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Venus In Furs: The Feminine Divinity of The Velvet Underground and Nico

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1967, 55th Anniversary, Andy Warhol, John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Nico, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground and Nico

55 years after it’s release, we honor the majesty of Andy Warhol’s greatest work of art

Glam Rock

Turn and Face the Strange: Hunky Dory at 50

December 17, 2021April 3, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Bowie, Changes, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, Kooks, Life On Mars?, Queen Bitch, Ziggy Stardust

Time will never change our love for David Bowie’s fourth album

Beatle

Above Us Only Sky: Imagine at 50

September 9, 2021March 29, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Crippled Inside, George Harrison, GIMME SOME TRUTH, Imagine, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A half century later, John Lennon’s second solo LP still stands as a towering testament to his artistry beyond The Beatles

Art Pop Indie Rock Pop

Write a Song, I’ll Sing Along: “Tigermilk” at 25

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Belle and Sebastian, Glasgow, If You're Feeling Sinister, Iggy Pop, Isobel Campbell, New Order, Nick Drake, Scotland, Stuart Murdoch, The Velvet Underground, Tigermilk

What began as a school project became a template for an entire genre

Pop

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Pet Sounds at 55

May 17, 2021March 24, 2022 Trevor Seigler 2 Comments 1966, 55th Anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, God Only Knows, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, Sloop John B, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

In 1966, The Beach Boys went out on the road while Brian Wilson stayed behind and created their singular masterpiece

Music Journalism Radio

Sympathy for the Devil: Four More Songs to Offend Moral Hypocrites

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments AC/DC, Charlie Daniels, Highway To Hell, Lil Nas X, Montero, Rolling Stones, Sympathy For The Devil, The Charlie Daniels Band

Lil Nas X certainly wasn’t the first pop act to crack the charts on the wings of a cloven-hooved Prince of Darkness

Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Near Wild Heaven: Out Of Time Turns 30

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Losing My Religion, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Near Wild Heaven, Out Of Time, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Shiny Happy People

Was the biggest R.E.M. album also their best?

Britpop

‘Cause Everybody Hates a Tourist: Different Class at 25

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Blur, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Common People, David Bowie, Different Class, Disco 2000, Donald J. Trump, Jarvis Cocker, Mis-Shapes, Oasis, Pulp, Radiohead, The Sex Pistols

Observing a quarter century of the pulpiest Pulp LP

Britpop

Where Were You While We Were Getting High?: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? at 25

October 29, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments “Bonehad” Arthurs, (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Alan White, Blur, Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back In Anger, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paul McGuigan, Radiohead, The Beatles

The second Oasis album was an embrace of their rock-star status–a boozy, druggy, rocking nod to the sounds that had inspired them

Beatle Remembrance

Lennon at 80

October 9, 2020December 8, 2021 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment 1980, 80th birthday, Imagine, John Lennon, Joy Division, Paul McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A personal reflection on John from a writer who shares a birthday with the late, great Beatle

Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental

Sound and Vision: Radiohead’s Kid A and the 21st Century

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 2000, Capitol Records, Colin Greenwood, Hatchette Books, Jonny Greenwood, Kid A, Phil Selway, Radiohead, Steven Hyden, This Isn't Happening: Radiohead’s Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century, Thom Yorke, Y2K

In his new book, music journalist Steven Hyden reckons with the English band’s millennial masterpiece for its 20th anniversary

Soul

The New National Anthem

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Change Is Gonna Come, George Floyd, Malcolm X, Minneapolis, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Soul, Spike Lee

How the enduring message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” still brings us light in our darkest hour

New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance Rock

One Will Burn: Closer by Joy Division Turns 40

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1980, Bernard Sumner, Closer, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

On the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis’s sudden, self-inflicted departure, we look back at his band’s greatest album

Beatle

Whisper Words of Wisdom: Let It Be at 50

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1970, Abbey Road, George Harrison, John Lennon, Let It Be, Paul McCartney, Phil Spector, Revolver, Ringo Starr, Rubber Soul, The Beatles, The Long and Winding Road, The White Album, Yoko Ono

On the day that marks the golden anniversary of their official breakup, the Rock & Roll Globe looks back on the Fabs’ difficult swan song

Punk

Death or Glory: London Calling Turns 40

December 14, 2019December 16, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1979, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Lost In The Supermarket, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Topper Headon

One fan’s history with the Clash classic

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