Author: Ryan Maffei

Britpop Glam Pop Rock 

Everything’s Alright: David Bowie’s Pin Ups at 50

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aynsley Dunbar, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, John Lennon, Mick Ronson, Mick Woodmansey, Pin Ups, Pink Floyd, The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Merseys, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds, Van Morrison

A look back at the Duke’s little-loved covers album, and the great songs that inspired it

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Indie Rock Rock 

Everyone Chooses Sides: The Wrens’ The Meadowlands at 20

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, Charles Bissell, Greg Whelan, Jerry MacDonald, Kevin Whelan, The Fixx, The Meadowlands, The Wrens

A look back at the classic album that made – and unmade – the Jersey rockers

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock 

At Every Speed: An Interview With Jody Porter

September 4, 2023February 19, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2023, Adam Schlesinger, Brian Young, Chris Collingwood, EP 1, Fountains of Wayne, Guided By Voices, Jody Porter, Pavement, The Strokes

An exclusive chat with the Fountains of Wayne guitar hero

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

Wonder Why: The Connells Revisit Ring

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1993, 2023, 30th Anniversary, David Connell, Deluxe Edition, Dinosaur Jr., Doug MacMillan, Dusty Springfield, interview, Mike Connell, reissue, Ring, The Connells

Frontman Doug MacMillan talks about the deluxe edition of their classic 1993 LP

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Car Man: An Interview with Chris Stamey

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Alex Chilton, Big Star, Car Records, Chris Stamey, Don Dixon, Gene Holder, Mitch Easter, Peter Holsapple, Poco, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Great Escape, Will Rigby

Chatting with an American indie pop hero about his fab new LP The Great Escape

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

In the Lowlands: Crowded House’s Temple of Low Men at 35

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Better Be Home Soon, Crowded House, Fleetwood Mac, Mitchell Froom, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Nick Seymour, Paul Hester, Split Enz, Tchad Blake, Temple of Low Men, Tim Finn

A look back on Neil Finn’s inward turn while surfing a wave of unprecedented success

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jazz Pop Rock 

Slang of Ages: Steely Dan’s Everything Must Go at 20

June 10, 2023June 11, 2023 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 2003, 20th Anniversary, Donald Fagen, Everything Must Go, Reprise Records, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

A look back at Becker and Fagen’s so-subtle – too subtle? – studio swan song

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

No Better Place: Fountains of Wayne’s Welcome Interstate Managers at 20

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, Martin Amis, Stacy's Mom, The Beatles, The Cars, Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers

Looking back on the band’s biggest album

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Prince 

He Wished U Heaven: Prince’s Lovesexy at 35

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Alphabet St., Glam Slam, Lovesexy, Paisley Park, Prince, Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Warner Bros. Records

The strangest seven-week religious conversion, and the music it inspired

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Glam Pop Rock 

The Prettiest Star: David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane at 50

April 25, 2023August 29, 2025 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, New York Dolls, Ziggy Stardust

A look back at the first LP the Duke made from the pinnacle of worldwide fame

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Blues Hard Rock Rock 

Black Math: The White Stripes’ Elephant at 20

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2003, Black Math, Holly Golightly, I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, Jack White, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Meg White, Robert Plant, Seven Nation Army, The White Stripes, Third Man Records

Looking back on the LP that turned two weird punks into pop sensations

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Pop Rock 

Miley Cyrus: Lost in Wonderland

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 2023, Bangerz, Billy Ray Cyrus, Columbia Records, Endless Summer Vacation, Flowers, Hannah Montana, Kathleen Hanna, Miley Cyrus, The Flaming Lips

She’s just bein’ Miley – but what does that mean?

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Start Choppin’: Dinosaur Jr.’s Where You Been at 30

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Dinosaur Jr., Get Me, J Mascis, Lou Barlow, Michael Azzerad, Mike Johnson, Murph, Sire Records, Start Choppin', Where You Been

Looking back on the band’s best album from their Sire years

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentleman: An Interview with Robert Forster

February 8, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Australia, Grant McLennan, Karin Bäumler, Robert Forster, Tapete Records, The Candle and the Flame, The Go-Betweens, The Goon Sax

The former and forever Go-Between on love, illness and the healing power of music

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Beatle Britpop Indie Rock Pop Post-Punk Psychedelics Punk Rock 

“I Leak Creativity”: Robyn Hitchcock at 69

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Emma Swift, Jewels for Sophia, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Richard Thompson, Robyn Hitchcock, Shufflemania, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, The Soft Boys, Underwater Moonlight

The Rock & Roll Globe (of Frogs) catches up with the veteran singer/songwriter

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