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Walking In His Shoes: Martin Gore at 60

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1981, 1988, 60th birthday, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Martin Gore, New Order, The Cure, Vince Clarke

The Depeche Mode guitar great defies age by always moving forward

Dance Pop

A Future Love Paradise: Seal at 30

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 2 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Acid House, Adamski, Crazy, Future Love Paradise, George Michael, Killer, Seal, Sire, Trevor Horn, Violet

His debut is still a stunner three decades later, and still the best Seal album

Dance Electronic Pop Rock

WATCH: The Original Sin of INXS

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Amy Tinkham, Chris "CM" Murphy, George Alice, Giles Martin, INXS, Michael Hutchence, Tim Farriss, Tricky

A brilliant new short film pays homage to the music of Australia’s greatest rock export

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Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

Dance Electronic

We Were The Robots: Daft Punk, RIP

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Daft Punk, Discovery, France, Homework, Nile Rodgers, Paris, Pharrell Williams, Random Access Memories, RIP, Stevie Wonder, The KLF

Some personal notes on the French Touch icons

Dance Dance Rock New Wave Post-Punk Punk

Hooky At 65

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Happy Birthday, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and The Light

Celebrating with influential Joy Division/New Order singer and bassist’s first day as a proper senior citizen

Dance Electronic Experimental

ALBUMS: Martin Gore Isn’t Monkeying Around on New EP

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, Capuchin, Howler, Howler’s End, Mandrill, Martin Gore, Mute Records, The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee, The Third Chimpanzee, Vervet

The Third Chimpanzee finds the Depeche Mode guitarist and songwriter diving deeper into his experimental side

Dance Disco Pop

Dancing On My Own: Robyn’s Body Talk Turns 10

December 26, 2020September 26, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2010, Atlantic, Body Talk, Body Talk Pt. 2, Robyn, Röyksopp

Despite some assembly required, the singer’s 2010 LP remains a pop masterpiece

Dance Electronic Pop

My Headphones, They Saved My Life: Björk’s Post at 25

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Michele Zipp 0 Comments 1995, Army Of Me, Betty Hutton, Bjork, COVID-19, George Floyd, It's Oh So Quiet, Post, The Sugarcubes

A quarter century later, the former Sugarcube’s sophomore masterpiece still has the power to transport its listeners to a better place

Dance Dub/Reggae New Wave

Five Lessons from Bass Culture and Warm Leatherette

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Bass Culture, Chris Blackwell, Chrissie Hynde, Grace Jones, Island Records, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Smokey Robinson, The Pretenders, Warm Leatherette

As these two Island Records essentials turn 40, let us remind you why they both remain career pinnacles for Linton Kwesi Johnson and Grace Jones

Dance Electronic Experimental Hip Hop Industrial New Wave Pop Psychedelics Remembrance

Florian Schneider April 7, 1947 – April 30, 2020: Year Zero Not Only Can Be Beautiful, It Must Be Beautiful

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Florian Schneider, Jimmy Fallon, Klaus Dinger, Kraftwerk, Michael Rother, Ralf Hütter, Sonic Youth, Suicide, Sun Ra, Sunn O))), Terry Riley, The Eagles, The Rascals, The Strokes, Tom Hanks

Tim Sommer bids Auf Wiedersehen to Herr Schneider, a man responsible for a half-century of innovation in pop musik

Classical Dance Disco Folk Funk Glam jazz Pop Radio Rock Soul

POP TOP 40: Top LPs & Tapes for the Week Ending February 22, 1975

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Average White Band, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Grand Funk, Igor Stravinsky, Linda Ronstadt, Minnie Ripperton, Passport, Phoebe Snow, the Doobie Brothers, The Ohio Players, The Pretty Things, Three Dog Night, Tony Orlando

45 years ago, these albums were flying out of America’s record stores

Dance Electronic Punk Rock

If They Move, Kill ‘Em: Primal Scream’s XTRMNTR at 20

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Phil Freeman 0 Comments 2000, Astralwerks, Bobby Gillespie, CAN, LCD Soundsystem, Out of the Blue, Primal Scream, Screamadelica, Vanishing Point, XTRMNTR

On their sixth album, the Scottish greats rang in the millennium with digital fire

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The 30 Best Music Videos of 2019

December 23, 2019June 9, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bob Mould, Chemical Brothers, FKA Twigs, Jenny Lewis, Jim Jarmusch, Josef Van Wissem, Mitski, Neneh Cherry, Open Mike Eagle & Sammus, Patrick Stickles, PUP, Ridge Productions, slowthai., Stormzy, that dog., The Oh Sees, Thom Yorke, Tinariwen, William Tyler

Counting down the best clips not shown on MTV

Dance Pop

IN CONCERT: A Cher-cember To Remember

December 11, 2019December 14, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2019, ABBA, Cher, Concerts, Farewell Concert, Sonny Bono

The Queen Bee of American Pop makes Boston believe again

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