Author: Rev. Keith A. Gordon

Blues Rock 

A Eulogy for John Mayall

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Eric Clapton, John Mayall, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, RIP

The British blues pioneer was 90

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Records 

An Omnivore Recordings Midyear Report 2024

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Arlo Guthrie, Camper Von Beethoven, Doris Troy, Dr. John, Dream Syndicate, Game Theory, Jellyfish, Little Richard, NRBQ, Skeeter Davis, Terry Adams, The Babys, The Korgis, Townes Van Zandt, Young Fresh Fellows

Digging into the latest titles from one of our favorite reissue label

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Blues Rock 

Joe Grushecky in the House

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 2024, Bruce Springsteen, Houserocker: A Joe Grushecky Anthology, Joe Grushecky, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, Omnivore Recordings

An exclusive chat with the Iron City rock icon about his new career retrospective

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Blues 

Bluesville Records Has Been Relaunched

June 11, 2024June 18, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 2024, Albert King, Blind Gary Davis, Bluesville, Bluesville Records, Burning Hell, Concord Music Group, Craft Recordings, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Skip James, Today

Classic titles by John Lee Hooker and Skip James among the first to be reissued on the long dormant imprint

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Rock Zappa 

How Frank Zappa Embraced the Mainstream with Apostrophe (‘)

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Apostrophe ('), Deep Purple, Discreet Records, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Led Zeppelin, Ruth Underwood, The Mothers of Invention, Tony Duran

Looking back on the American composer’s most commercially successful LP

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Rock Stones 

Salt of the Earth: Keith Richards at 80

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 80th birthday, Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The New Barbarians, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, The X-Pensive Winos

Why the unkillable Rolling Stones guitarist still endures

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Punk Remembrance Rock Roots 

Ashes to Ashes: Remembering Scott “Top Ten” Kempner

December 2, 2023February 19, 2024 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Andy Shernoff, Bronx, CBGB, Dion, Dion 'N' Little Kings, Eric Ambel, Handsome Dick Manitoba, RIP, Scott Kempner, the Del Lords., The Dictators

Saying goodbye to the influential proto-punk and roots rock guitarist and songwriter

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Hip Hop Rap Rock 

The Legend of Ice-T Assessed on New Compilation

November 19, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 2023, Ice-T, Law and Order: SVU, Midnight, Ruffnation Records, The Legend of Ice-T: Crime Stories, Tracy Marrow

But does Crime Stories tell the whole tale of the gangsta rap icon?

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Music Journalism Records 

The Return of the White Label Promo Preservation Society

October 6, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 2023, Bud Scoppa, Dana Gillespie, Dave DiMartino, David Johansen, Detroit with Mitch Ryder, Dusty Springfield, Fishbone, HoZac Books, Ira Robbins, Jeff Tamarkin, Johnny Mathis, Michael "Cub" Koda, Mitchell Cohen, Mott the Hoople, Music Journalism, Records, Sal Maida, Susan Whithall, The Dead Boys, The James Gang, White Label Promo Preservation Society, White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol. 2

Inside the second volume of the book series that looks beyond the Billboard charts

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Music Journalism 

Dave Marsh Kicks Out The Jams

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 2023, Alexandro Escovedo, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Marsh, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Jimmy LaFave, Kick Out The Jams: Jibes Barbs Tributes & Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing, Kurt Cobain, Madonna, Patty Griffin, Simon & Schuster

The legendary scribe’s latest book is a love letter to long-form music criticism

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Gentle Giant’s Raymond Shulman

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments A.R. Kane, Acquiring the Taste, Civilian, Derek Shulman, Elton John, Free Hand, Gentle Giant, Octopus, Phil Shulman, Raymond Shulman, Reginald Dwight, RIP, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, The Sugarcubes, The Sundays

The British prog rock legend was 73

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Blues Garage Rock Indie Rock Rock 

Greg Prevost Stacks Up His Legacy

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost, Greg Prevost, New York, Rochester, The Chesterfield Kings

The New York garage rock icon looks back on his career with autobiography and new archival release

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

Bidding Farewell to Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Andy Silvester, Brice Portius, Chicken Shack, Chris Youlden, Cream, Dave Walker, Eric Clapton, Foghat, John Lee Hooker, Kim Simmonds, Martin Stone, Paul Raymond, RIP, Savoy Brown

The British blues pioneer has passed away at age 75

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Indie Rock Pop Rock Seattle 

Rediscovering Beat Happening On Vinyl

December 12, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Beat Happening, Beck, Calvin Johnson, Jamboree, K Records, Nirvana, Olympia, Pavement, Seattle, SEBADOH, Washington

Domino Records reissues the Olympia, WA pop greats’ seminal catalog on wax

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Funk Remembrance Rock Soul 

Remembering Stax Records Co-Founder Jim Stewart

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Al Bell, Albert King, Booker T. And the M.G.'s, Estelle Axton, Isaac Hayes, Jim Stewart, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Stax Records, The Bar-Kays

The legendary record producer passed away at 92

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