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Tune In, Turn On: The Best Music Docs of 2021

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Apple TV+, Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James, Don't Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES, IDLES, Mr. Saturday Night, On Demand, PBS, Rick James, Robert Stigwood, Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, Showtime, Sparks, The Sparks Brothers, This Is Pop, Tina, Tina Turner

This year the streaming services runneth over with quality content for every music fan

Indie Rock

CONCERTS: Tame Impala Takes The Hollywood Bowl

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, COVID-19, Hollywood, Hollywood Bowl, Kevin Parker, Los Angeles, North American Tour, Rushium, Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

No “Rushium” was needed to enjoy the Australian modern rock greats’ two-night stand at the iconic Los Angeles venue

Britpop Indie Rock Punk

FILM: Matinee IDLES

August 26, 2021March 29, 2022 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, AF Gang, Bristol, Don't Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES, England, IDLES, Joe Talbot, Mark Bowen, MVD Visual, Punk, UK

An exciting new film celebrates the career of one of England’s wildest bands

Electronic Folk Pop

Dot Allison’s Bottomless Heart

August 17, 2021March 29, 2022 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment Anton Newcombe, DA Recordings, Death in Vegas, Dot Allison, Fiona Cruickshank., Gene Clark, Hannah Peel, Heart-Shaped Scars, Massive Attack, Paul Weller, Pete Doherty, Roger McGuinn, Sarah Campbell, The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Scottish singer channels Gene Clark on her first album in nearly 15 years

Heavy Metal Metal!

Metallica Season Is Upon Us

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 1991, Alessia Cara & The Warning, Cliff Burton, Dave Gahan, J Balvin, James Hetfield, James Newsted, Juanes, Kamasi Washington, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Moses Sumney, Phoebe Bridgers, Robert Trujillo, Rodrigo y Gabriela, St. Vincent, The $24.95 Book, The Blacklist

40 years for the band, 30 years for their biggest album and a $24.95 Book that chronicles it all

Heavy Metal

10 Things I Learned About Ronnie James Dio

August 3, 2021April 4, 2022 Lily Moayeri 3 Comments autobiography, Black Sabbath, Dio, Elf, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Rainbow In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio

A list of more reasons to love the eternal metal king after reading his long-overdue autobiography Rainbow In The Dark

Music Journalism Rock

Miss Mercy Fontenot: The Most Outrageous Girl

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Lily Moayeri 4 Comments Frank Zappa, Girls Together Outrageously, GTOs, Lyndsey Parker, Memoirs, Mercy Fontenot, Miss Mercy, Pamela Des Barres, Permanent Damage

Catching up with author Lyndsey Parker about the memoir of a most unforgettable rock superstar

Art Pop Britpop Hip Hop Pop

Useless, But Not For Long: Gorillaz at 20

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2-D, 2001. Damon Albarn, Clint Eastwood, Dan The Automator, Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett, Miho Hatori, Murdac Niccals, Noodle, Russel Hobbs

Little did we know how bright the future was coming on for the groundbreaking collaboration between Blur’s Damon Albarn and Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett when Gorillaz was released on March 26, 2001

adblock Records Rock

Why I Like Frank Zappa

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment #MeToo, Alex Winter, Cancel Culture, First Amendment, Frank Zappa, Freedom of Speech, Gail Zappa, Moon Zappa, Politics, Sheik Yerbouti, Zappa

Getting into the iconic American composer in the age of “cancel culture”

Dance Electronic Experimental

ALBUMS: Martin Gore Isn’t Monkeying Around on New EP

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, Capuchin, Howler, Howler’s End, Mandrill, Martin Gore, Mute Records, The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee, The Third Chimpanzee, Vervet

The Third Chimpanzee finds the Depeche Mode guitarist and songwriter diving deeper into his experimental side

Electronic

ALBUMS: The Avalanches Never Left You

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment Blood Orange, Jamie xx, Johnny Marr, Kurt Vile, Leon Bridges, MGMT, Neneh Cherry, Perry Farrell, The Avalanches, Tricky, We Will Always Love You

It only took four years for the Melbourne duo to conspire their guest-packed third LP

Electronic Hip Hop

ALBUMS: Seismic Beat Science

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2020, Geoff Barrow, Heavy Tremors, Quakers, Quakers II: The Next Wave, Stones Throw, Stuart Matthews, Supa K

The guest-stacked second Quakers LP is a showcase for their most overlooked architect

Disco Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

We Are Magic: Xanadu at 40

September 3, 2020August 9, 2022 Lily Moayeri 6 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Cliff Richard, Electric Light Orchestra, Gene Kelly, Jeff Lynne, Magic, Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John, The Tubes, Xanadu

Why the flawless ELO-assisted soundtrack deserves to be separated from Olivia Newton-John’s head-scratching post-Grease career move

New Wave Post-Punk

ALBUMS: A Hero’s Death for Ireland’s New Punk Heroes

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 2020, A Hero's Salute, Echo & The Bunnymen, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Johnny Marr, Mazzy Star, Partisan Records

Dublin’s Johnny Marr-approved Fontaines D.C. punch up the romance on their second album

Rock Rock Docs

Hell Bent For Leather Tuscadero

July 3, 2020March 24, 2022 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment Alice Cooper, Blondie, Cherie Currie, Chris Franz, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Detroit, documentary, Fishbone, Joan Jett, John Norwood Fisher, Kathy Valentine, Leather Tuscadero, Lita Ford, Mickie Most, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro, Talking Heads, The Go-Gos, The Runaways, Tina Weymouth

A new documentary shines a long overdue spotlight on rock legend Suzi Quatro

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