Author: Katherine Yeske Taylor

Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

Riki Rachtman Takes His Show On The Road

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Cathouse, Guns 'N' Roses, Hollywood, MTV, MTV Headbangers Ball, Riki Rachtman, The Whisky A Go-Go

The former Headbangers Ball host talks about his upcoming spoken word tour

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Pop Punk 

Girl’s Rock: Shonen Knife Returns!

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Atsuko Yamano, Good Charamel, Japan, Michie Nakatani, Naoko Yamano, Osaka, Our Best Place, Punk, Shonen Knife

The legendary Japanese punk band’s new album, Our Best Place, out now

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Rock 

Peter Case Calls The Doctor

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2023, Doctor Moan, Peter Case, Sunset Blvd. Records, The Nerves, The Plimsouls

With a new piano-driven album coming out, the former Plimsoul looks to the future

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Marshall Crenshaw on Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1982, Gin Blossoms, John Lennon, Marshall Crenshaw, Warner Bros. Records, Yep Roc

Celebrated singer-songwriter on the 40th anniversary expanded edition of his eponymous 1982 debut

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Punk Rock 

Ivan Julian Swings Again

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments CBGB, Dead Milkmen, Fugazi, Girls Against Boys, Ivan Julian, New York City, Pravda Records, Richard Hell, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Robert Quine, Shudder To Think, Swing Your Lanterns, Ted Niceley

With cancer in the rearview, the legendary guitarist unleashes his best solo album yet

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North Americana 

The All Seeing Eye of Joe Henry

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments All The Eye Can See, earMUSIC, Georgia, Joe Henry, Los Angeles, Maine, North Carolina

Catching up with the renowned singer-songwriter

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Rock 

Little River Band Reclaim Their Legacy

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 4 Comments Australia, Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Little River Band, Masterpieces, The Beatles, The Hollies, The Mamas and The Papas, Ultimate Hits

Founding member Graeham Goble sets the record straight

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

Cruising The California Coast With Glen Phillips

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments California, Compass Records, Glen Phillips, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, There Is So Much Here, Toad The Wet Sprocket

Catching up with the Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman on his latest solo journey

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Art Pop New Wave Pop Rock 

a-ha Finds True North

November 9, 2022January 24, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments A-ha, Legacy Recordings, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, MTV, Norway, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Take On Me, True North

How the seminal ’80s band went above the Arctic Circle to cut their new album

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Dan Wilson: Man on the Moon

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Closing Time, Dan Wilson, Dancing on the Moon, John Munson, Matt Wilson, Minneapolis, Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare

Catching up with the Semisonic frontman on the heels of a new solo EP

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Rock 

Rhett Miller Walks Among Us

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ATO Records, Hudson Valley, interview, Rhett Miller, Sam Cohen, The Misfit, The Old 97's

The Old 97’s excellent new solo LP, The Misfit, in stores this Friday

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Indie Rock Progressive Rock Rock 

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: If You Want Blood, You Got It

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, 2022, Austin, Black Flag, Conrad Keely, Dine Alone Records, Genesis, Jason Reece, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Public Enemy, Quadraphonic, Sonic Youth, Texas, XI: Bleed Here Now

Austin, TX’s own “Punk Floyd” goes Quadrophonic on their latest LP

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Punk Rock 

The Sweet Things Give Us A Wink

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Brown Leather, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Lower East Side, Manitoba’s, New York City, New York Dolls, Sam Hariss, The Black Crowes, The Georgia Satellites, The Sweet Things

The soul of New York City sleaze is alive and well in this rockin’ young band

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Alan Parsons: New World Man

July 1, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Alan Parsons, David Pack, From The New World, Joe Bonamossa, Pink Floyd, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beatles, Tommy Shaw

Realistic tales of the past, present and future with the English prog rock legend

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Alternative Rock New Wave Rock 

One Thing Leads to Another: The Return of The Fixx

June 7, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 2022, Cy Curnin, Every Five Seconds, interview, London, One Thing Leads To Another, Stand Or Fall, T.S. Eliot, The Fixx, The Portraits

Lead vocalist Cy Curnin talks about the group’s first new album in a decade, Every Five Seconds

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