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Oh, No! It’s Devo’s 40th anniversary of Freedom of Choice

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1980, Alan Myers, Bob Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh, Devo, Gerard Casale, Girl U Want, Kent State, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ohio, Whip It

Ohio art-rockers’ 1980 record opened the floodgates for the new wave genre in America

Blues Pop Punk Rock

The Claudettes: “Garage Cabaret” At Its Best

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Berit Ulseth, Chicago, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Forty Below Records, Johnny Iguana, Michael Caskey, piano, Ted Hutt, The Claudettes, Violent Femmes, Zach Verdoorn

Chicago blues/punk quartet release their most stirring album yet

Hard Rock

Richie Kotzen: An American Journeyman at Mid-Century

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 50 for 50, Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy, Poison, Richie Kotzen, The Winery Dogs

The legendary guitar wiz celebrates his 50th birthday with a 50-song album

Hip Hop

ALBUMS: Atmosphere Climbs High

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 2020, Ant, Atmosphere, Minneapolis, Rhymesayers, Slug, Whenever

Minneapolis’s premier hip-hop duo contemplates the future on Whenever

Music Journalism Pop Rock

Leif Garrett Turns Over A New Leaf

January 28, 2020January 29, 2020 Kelley Simms 6 Comments Behind The Music, Books, Chris Epting, Idol Truth, Idol Truth: A Memoir, Leif Garrett, Post Hill Press, Roland Winkler, The Leif Garrett Special, The Outsiders, VH1

The former teen idol and Melvins collaborator pens tell-tale memoir, promises new music in 2020

Comedy Heavy Metal

Laughs and Riffs: Why Metal and Comedy Go Well Together

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Anthrax, Brian Johnson, Brian Posehn, Comedy, Don Jamieson, GWAR, Jim Breuer, Mac Sabbath, Manowar, Metallica, Okilly Dokilly, Psychostick, That Metal Show

Kelley Simms meets modern comic greats Don Jameison and Jim Breuer at the intersection of hilarity and headbanging

New Wave Pop Punk Ska

The Nuttiest Sound Around: Madness’s One Step Beyond Turns 40

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1979, 2 Tone Records, Cathal “Chas Smash” Smyth, Chris Foreman, Dan Woodgate, Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Jerry Dammers, Lee "Kix" Thompson, Madness, Mark Bedford, Mike Barson, One Step Beyond, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials

The debut LP of this iconic British ska band introduced a genre revival in 1979

Metal!

Stronger Than Hate: Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains at 30

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Andreas Kisser, Beneath the Remains, Igor Cavalera, Jairo Guedz, Max Cavalera, Obituary, Paulo Jr., Roadrunner Records, Sepultura

 Brazilian thrashers opened up a whole new can of worms with its third studio album

Electronics Hard Rock Heavy Metal

John 5 Prepares for Invasion

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 60 Cycle Hum, David Lee Roth, Invasion, John 5, John 5 and the Creatures, Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie guitar wizard creates magic on his ninth solo studio album

Hard Rock

Mr. Big turns 30

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Atlantic Records, Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin, Mr. Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert

American supergroup’s debut album set a new precedent for hard rock musicianship in 1989

Heavy Metal

Three Bugs, A Pound of Dust: Slipknot at 20

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Roadrunner Records, Slipknot

From the state that brought us Caucus Fever and “Monday Night Rollins” emerged metal’s greatest oddfellows with a debut LP for the ages

Funk jazz Soul

Booker T. Jones: Soul Man Supreme

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Stax Records

The Memphis music legend discusses Stax Records, “Green Onions” and more

Progressive Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Alan Parsons Shows Us a “Miracle”

May 27, 2019May 29, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Alan Parsons, Lou Gramm, Steve Hackett, The Alan Parsons Project

The prog icon returns to classic sound on The Secret

Hard Rock Progressive Rock

Uriah Heep: Still ‘Eavy After All These Years

May 22, 2019May 23, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Judas Priest, Mick Box, Uriah Hero

British prog rockers 25th album captures the band’s classic sound

Heavy Metal Metal!

The Priest They Called Them

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Ian Hill, Judas Priest, Rob Halford

Lifelong Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill discusses his band’s legacy

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