Author: Jim Sullivan

Prince Rock Soul 

A Decade Without Prince

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 1999, Darling Nikki, Lovesexy, Madison Square Garden, Minneapolis, Paisley Park, Prince, Prince Rogers Nelson, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret

‘Life is but a party, and parties weren’t meant to last.’

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Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock Uncategorized 

Rob Hirst Was the Engine of Midnight Oil

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Blue Sky Mine, Blue Sky Mining, Forgotten Years, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, RIP, Rob Hirst

Remembering the Australian band’s drummer and songwriter

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Rock 

The Spectre of Phil Spector

January 16, 2026January 18, 2026 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Andy Paley, Darlene Love, George Harrison, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Nitzsche, Jonathan Paley, Lana Clarkson, Phil Spector, The Beatles, The Paley Brothers, The Ramones

Recounting a blood-stained legacy 5 years after his death

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Remembrance Rock 

If He Was From Venus: Alex Chilton at 75

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, A Man Called Destruction, Alex Chilton, Big Star, Memphis, Tennessee, The Box Tops, The Cramps, The Replacements

Celebrating the life of a Memphis rock icon

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Dance Pop 

Erasure’s Andy Bell Goes Solo

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2025, Andy Bell, Boston, Crown Recordings, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Ten Crowns, Vince Clarke, Yaz, Yazoo

Catching up on the first-ever tour under his own name in Boston

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Folk Funk Fusion Gospel Hip Hop Indie Rock Pop 

David Byrne Hits the Zeitgeist in Boston

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2025, Boch-Wang Theater, David Byrne, Matador Records, Talking Heads, Who Is The Sky?

A dispatch from the Who Is The Sky? Tour at the Boch-Wang Theater

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Rock 

The Who Hit Home Run at Fenway Park

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2025, Baba O’Riley, Boston, Fenway Park, Massachusetts, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again

The legendary band rocks Boston during their final farewell tour

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Country and/or Western Indie Rock Punk 

We (Still) ❤️ Mekons

July 18, 2025July 19, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, City Winery, Dave Trumfio, Gang of Four, Jon Langford, Rico Bell, Sally Timms, Susie Honeyman, The Mekons, Tom Greenhalgh

Catching up with Jon Langford in Boston as the country-punk legends tour behind Horror

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New Wave Rock 

Devo: Boston Booji

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, Devo, Fenway Park, Gerard Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall

The Ohio spuds celebrate 50+ years in MGM Hall at Fenway

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Experimental Post-Punk Remembrance Rock 

Long Live David F**king Thomas

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Thomas, Linda Thompson, Orangutang, Pere Ubu, Richard Thompson, RIP, Rocket From The Tombs

Saluting the late Pere Ubu frontman, gone at 71

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Go God Wild in Boston

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 2025, Boston, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wild God

The Aussie icon holds court at Agganis Arena

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Post-Punk Punk 

Killing Joke’s ‘Ritualized Catharsis’

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Geordie Walker, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, Post-Punk, Punk, Youth

An archived interview with Jaz Coleman on his 65th birthday

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New Wave Punk Rock 

Catching Blondie Through The Decades

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Blondie, CBGB, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destri, No Exit, Pollinator

A celebration of the NYC legends in honor of guitarist Chris Stein’s 75th birthday

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Progressive Rock Rock 

The ‘BEAT’ of King Crimson

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 2024, Adrian Belew, BEAT, Boston, Danny Carey, Discipline, King Crimson, Shubert Theatre, Steve Vai, Three of a Perfect Pair, Tony Levin, Tool

Catch this band while you can!

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Alternative Rock Rock 

PJ Harvey Enchants in Boston

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2024, Boston, I Inside the Old Year Dying, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall, PJ Harvey, Polly Jean Harvey

The British rock queen conquers Beantown

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