Author: Joseph Kyle

Indie Rock Remembrance 

Remembering Terry Tolkin

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 99 Records, Butthole Surfers, Dean Wareham, ESG, Glenn Branca, Jennyanykind, Liquid Liquid, Luna, Mercury Rev, No. 6 Records, RIP, Scrawl, Teenbeat Records, Terry Tolkin, The Afghan Whigs, Unrest

The legendary indie rock impresario and A&R man responsible for breaking Stereolab, Luna, The Afghan Whigs and Nada Surf, was 64

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Dance Electronic World 

A Sweet Lullaby: Deep Forest At 30

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 1992, Deep Forest, Sony 550 Records

By blending African and Polynesian sounds with Western New Age melodies, the French duo crafted an album that defied genre expectations

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Alternative Rock Rock 

This Is Not A Black And White World: Live’s Mental Jewelry Turns 30

December 24, 2021January 1, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 120 Minutes, 30th Anniversary, Big Audio Dynamite II, Blind Melon, Chad Gracey, Chad Taylor, Ed Kowalczyk, Live, Mental Jewelry, MTV, Pain Lies On The Riverside, Patrick Dahlhamer, Public Image Limited, Throwing Cooper

Why the York, PA band’s auspicious 1991 classic deserves as much appreciation as its multiplatinum successors

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Folk Indie Rock Remembrance 

There’s a Heaven and There’s a Star for You

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Joseph Kyle 1 Comment Austin, Daniel Johnston, Forced Exposure, Hi, How Are You?, Kurt Cobain, RIP, Shimmy Disc, The Big Takeover

Inside the world of Daniel Johnston

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Soul 

I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby

December 10, 2018 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 20th Century Records, Barry White, Disco

Barry White in the 1970s

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Heavy Metal Rock Soul 

Dread At 25

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments Corey Glover, Doug Wimbish, Living Colour, Vernon Reid

A look back at the best Living Colour album you probably never knew existed

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