Author: Stephanie Hernandez

adblock Pop 

The Prose of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department

April 23, 2024May 24, 2024 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Dylan Thomas, Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch, Matty Healy, Patti Smith, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, William Wordsworth

For her 11th studio album, the Chairman of the Board delivers a lecture on the art of literary allusion 

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Country and/or Western Funk Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Rap Rock Soul 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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Pop Rock 

Stevie Nicks Flies Solo Outside of Houston, TX

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, Bella Donna, Concert, Edge of Seventeen, Enchanted, Fleetwood Mac, Gold Dust Woman, Houston, Rhiannon, Stevie Nicks, Texas, The Wild Heart, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Waddy Wachtel, Woodlands

All the witches flocked to Woodlands to honor their rock ‘n’ roll queen

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Pop Rock 

Billy Joel Returns To Texas

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, A Matter of Trust, Allentown, Billy Joel, Concert, Hicksville, Houston, It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me, Just The Way You Are, Long Island, Minute Maid Park, My Life, Piano Man, Pressure, Texas, The Entertainer, You May Be Right

The Piano Man makes his debut at Houston’s Minute Maid Park

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New Wave Pop Rock 

When Don Henley Flew Solo: I Can’t Stand Still at 40

August 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Danny Kortchmar, Dirty Laundry, Don Henley, Eagles, I Can't Stand Still, JD Souther, Johnny Can't Read, Paddy Moloney, Russ Kunkel, Steve Porcaro, The Chieftains, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back on the Eagles drummer’s debut LP

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Disco Pop Soul 

Diana Ross Thanks Liverpool

July 12, 2022February 19, 2024 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment ” Chic, Diana Ross, Diana Ross and the Supremes, England, I'm Coming Out, LGBTQ, Liverpool, Motown, Nile Rodgers, R&B, Thank You, Tour, UK

Originally scheduled to perform in 2020, the Motown legend finally performs for her eager English fanbase with classics-packed set

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Soul 

Gladys Knight’s UK Summer Of Soul

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Concert, England, Gladys Knight, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Liverpool, Soul, Summer of Soul, UK

The R&B legend pours her entire being into a career-spanning performance on her 2022 UK tour

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

“Little Sister” Bobbie Nelson: Pianist, Writer, Mother (1931-2022)

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, Bobbie Nelson, Country Music, Hammond B3, Luck, piano, RIP, Texas, Willie Nelson

Honoring the quiet, loving force behind the genius of Willie Nelson

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Pop 

But What If I’m A Mermaid: Little Earthquakes at 30

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Atlantic Records, Crucify, Little Earthquakes, Me and a Gun, RAINN, Tori Amos, Winter, Y Kant Tori Read, Z2 Comics

Looking back on the raw honesty and quiet beauty that defined the reintroduction of Tori Amos to American pop

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Music Journalism 

Nobody Does It Better: Why Carly Simon Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

February 21, 2022April 3, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 2 Comments Adam Sandler, Anita Baker, Carly Simon, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Maines, Radiohead, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Taylor Swift, The Chicks, Tori Amos, You're So Vain

Despite stiff competition from all over the music map, we’re not too vain to believe she’s a shoo-in for the 2022 class

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Rock 

Lindsey Buckingham Hits the Holiday Road in Houston

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2021, Fleetwood Mac, Go Insane, Houston, Jimmy Paxson, Lindsey Buckingham, Neale Heywood, Out of the Cradle, Rumours, Seeds We Sow, Stevie Nicks, Tango in the Night, Texas, Tusk, U.S. Tour

The former Fleetwood Mac guitar icon celebrates his storied solo work with a career-spanning set in the heart of Texas

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Rock 

Eagles Take Flight Once Again Amid Uncertain Skies

October 18, 2021April 3, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 1976, Already Gone, Asylum Records, Deacon Frey, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, Joe Walsh, Take It Easy, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill, Witchy Woman

Rebooting Hotel California tour in a not-quite-post-pandemic world

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Pop Rock 

ALBUMS: Buckingham Kicks

September 30, 2021February 19, 2024 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2021, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Lindsey Buckingham LP, Rhino Records, Scream, Stevie Nicks

The former Fleetwood Mac guitarist emerges from the darkness with his strongest solo album in years

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Latin New Wave 

ALBUMS: Elvis Costello en Español

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Cami, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Juanes, La Marisoul Hernandez, Natalie Bergman, Nina Diaz, Sebastian Krys, Spanish Model, This Year's Model, UMe

English has been the lingua franca of pop music, but Spanish Model shows that it doesn’t have to be

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Rock Rockabilly 

ALBUMS: A Round of Applause for Wanda Jackson’s Encore

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Angaleena Presley, Candi Carpenter, Elle King, Encore, Lori McKenna, Luke Laird, Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson

The Original Riot Grrl gives us one last kick in the ass on her way out the door

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