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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Dee Dee Ramone’s Rap ‘N’ Roll

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, Brain Drain, Chinese Dragons, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Funky Man, Happy Birthday, Standing In The Spotlight, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

For the Ramones bassist’s 69th birthday in Heaven, former Boston Globe music critic Jim Sullivan revisits his 1989 story chronicling Dee Dee’s short-lived hip-hop career

Art Pop Electronics Pop Psychedelics Remembrance Rock

Set The Controls For The Heart Of Pink Floyd

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1997, Broken China, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Sinead O'Connor, Syd Barrett, Wet Dream

Read a 1997 interview from the late Richard Wright

Alternative Rock Remembrance

Three Years Gone: Remembering Grant Hart

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Hot Wax, Husker Du, Nova Mob, The Last Days Of Pompeii

Read an interview with the sorely missed Hüsker Dü drummer from 2009

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 11: September 2020

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Depeche Mode, Famous Quotes, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jim Sullivan, Juliette and the Licks, Juliette Lewis, Les Paul, Martin Gore, Mini-Moog, Moog Synthesizer, Richard Thompson, Sam Phillips

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

New Wave

Happy Birthday, Elvis Costello

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1977, Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Happy Birthday, Jim Sullivan, Orpheum Theatre, Saturday Night Live

Jim Sullivan recounts his years in conversation with the man born Declan MacManus 66 years ago today

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 10: August 2020

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Cherie Currie, Famous Quotes, Fiction Plane, Jim Sullivan, Joe Sumner, Little Feat, Lowell George, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Rickey Medlock, Sting, The Police, The Runaways

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 9: July 2020

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Black” Jack McDowell, Bernard Butler., Brett Anderson, Chicago White Sox, Famous Quotes, Jason Pierce, Jim Sullivan, Rob Grill, Shane MacGowan, Spiritualized, Stick Figure, Suede, The Grass Roots, The London Suede, The Pogues

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 8: June 2020

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Bikini Kill, CHEAP TRICK, David Johansen, Famous Quotes, Gene Simmons, Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice, Jack Douglas, Jesus Mezquia, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Kathleen Hanna, Kiss, Lou Reed, Mia Zapata, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Gits, The Spice Girls

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

Glam New Wave Pop Rock

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. II

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Indiscreet, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

The second half of our exclusive chat with Ron Mael

Glam New Wave Rock

Tony Visconti Lets Sparks Fly

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Steady Drip Drip Drip, David Bowie, George Martin, Indiscreet, Paul McCartney, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

Jim Sullivan talks exclusively with the legendary producer about his history with the Mael Brothers

Glam New Wave Pop

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. I

May 14, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, BMG, Franz Ferdinand, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Cramps

As they release their 24th LP, Ron Mael speaks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about how he and brother Russell are keeping from going COVID crazy