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Cat Popper Breathes New Life Into A Pere Ubu Classic

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Cat Popper, Catherine Popper, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Levon Helm, Norah Jones, Pere Ubu, Puss N Boots, Ryan Adams, Sasha Dobson, Willie Nelson

Hanging out in the salt marshes of New York City with the bassist extraordinaire

Indie Rock

WATCH: The Frst of His Name

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andrew Leahey, Insane Clown Posse, Jeffrey Cashmere, Justin Smith, Linkin Park, Machine Gun Kelly, Mikei Gray, Nashville, Nathan Cogan of Taking Back Sunday, Portugal The Man, Small Talk, The Frst

Pandemics, civil unrest and even a tornado can’t keep Nashville’s Mikei Gray from pursuing his Rock & Roll dreams

Art Pop Indie Rock Pop

The Polyphonic Spree Sing The Hits!

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ABBA, Barry Manilow., Daniel Johnston, INXS, Polyphonic Spree, Rush, The Association, The Bee Gees, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tim DeLaughter, Wings

Tim DeLaughter talks Barry Manilow, Tripping Daisy and his big band’s latest LP Afflatus

Rock

Diane Gentile Is An Optimist

May 26, 2021June 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Diane and the Gentle Men, Diane Gentile, Jesse Malin, New York City, The Bowery Electric, The World Is A Goner, Velvet Elk

The NYC singer talks about the Motown-inspired song she wrote in the wake of COVID-19

Pop Surf

The Beach Boys Bring The Family on New Project

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment “Sunflower”, Add Some Music To Your Day, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Carnie Wilson, Mike Love, Omnivore Recordings, The Beach Boys, Wendy Wilson

Mike Love, Carnie Wilson and others talk about continuing the band’s legacy with a new collaborative project between original members and their children

Britpop Indie Rock

The Apartments Revisit A Mid-90’s Classic

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1995, A Life Full of Farewells, Brisbane, Talitres, The Apartments, The Go-Betweens

Peter Milton Walsh of the renowned Australian pop group reflects on A Life Full Of Farewells

Music Journalism Punk Rock

Jesse Malin: Back On The Bowery

March 30, 2021April 1, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Bowery Electric, Derek Cruz, Jesse Malin, New York City, The Fine Art of Self-Distancing, The Way We Used To Roll

As Jesse Malin prepares for one last livestreamed show on April 2, Rock & Roll Globe goes behind-the-scenes with him to watch how he’s pulled off the pandemic’s most ambitious concert series

Heavy Metal Music Journalism

Nöthin’ But a Bestseller: A Journey Into The Uncensored History of Rock & Roll’s Wildest Era

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Dokken, Great White, Mötley Crüe, Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion, Poison, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Richard Bienstock, Tom Beaujour, Twisted Sister

As it debuts at No. 14 on the New York Times’ coveted list, longtime metal journos Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock talk about their must-read new book and the staying power of glam metal

Hard Rock Progressive Rock

The Symmetry of Saga

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Canada, Nuclear Blast, Progressive Rock, Rupert Hine, Saga, Symmetry

Talking with frontman Michael Sadler about the most unique album of the Canadian prog greats’ four decades in rock

Alternative Rock Rock

The Alarm Declare WAЯ

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Capitol Riot, January 6, Mike Peters, RAW, Sex Pistols, The Alarm, The Clash, Wales, WAЯ

Mike Peters’ celebrated Welsh rock band bookends their 1990 bareknuckles classic with an even more urgent collection of songs

Rock Rockabilly

Lee Rocker: Go Cat Go!

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Airstream, Brian Setzer, Gather Round, Lee Rocker, London, Long Island, Rockabilly, Slim Jim Phantom, Stray Cats, Uptight Records

COVID-19 couldn’t keep this Stray Cat out of the house

Punk Rock

Can You Tell Me How To Get To Destiny Street

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Destiny Street, Destiny Street Complete, Omnivore Recordings, Richard Hell, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Robert Quine, Sire Records

NYC punk great Richard Hell talks about the rocky road that led to the most complete version of his classic second Voidoids album

Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop

Matthew Sweet: Year of the Cat

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Athens, Catspaw, Girlfriend, Ivan Julian, Linda Stipe, Matthew Sweet, Oh-OK, Omnivore Recordings, Richard Lloyd, Rick Menck, Robert Quine

After spending 30 years working alongside such fiery gods as Robert Quine, Ivan Julian and Richard Lloyd, the power pop great himself takes lead guitar duties on his excellent new album