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Hooky At 65

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Happy Birthday, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and The Light

Celebrating with influential Joy Division/New Order singer and bassist’s first day as a proper senior citizen

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 16: February 2021

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments " “Crimson & Clover, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, ” Ewan MacColl, Boston, Dean Wareham, Famous Quotes, I think we're alone now, Jim Sullivan, Luna, Roberta Flack, Tom Scholz, Tommy James

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

Alternative Rock Britpop Glam Remembrance Rock

Bowie at 74, Part II

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Bowie Celebration: Just for One Day, Bernard Fowler, Billy Corgan, Corey Glover, David Bowie, Gavin Rossdale, Ian Astbury, Ian Hunter, Joe Elliot, Macy Gray, Perry Farrell, peter Frampton, Tony Visconti, Trent Reznor

Jim Sullivan celebrates his history in conversation with the Thin White Duke

Art Pop Remembrance

Bowie at 74, Part I

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 74th birthday, Blackstar, Bowie, Brian Eno, Brilliant Live Adventures (1995-1999), Carlos Alomar, Columbia, David Bowie, Thin White Duke, Tony Visconti

Jim Sullivan celebrates his history in conversation with the Thin White Duke

Post-Punk Remembrance

A Heavenly Happy Birthday to Andy Gill

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65, Andy Gill, birthday, Dave Allen, Gang of Four, Hugh Burnham, Jon “Gaoler” Sterry, Jon King, Mark E. Smith, RIP Andy Gill, The Fall

The groundbreaking Gang of Four guitarist would have turned 65 on New Year’s Day

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Famous Quotes Vol. 15: January 2021

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry, Cerebral Caustic, Dave Edmunds, Enya, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Mark E. Smith, Nick Lowe, Pete Townshend, Rockpile, Roxy Music, The Fall, The Who

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

adblock Holiday Irish Pub Rock Punk

Why Even Jon Bon Jovi Can’t Kill “Fairytale Of New York”

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1987, Fairytale of New York, Island Records, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Taking back a holiday classic for Shane MacGowan, turns 63 on December 25th

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Famous Quotes Vol. 14: December 2020

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Million, Blag Dahlia, Corin Tucker, Famous Quotes, Filthy Friends, Glenn Mercer, J. Geils Band, Jack Douglas, Jay Geils, Jim Sullivan, John Lennon, Peter Buck, R.E.M., SLEATER-KINNEY, The Dwarves., The Feelies, Walking on Thin Ice, Yoko Ono

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

Rock Soul

Happy Birthday Tina Turner

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, birthday, Foreign Affair, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Roger Davies, Tina Turner, Tony Joe White

As she approaches 81, Jim Sullivan reflects on an enlightening 1989 interview with the Soul Queen of Rock & Roll

New Wave

Elvis Costello: The Man Who Took Liberties

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Dave Edmunds, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Girls Talk, The Buzzcocks

Looking back at 40 years of the New Wave icon’s first singles collection

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Famous Quotes Vol. XIII: November 2020

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Free Drink Ticket”, “Thunder Kiss ’65", Chad Smith, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Joey Santiago, Merrill Nisker, Mystery Girl, Paul Weller, Peaches, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Roy Orbison, The Jam, The Pixies, White Zombie

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

Rock

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

Hard Rock Rock

John Entwistle: The Ox at 75

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Kinks, The Who

Remembering the late Who bassist on a landmark birthday in Rock & Roll Heaven

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

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Famous Quotes Vol. 12: October 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Eric Bloom, Famous Quotes, Hope Sandoval, Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, J.K. Rowling, Jim Sullivan, Mazzy Star, Robert Galbraith, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols

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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