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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

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

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

North Americana

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

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 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

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

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

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.

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

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