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Robert Fripp At 75

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Britney Spears, Daryl Hall, Frippertronics, Genesis, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Metallica, Peter Gabriel, Progressive Rock, Robert Fripp, Toyah, Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch

From King Crimson to singing Prodigy in his kitchen, the legendary guitarist still keeps us surprised at every turn

Folk Indie Rock Pop

Jonathan Richman Surrenders To 70

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Asa Brebner, Boston, David Robinson, Jerry Harrison, Roadrunner, The Modern Lovers. Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground

Celebrate this milestone birthday of the Boston bard by paying closer attention to his solo catalogue

Folk jazz Psychedelics Rock Soul

Dave Mason: Feelin’ Alright At 75

May 10, 2021May 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bob Dylan, Dave Mason, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Jimi Hendrix, Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys, Michael Jackson, Traffic. Feelin' Alright

With tour dates on the horizon, the legendary Traffic guitarist is ready to get back on the road

New Wave Pop

Chris Frantz at 70

May 8, 2021May 16, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Blondie, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Genius of Love, Son of Sam, Talking Heads, Television, The Cramps, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

Jim Sullivan catches up with the groundbreaking drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club on his seventh trip around the sun

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 19: May 2021

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Answers: Famous Quotes, Glenn Tilbrook, Harry Connick Jr., Jim Sullivan, Juliana Hatfield, Leonard Cohen, Richard Lloyd, Squeeze, Television

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

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! Punk

Motörhead Lives On

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Fast” Eddie Clarke, Germany, Lemmy, Louder Than Noise...Live In Berlin, Motörhead, Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor

An archival concert album from Berlin, Germany is a reminder of who rock’s greatest power trio will always be

Punk

Poly Styrene Was No Cliché

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments England, I Am A Cliche, Mission of Burma, Peter Prescott, Poly Styrene, Roxy Music, Sex Pistols, UK, X-Ray Spex

Remembering the groundbreaking frontwoman for X-Ray Spex 10 years after her passing

Glam Punk Rock

It’s Been 30 Years Since Johnny Thunders Died

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments John Anthony Genzale, Johnny Thunders, Sex Pistols, The Heartbreakers, the New York Dolls, Walter Lure

Few men defined Rock ‘n’ Roll as defiantly as the troubled genius guitarist of The Heartbreakers and The New York Dolls

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Joey Ramone

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Andy Shernoff, Dee Dee Ramone, Don't Worry About Me, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Maria Bartiromo, Motörhead, Scott Kempner, The Dictators, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

Remembering the American punk idol 20 years after his heartbreaking death

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 18: April 2021

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Black Francis, Charles Thompson IV, Daniel Lanois, David Gilmour, Famous Quotes, Frank Black, Jim Sullivan, John Lurie, Les Claypool, Pink Floyd, Primus, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, the Lounge Lizards, The Pixies

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

New Wave Post-Punk

Solid Gold Entertainment!

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Andy Gill, Box Set, Dave Allen, Entertainment!, Gang of Four, GANG OF FOUR 77-81, Hugh Burnham, Jon King, Matador Records, Sire Records, Solid Gold, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Jon King discusses the new Gang of Four stacked new box set covering the band’s first four years

Blues Rock

His Blood Runs Cold: Peter Wolf at 75

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Blues, Boston, Cape Cod, J. Geils Band, Peter Wolf, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Jim Sullivan digs into his archives for a career-spanning 2018 interview with the vibrant frontman for the J. Geils Band

Progressive Rock Rock

David Gilmour at 75

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, About Face, Bad Company, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Dark Side Of The Moon, The Endless River, The Final Cut

Jim Sullivan recounts his conversation with the Pink Floyd guitarist while he was promoting his vastly underrated second solo album About Face

Indie Rock Power Pop

Too Much Joy: Humor Always Belongs In Music

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Cereal Killers, Green Eggs and Crack, Jay Blumenfield, Sandy Smallens, Son of Sam I Am, Tim Quirk, Tommy Vinton, Too Much Joy

Tim Quirk talks at length with Rock & Roll Globe about the road to the band’s first new album in over 20 years

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 17: March 2021

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments ‘Til Tuesday, “Voices Carry", Aimee Mann, Cream, Famous Quotes, Gang Green, Ginger Baker, Jim Sullivan, Michael Hausmann, My Way, Paul Anka, Paul Westerberg, Pop Will Eat Itself, Richard March, Sid Vicious, the Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion, The Replacements

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

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