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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Forever The Coolest Cats

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 40, American Bandstand, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Massapequa, Saturday Night Live, Stray Cats, The Midnight Special

Slim Jim Phantom talks with Rock & Roll Globe about the scorching new Stray Cats live album and their London roots

New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

Clem Burke: Full Moon, Empty Hearts

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andy Babiuk, Blondie, CBGB, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Ed Stasium, Elliot Easton, Jon Varvatos, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cars, The Chesterfield Kings, The Empty Hearts, The Romantics, Wally Palmar

An exclusive chat with the Blondie drummer about the second album from his current band and the good old days on The Bowery

New Wave

Gimme Some Slack: The Cars’ Panorama at 40

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Panorama, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, Touch and Go

Guitarist Elliot Easton chats exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about the New Wave legends’ underrated third album

Rock

Nils Lofgren Goes Fishing

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments and Eric Clapton, Andy Newmark, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Cindy Mizelle, Crosby, David Bowie, Full Circle, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Keb' Mo', Kevin McCormick, Lou Reed, Luther Vandross, Melissa Etheridge, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren, Nils Lofgren Band, Sly Stone, Steely Dan, Stills and Nash, Tom Lofgren, Weathered, Whitney Houston

An exclusive chat with the guitar innovator for Crazy Horse and E Street about his killer new live album

Hard Rock Pop

Nelson Still Can’t Live Without Your Love and Affection

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1990, 30th Anniversary, After The Rain, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Rick Nelson, Ricky Nelson

Identical twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson reflect on 30 years of third generation pop stardom

Music Journalism Punk

Lenny Kaye: The Rock Critic Years

July 15, 2020July 17, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Crawdaddy!, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Paul Williams, Richard Goldstein, Richard Meltzer, Sandy Pearlman

The influential Patti Smith Group guitarist talks about his crucial work as a music scribe

Hard Rock

(L.A.) Guns In The Sky

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2020, Def Leppard, Frontiers Records, Girl, L.A. Guns, Let You Down, Phil Collen, Phil Lewis, Tracii Guns

With their epic new single, L.A. Guns launch their iconic brand of street smart glam into outer space

Rock

Willie Nile’s New York State Of Mind

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2020, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hal Willner, Jim Jarmusch, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, New York At Night, New York City, Pete Townsend, Willie Nile

On his 13th album, the singer-songwriter pays homage to the city that staged his rebirth

Alternative Rock Pop

The Ballad of Minneapolis Matt

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Dan Wilson, Jacques Wait, Matt Wilson, Matt Wilson and his Orchestra, Phala Tracy, Quillan Roe, Trip Shakespeare

From Trip Shakespeare to his Orchestra, Matt Wilson is as important to the fabric of Twin Cities pop as Paul Westerberg, Dave Pirner and Bob Mould combined

Pop Rock

Peter Buck and Luke Haines Unite For Beat Poetry and Survival

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Beat Poetry for Survivalists, Corin Tucker, Filthy Friends, Luke Haines, Michael Stipe, Omnivore Recordings, Peter Buck, R.E.M., The Auteurs

In this exclusive chat, the R.E.M. guitar hero talks extensively about his fantastic collaboration with the onetime Auteurs frontman and much more

Folk New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

The Miracle of Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment #447 (1999), Beatlemania, Marshall Crenshaw, My Truck Is My Home (1994), Pat DiNizio, Razor & Tie, Shiny-Tone Records, The 9 Volt Years (1998), The Miracle of Science, The Smithereens, What’s in the Bag?

As he rolls out an anticipated string of 90s reissues and hits the road with The Smithereens, the post-New Wave pop auteur speaks exclusively to the Rock & Roll Globe

New Wave Pop

Things Can Only Get Better For Howard Jones

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Beating Mr. Neg, Cross That Line, Dream Into Action, Electronic new wave, Everlasting Love, Howard Jones, Howard Jones Acoustic Trio Tour, Human’s Lib, Life in One Day, Like to Get to Know You Well, New Song, Nick Beggs, No One Is to Blame, One to One, Robin Boult, Stranger Things, Things Can Only Get Better, What Is Love?

Catching up with the synthpop pioneer as he embarks on a winter tour of the States

Pop

Engelbert Humperdinck: Aloha from L.A.

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 2 Comments Engelbert Humperdinck, Gerry Dorsey, Reflections, Ten Guitars, The Last Waltz, Toby Keith

An exclusive chat with your nonna’s favorite singer

Holiday Pop

Feed The World: Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” at 35

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Do They Know It's Christmas?, Midge Ure, The Boomtown Rats, Ultravox

An exclusive chat with Midge Ure on co-writing the all-star charity single

Holiday Pop

A Neverending Yuletide: Xmas With Limahl

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Christmas In London, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, Limahl, Stranger Things, The Eurythmics, The Neverending Story, Too Shy

Following a career resurgence thanks to retro television, the former Kajagoogoo singer celebrates the holiday season with new single “London For Christmas”

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