Art Pop

Art Pop Pop 

Taali Releases Her Self-Titled Debut

March 10, 2023March 14, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, José James, Rainbow Blonde Records, Taali, Talia Billig

The Grammy-nominated songwriter / producer talks track by track

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Art Pop Pop Rock 

Half Past France: John Cale’s Paris 1919 at 50

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 David Richman 3 Comments Graham Greene, John Cale, Little Feat, Lou Reed, Lowell George, Macbeth, Paris 1919, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back on the Velvet Underground violist’s solo masterwork

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Art Pop Dream Pop Pop Rock 

Strange Phenomena: Kate Bush’s The Kick Inside at 45

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Harvest Records, Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, Wuthering Heights

Looking back on the album that ascended her to the top of the charts

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Experimental Fusion jazz Rock 

Japanese Art Pop Greats Koenjihyakkei Revamp Classic Album

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Japan, Koenjihyakkei, Mark Fischer, Nivraym, SKiN GRAFT Records, Tatsuya Yoshida

Nivraym will be available on vinyl for the first time

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Art Pop Indie Rock Instrumental Rock 

How Talkdemonic Was Revived From Oblivion 

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Brad Cohan 0 Comments instrumental, Isaac Brock, Kevin O’Connor, Modest Mouse, Oregon, Portland, Talkdemonic, Unwound, Various Seasides

Art-pop dynamo Kevin O’Connor explains how he resurrected his one-man-band for Various Seasides

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Industrial New Wave Post-Punk Punk Rock 

PiL Scale Another Peak With The Extraordinary “Hawaii”

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 2023, Eurovision, Hawaii, John Lydon, PiL, Public Image, Public Image Ltd.

The song is the sound of the heart looking skyward, watching vapor trails dissolve

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Art Pop Electronics Rock 

LISTEN: Peter Gabriel Shares New Single

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brian Eno, David Rhodes, I/O, Manu Katche, Panopticom, Peter Gabriel, single, Tony Levin

“Panopticom” offers taste of the singer’s first proper studio album in 20 years

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Art Pop Electronic Glam New Wave Rock 

How Eno Altered Reality On Before And After Science

December 27, 2022December 29, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Before And After Science, Brian Eno, Cluster, ECM, Harmonia, Island Records, Jon Hassell, Mick Karn, Moebius

The album that bridged Art Rock and New Wave turns 45

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Art Pop New Wave Pop Rock 

a-ha Finds True North

November 9, 2022January 24, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments A-ha, Legacy Recordings, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, MTV, Norway, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Take On Me, True North

How the seminal ’80s band went above the Arctic Circle to cut their new album

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Art Pop Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Reggae Soul 

Grace Jones at 74: Surviving and Thriving in Her Eighth Decade

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments ” Chic, 74th birthday, Bahamas, Bernard Edwards, Beyonce, Brian Eno, Compass Point, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Hurricane, Iggy Pop, Inside Story, Jerry Hall, Jessica Lange, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Nile Rodgers, Seattle, Slave to the Rhythm, Studio 54, Tom Moulton, Warm Leatherette

Looking back on the career of the legendary singer/model/actress who defies convention

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop 

WATCH: MUNNYCAT Shares Wild West Themed Video for “honest”

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments age of the scorpio, Charli XCX, honest, K808, Khaledzou, MUNNYCAT, TikTok, Video, XBox

New album–age of the scorpio–out soon

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Art Pop Electronic Pop 

ALBUMS: Brian Eno Forever

October 19, 2022October 20, 2022 Steven Rosen 1 Comment 2022, Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE, Opal Records, Verve Records

Assessing the legendary producer’s first vocal album in 17 years

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Art Pop Electronic Indie Rock 

Stereolab Switches On in Boston

October 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Ramsay, Cocteau Twins, Joseph Watson, Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab, The Modern Lovers, The Velvet Underground, Tim Gane, Xavier Muñoz Guimer

The experimental pop greats return to Beantown for the first time since COVID

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Art Pop Britpop Dance Dance Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: Fujiya & Miyagi Share “New Body Language”

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, David Best, Fujiya & Miyagi, Impossible Objects of Desire, New Body Language, Slight Variations

Dig the video for the latest single off the Brighton group’s new album Slight Variations

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Art Pop Glam Rock 

Roxy Music Celebrates 50 Years In Boston

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Andy Mackay, Avalon, Boston, Bryan Ferry, Concert, Do The Strand, Fonzi Thornton, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, MGM Music Hall, Paul Thompson, Phebe Edwards, Phil Manzanera, Roxy Music, Senab Adekunle

The reunited art-glam greats rock through their past, darkly and otherwise

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