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ALBUMS: Rod Abernethy’s Idea of Normal

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Americana, Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore, Rod Abernethy, Tobacco

The North Carolina troubadour explores normality from a topsy-turvy perspective

North Americana

ALBUMS: Strawberry Letter ’21

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Dualtone Records, Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Langhorne Slim, Pete Seeger, Sandy Denny, Strawberry Mansion, Woody Guthrie

Langhorne Slim shares resolve and reassurance from the sweet environs of his Strawberry Mansion

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

ALBUMS: Foo Minutes To Midnight

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Chris Shifflett, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Medicine At Midnight, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins

A new album, Medicine at Midnight, finds the Foo Fighters sparring with success

Britpop Remembrance Rock

Hilton Valentine, An Essential Member Of The Animals, Gone at Age 77

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alan Price, British Invasion, Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, House of the Rising Sun, It’s Folk ’n’ Skiffle, Mate!, Merry Skifflemas!, RIP, Skiffledog, Skiffledog on Couburg Street, The Animals

Farewell to the heart of one of The British Invasion’s greatest bands

North Americana

ALBUMS: Steve Earle Bids a Final Farewell To His Firstborn Son

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, J.T., Justin Townes Earle, New West Records, Steve Earle, Steve Earle and The Dukes

J.T. navigates an uncertain divide between respect and remorse

Progressive Rock

Steve Hackett: From Blues To Baroque

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Buddy Holly, Genesis, Inside Out, Progressive Rock, Roger King, Steve Hackett, The Beatles, Under A Mediterranean Sky

The prog rock guitar guru takes an instrumental excursion while Under A Mediterranean Sky

Pop

When ‘Ol Blue Eyes Gathered the Green

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Frank Sinatra, Reprise Rarities: Volume One, Reprise Records

Reprise Records celebrates turning 60 with a rarities release from its founder, Frank Sinatra

Britpop Remembrance

Remembering Gerry Marsden

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments BBC, British Invasion, Ferry Across The Mersey, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Top of the Pops, You’ll Never Walk Alone

The infectious and enthusiastic leader of ‘60s hitmakers Gerry and the Pacemakers, takes his final bow

Southern Rock

ALBUMS: Drive-By Truckers Share a Perilous Journey

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, American Band, ATO Records, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, Southern Rock Opera, The Dirty South, The New OK, The Ramones

With their latest album, The New OK, these sons of the south probe the darker depths of a deep divide

Remembrance Rock

Turn the Page: Superstar Sideman Alto Reed Passes Away at age 72

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Against The Wind, Alto Reed, Beautiful Loser, Bob Seger, Dave Mason, Fergie, Foghat, George Thorogood, Grand Funk Railroad, Little Feat, members of the Doobie Bros. Alice Cooper, Mick Fleetwood, Night Moves, Otis Rush, Robin Gibb, Spencer Davis, Steven Tyler, Stranger In Town, The Blues Brothers, The Distance, The Fire Inside, The Reed & Dickinson Band, The Ventures.

“I may have been the leader, but he was our rock star,” says Bob Seger of his longtime bandmate

Bluegrass

Remembering Tony Rice

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bluegrass, David Grisman, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Larry Rice, Norman Blake, RIP, Ron Rice, Tony Rice, Wyatt Rice

Farewell to a true innovator, an individual who helped expand bluegrass’ boundaries

adblock Records Retail

Box It Up! 🎁 🎄

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus, Box sets, Christmas, holiday, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Morrison Hotel, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, U2, Wilco, Wildflowers And All The Rest

Rock and Roll Globe’s Holiday 2020 Guide to Musical Gift Giving

Rock

Bohemian Ecstasy

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Adam Lambert, Live Around The World, Queen, Queen + Adam Lambert

Queen + Adam Lambert go globetrotting (while still mining Mercury)

Blues Records Rock

An Offer from the Godfather of the Blues that Fans Cannot Refuse

December 4, 2020December 5, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Box sets, Cream, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Madfish, Manfred Mann, Peter Green, Snapper Music, Stone the Crows, the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, The Yardbirds

A massive new John Mayall box set serves as an essential acquisition for anyone interested in the pathway between blues’ American origins and its full exposition within the creative confines of the U.K.

Folk

Jules Shear Ruminates on Records, Pooches and Perfect Covers

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Jules Shear, Omnivore Recordings, Slower, the Dave Clark Five, The Funky Kings, The Reckless Sleepers, Todd Rundgren

A new album named Slower shows Shears’ knack for songs that sound like standards

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