Justin Cober-Lake, Author at Rock and Roll Globe

So Young: Suede at 30

March 29, 2023March 30, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Animal Nitrate, Bernard Butler., Brett Anderson, Metal Mickey, So Young, Suede, The Drowners, The London Suede

How the London band’s eponymous debut rebooted Britpop

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Irish Rock

This Is The One: Thin Lizzy’s Thunder and Lightning at 40

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Brian Downey, Ireland, Irish, John Sykes, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, Thunder and Lightning, Warner Bros. Records

Reflecting on the Irish greats’ final studio album

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Place In Line: Deep Purple’s Who Do We Think We Are at 50

January 23, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Who Do We Think We Are, Woman from Tokyo

Looking back at an underrated album from the band’s Mark II era

Soul

Hot Just Like An Oven: Marvin Gaye’s Midnight Love at 40

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Bob Marley, David Ritz, Gordon Banks, Joy, Marvin Gaye, Midnight Lady, Midnight Love, Odell Brown, Sexual Healing, Third World Girl

Why the singer’s final studio album is so much more than “Sexual Healing”

Alternative Rock Rock

ALBUMS: The Afghan Whigs — Still Smoldering After All These Years

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment BMG, Greg Dulli, How Do You Burn?, MARK LANEGAN, Royal Cream, The Afghan Whigs

How Do You Burn? arrives with a mix of inevitability and gratitude

Rock

One Life’s Enough: The Who’s It’s Hard at 40

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Athena, Eminence Front, It's Hard, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, MCA Records, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

Looking back on one of the band’s most underrated albums

Uncategorized

Blonde On Blondie: Inside the New Box Set

August 30, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments Against The Odds: 1974 to 1982, Autoamerican, Blondie, Chris Infante, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Eat To The Beat, Gary Valentine, Numero Group, Parallel Lines, Plastic Letters, The Hunter

Against The Odds is the most definitive compendium of the legendary NYC band yet

Hard Rock Rock

Aerosmith: Hear In The Past

April 26, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1971, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Dream On, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Steven Tyler, The Road Starts Hear, Todd Hamilton

A recently unearthed early session tape kicks off a potentially fruitful archive series for the Boston rock legends

Indie Rock North Americana Rock

Jay Gonzalez Is The Bee’s Knees

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments Back To The Hive, DBT, Drive-By Truckers, Jay Gonzalez, Patterson Hood

An interview with the Drive-By Truckers’ multi-instrumentalist about his new solo album Back To The Hive

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop

ALBUMS: Strumming and Thrumming Left of the Dial

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1983-1987, 2020, Barbara Manning, Captured Tracks, R.E.M., Salem 66, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987, The dB's, Various Artists, Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

The overlooked mid-80s American College Rock movement finally gets its salute with Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

Art Pop Elvis New Wave Rock

ALBUMS: Punch The Clockface

December 27, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments Cole Porter, Concord Records, Elvis Costello, Hey Clockface, Le Quintette Saint Germain, Steve Nieve

On his latest solo outing, Elvis Costello still surprises, mixing at least two distinct styles for a complicated look at the passing of time and more

Jimi Rock

Maui Wowee

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1970, Billy Cox, Foxey Lady, Hawaii, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Legacy Recordings, Live In Maui, Mitch Mitchell, Purple Haze

Two cherished Jimi Hendrix performances in Hawaii before his untimely death get the release they deserve

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop

Brave Words, Submarine Bells, Soft Bombs and Me

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1990, Dunedin, Fire Records, Heavenly Pop Hit, Martin Phillipps, New Zealand, Slash Records, Submarine Bells. Soft Bomb, The Chills

An exclusive, career-spanning chat with Martin Phillipps of The Chills

Funk Reggae Soul

As If You Read My Mind: Hotter Than July at 40

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1980, Happy Birthday, Hotter Than July, Jammin (Master Blaster), Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Lately, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

The 19th studio album from Stevie Wonder kicked off the most successful decade of his career