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Author: Meghan Roos

Classical Experimental Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Therondy to Krzysztof Penderecki

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Classical, Krzysztof Penderecki, RIP, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Known for adding extra doses of dread and fear to thrillers like The Shining and Shutter Island, the late Polish composer had an extensive compositional range than went far beyond film

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Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock 

The Gambler Leaves the Table

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Country Music Awards, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Islands In The Stream, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, RIP, The Gambler

Kenny Rogers died on March 20 at age 81

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Blues Hard Rock Psychedelics 

Cream’s Longest Goodbye

March 17, 2020March 24, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1968, Cream, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Goodbye Cream, Goodbye Tour Live 1968, Jack Bruce, Polydor, Spoonful, Sunshine of Your Love, Toad, White Room

A new four-disc box set revisits the trio’s 1968 farewell tour in the band’s first release since the death of Ginger Baker

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North Americana 

THE BEST ‘VARIOUS ARTISTS’ LP OF 2019: Revving Up the Ol’ 55

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Meghan Roos 1 Comment Aimee Mann, Allison Moorer, Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dualtone Records, Joseph, Roseanne Cash, Shelby Lynne, Tom Waits, Warren Zanes

A new all-women tribute album offers a unique lens honoring songwriting legend Tom Waits

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New Wave 

ALBUMS: Beck Launches a New Chapter

December 23, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 2019, Beck, Capitol Records, Hyperspace, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes

Mr. Hansen finds room to breathe on his 14th album Hyperspace

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Country and/or Western 

Karen & The Sorrows: Building a New Country

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Guaranteed Broken Heart, Karen & The Sorrows, Karen Pittelman, Queer Country

Dubbed the “queer country trailblazer,” Karen Pittelman is carving out a safe space for country musicians who feel ostracized from the genre that drives their work

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Music Journalism 

Neal Preston: An Exhilarating Eye

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Bradley Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Neal Preston, Queen, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, The Sex Pistols, The Who, Wembley Stadium

The rock photography legend on clickbait headlines, lighting Kate Hudson’s face and who’s still on his photography bucket list.

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Blues Hard Rock 

Rich Robinson Has Birds On The Brain

November 15, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Black Crowes reunion, High Water I, High Water II, Rich Robinson, Shake Your Moneymaker, The Black Crowes, The Magpie Salute

From The Black Crowes to The Magpie Salute, Rich Robinson was determined to erase doubt about his abilities as a songwriter

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Blues Country and/or Western Folk Pop 

The Jorgensens: What’s Old is New Again

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Joni Mitchell, Kurt and Brianna Jorgensen, Led Zeppelin, MN, Natalie Merchant, St. Paul, The Jorgensens, The Lexington Stretch, Tori Amos, Willie Dixon

Cutting through the torrents of music coming from everywhere in 2019, it’s an accomplishment for this married duo to make something that sounds so unique with The Lexington Stretch

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Shake Hands With The Devil at 40

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Kris Kristofferson, Shake Hands With The Devil

Kris Kristofferson’s ninth album was hated by critics but wears well decades later

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Alternative Rock Dub/Reggae Hip Hop 

A Quarter Century of Omaha Style: Grassroots at 25

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 Meghan Roos 2 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, 311, 311 Voyager, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills, Capricorn Records, Chad Sexton, Doug "S.A." Martinez, Grassroots, Nick Hexum, P-Nut, Sublime, Tim Mahoney

311’s second album established the foundation for their music going forward

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Funk Remembrance 

Remembering NOLA’s Beloved Poppa Funk

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, Dr. John, Ivan Neville, New Orleans, Professor Longhair, RIP, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Neville Brothers

Art Neville, founding member of The Neville Brothers and The Meters, died July 22 at 81

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Blues 

Peter Frampton’s ‘Blues Thesis’

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Blues, Freddie King, Humble Pie, peter Frampton, Taj Mahal

A medical diagnosis pushed Frampton to choose one final focus for the last creative burst of his career—and he decided to sing the blues

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Blues Experimental Funk jazz Pop Psychedelics Remembrance Soul 

Remembering Dr. John: Tripping the Night Majestic

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Dr. John, Mac Rebennack, RIP, The Night Tripper

The cultural icon who introduced a generation to voodoo and “funkology” died of a heart attack at 77

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Psychedelics Rock 

Turn On, Tune In and Enjoy the Poppies

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Buffy St. Marie, Psychedelia, The Serpent Power

Craft Recordings’ new compilation brings psychedelia’s inaugural era back to life

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