Author: Melody Esme

Alternative Rock North Americana Remembrance Rock Roots 

Remembering Todd Snider

November 16, 2025 Melody Esme 1 Comment Aimless Inc., Americana, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, Todd Snider

An Americana icon gone at 59

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Indie Rock Rock 

Moon Palace: Luna’s Penthouse at 30

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Melody Esme 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Dean Wareham, Justin Harwood, Luna, Penthouse, Sean Eden, Stan Demeski

Looking back on the New York band’s shimmering masterpiece

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Pop Soul Synth 

How Scritti Politti Went From Communism to Commercialism

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Melody Esme 3 Comments 40th Anniversary, A.G. Cook, Cupid & Psyche 85, David Gamson, Green Gartside, Marcus Miller, Scritti Politti

Looking back on 40 years of the pop group’s studio masterpiece Cupid & Psyche 85

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Rock 

Ain’t It Peculiar?: 40 Years of The Velvet Underground’s VU

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Melody Esme 1 Comment 1985, 40th Anniversary, Doug Yule, John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Squeeze, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground, Verve Records, VU

Looking back on the New York City icons’ ‘lost’ LP

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Sharing Horizons That Are New to Us: If I Were a Carpenter Turns 30

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 Melody Esme 0 Comments 4 Non Blondes, American Music Club, Babes In Toyland, Dishwalla, If I Were A Carpenter, Johnette Napolitano, Karen Carpenter, Marc Moreland, Matthew Sweet, Redd Kross, Richard Carpenter, Sheryl Crow, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, The Carpenters

Looking back on a seminal, if flawed, tribute album to The Carpenters

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