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Sal Maida (1948-2025): All-Star Bassist and More

February 5, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Little Italy, Milk 'N' Cookies, New York City, RIP, Roxy Music, Sal Maida, Sparks

Playing with Roxy Music and Sparks was only the tip of the iceberg

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Power Pop Rock 

How The dB’s Reunion Rocked New Jersey

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2024, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Jersey City, New Jersey, Peter Holsapple, Repercussion, Stands for deciBels, The dB's, White Eagle Hall, Will Rigby

The ‘80s power pop heroes re-upped their rep at a Jersey City show

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Rock 

How Low Budget Brought About The Kinks’ Second Act

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 45th Anniversary, Arista Records, Chrissie Hynde, Clive Davis, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Low Budget, Pretenders, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Happy 45th Anniversary to the album that belatedly made the band rock stars in America

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

Dynamite: Peter Holsapple on Reigniting The dB’s

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1980, 2024, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Peter Holsapple, Propeller Sound Recordings, Stands for deciBels, The dB's, Will Rigby

Reissues and a tour are reminders of the ‘80s band’s brilliance

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Experimental jazz Pop Post-Punk Progressive Rock Records Rock 

Steve Feigenbaum on 40 Years of Cuneiform Records

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 Jim Allen 5 Comments 40th Anniversary, Cuneiform Records, Fred Frith, Henry Cow, Present, R. Stevie Moore, Random Radar Records, Soft Machine, Steve Feigenbaum, Wadada Leo Smith

An American institution of unconventional music has a big birthday

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Folk North Americana Rock 

Buddha Blues: Chris Smither on All About the Bones

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments All About the Bones, Boston, Buddhism, Chris Smither, David Goodrich, New Orleans, Signature Sounds, Tom Petty

The veteran troubadour talks Zen, the devil, New Orleans and Tom Petty

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