Author: Zachary Corsa

Indie Rock Power Pop 

‘I Took The Wrong Direction From A Shooting Star’: Teenage Fanclub’s Grand Prix At 25

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Bandwagonesque, formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989.[1] The ba Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Grand Prix, Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub

For their third DGC classic, the Fannies put power pop back in the pole position

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Alternative Rock Pop 

“Over My Hot Head, The Wire Was Sparking”: The Breeders’ Pod At 30

May 20, 2020August 30, 2023 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Belly, Josephine Wiggs, Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Pod, Tanya Donnelly, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Pixies, Throwing Muses

Many great albums are defined by a singular theme or context, but finally unleashed, Kim Deal feels everything at once on her quintessential band’s debut LP

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adblock Alternative Rock Blues Dance Rock Electronics New Wave Pop 

Vows Are Spoken To Be Broken: 30 Years Of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’

April 23, 2020April 27, 2024 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Alan Wilder, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Enjoy The Silence, Flood, Martin Gore, Personal Jesus, Violator

Looking back at when the world’s biggest synth band plugged in and played the blues

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Electronic Electronics 

ALBUMS: What Me Worry? Satan Please!

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Crystalline, Denovali, Fields, Gavin Miller, Last Night On Earth, M83, Sound In Silence, worriedaboutsatan

Released ahead of their incoming full-length Time Lapse on May 8th, the UK electronic outfit worriedaboutsatan offers a glimpse of things to come

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 3 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

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Post-Punk Remembrance 

‘People Are Given What They Want’: Gang Of Four’s Timeless Slice Of Entertainment!

February 2, 2020February 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1979, Andy Gill, Dave Allen, EMI, Entertainment!, Gang of Four, Hugh Burnham, Hugo Burnham, Jon King, RIP Andy Gill

Rock & Roll Globe pays homage to the late Andy Gill with a look at his band’s debut masterpiece

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North Americana 

John Salaway Is Living The Americana Dream

January 4, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Americana Dreams, BB King's, Forever Abbey Road, John Salaway, Nashville, The Beatles

An exclusive chat with the fast rising Nashville cat

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Folk Psychedelics Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Wherever That River Goes, That’s Where I Want To Be: The Byrds’ Ballad Of Easy Rider At 50

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, Ballas of Easy Rider, Columbia Records, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Jesus Is Just Alright, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, The Byrds

In the Fall of ’69 , the L.A. folk-rock icons added a new dimension to the Fonda/Hopper cult classic

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

He’s Got A Voice, A Wretched Voice Indeed: The Melvins’ Stoner Witch Turns 25

October 31, 2019November 22, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1994, Atlantic Records, Dale Crover, Houdini, King Buzzo, Kurt Cobain, Stoner Witch, The Melvins, The Melvins at Rhythm and Brews 1994

It’s only right to celebrate the silver anniversary of the legendary doom rockers’ second Atlantic LP on Hallowe’en

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

‘Summer’s Gone Now, Our Walkin’s Done’: Townes Van Zandt at 50

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Zachary Corsa 2 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, HBO, Lungs, Nashville, None But The Rain, Poppy Records, Townes Van Zandt, True Detective

The Texas songwriting legend’s eponymous third album stands as the first to accurately depict and fully deliver on the promise of the man’s songcraft

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Comedy 

Spatula City!: UHF at 30

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, Michael Richards, Rick Derringer, Spatula City, UHF, Weird Al Yankovic

Reassessing the cultural significance of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s cult comedy classic and its soundtrack

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Alternative Rock Dance New Wave 

Calm Like A Bomb

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Johnny Marr, Matt Johnson, Mind Bomb, Sinead O'Connor, The The

A look back at The The’s decade-ending 1989 classic Mind Bomb

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Alternative Rock 

The Name Of This Band Is Pixies

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Black Francis, Dave Lovering, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, Pixies

Thirty years ago, the Boston alt-rock giants kissed off the 80s with a masterpiece called Doolittle

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Electronic New Wave Pop Remembrance 

I Believe In You

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Mark Hollis, RIP, Talk Talk

Reflections on Mark Hollis and Talk Talk

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