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Not All the Single Ladies — Hall Admits Just a Single Lady

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 Evelyn McDonnell 0 Comments 2020 Inductees, Bette Midler, Big Mama Thornton, Bjork, Celia Cruz, Chaka Khan, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Jann Wenner, Joel Peresman, Labelle, Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Selena, Shirin Neshat, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Sussan Deyhim, The Go-Gos, Whitney Houston

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame still a Man’s World

Music Journalism

Can You Hear What David Owens Hears?

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Apple AirPods, Books, David Owen, Eargo, Earlove, earplugs, Etymotic, Hearing in a deafening world, Hearing Loss, My Bloody Valentine, Penguin Books, Volume, Volume Control

A discussion with the author of Volume Control on music, musicians and hearing loss

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 3: January 2020

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dave Vanian, David Byrne, My Generation, Patti Smith, Ray Davies, Rick Danko, Talking Heads, The Damned, The Kinks, The Who

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the third installment of his inquisitive column

Experimental Music Journalism Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics

No Good Trying: Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs at 50

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, 50th, 50th anniversary, David Gilmour, EMI, Harvest Records, Jokers Wild, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Rock & Roll Globe contributor Bill Kopp shares an excerpt from his acclaimed book Reinventing Pink Floyd

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes: December 2019

December 24, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Lee Roth, George Clinton, Gregg Allman, Lou Reed, Robert Fripp, Steve Wynn, The Dream Syndicate, Van Halen

Which heroes of funk, punk and rock ‘n’ roll said what

Music Journalism

Music Journalism in 2019: The Best Stories, Mucho Lay-offs, Power Plays & #MeToo

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Jason Gross 0 Comments Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Eric Sundermann, FADER, Maggot Brain, Penske Media, Pitchfork, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Ryan Adams, Vice

A look back at the harrowing year of pop writing in print, digital or otherwise

Music Journalism

Boy Howdy Rides Again!

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments and John Sinclair, Barry Kramer, Cameron Crowe, Chad Smith, Creem, Dave Marsh, Ed Ward, Jaan Uhelszki, Jeff Daniels, Kirk Hammett, Lester Bangs, Michael Stipe, Niagara, Paul Stanley, Richard Meltzer, Scott Crawford, to stars like Joan Jett, Wayne Kramer

An interview with Scott Crawford, the director of the new documentary about legendary rock mag Creem

Music Journalism

Jim Sullivan’s Famous Quotes, Vol. 1: December 2019

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dee Dee Ramone, Hugh Cornell, Iggy Pop, Johnny Ramone, Neil Young, The Boston Globe, The Stranglers, Tom Waits

The former Boston Globe rock critic digs through his back pages for his most memorable interviews

Music Journalism

Neal Preston: An Exhilarating Eye

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Bradley Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Neal Preston, Queen, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, The Sex Pistols, The Who, Wembley Stadium

The rock photography legend on clickbait headlines, lighting Kate Hudson’s face and who’s still on his photography bucket list.

Music Journalism Rock

Charlie Watts: No One Dances To The Guitar Solo

November 18, 2019November 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 1 Comment Bad Brains, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Watts, Dead Kennedys, Edison Rocket Train, Gimme Shelter Ed Sullivan, Grandmaster Flash's The Message, Learn to Whap-A-Dang video, Link Wray, MC5, Mike Edison, Minor Threat, Motörhead, Raunch Hands, Sex Pistols, Sonics, Sympathy for the Drummer, The Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, The Who, We Never Learn, Why Charlie Watts Matters

An interview with Mike Edison regarding his new book about the Rolling Stones drummer

Hip Hop Music Journalism North Americana Pop Psychedelics

FESTIVAL REPORT: Austin Shitty Limits

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Neal Pollack 2 Comments 21 Savage, ACL, Alprazolam, Austin City Limits, Austin City Limits Festival 2019, Billie Eilish, Emily Haines of Metric, Iggy and the Stooges, Lil' Uzi Vert, Lizzo, Metric, Solomon Burke, Tame Impala, Xanax

A father and son go through AC hell on the hottest weekend of the year

Music Journalism Rock

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

Folk Indie Rock Music Journalism

Jim Allen: Here Comes The Sun

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments House Concerts, Jim Allen, Joanna Sternberg, Music Journalism, Rock & Roll Globe, Steve Goulding, The Mekons, Where The Sunshine Bit You

An exclusive chat with the acclaimed singer-songwriter and regular RNR Globe contributor about his new solo album, house concerts and more

Blues Folk jazz Music Journalism

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Carey Budnick 2 Comments Colpix, Elektra, Israel, Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Richie Havens, Nina Simone biography, Nina Simone's career, Philips Records, Richie Havens, Tel Aviv, Woodstock, Zoe Saldana

Observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Music Journalism

The Art of Exiting Stage Left

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Albert Hammond Jr., Dave Navarro, Drew Fortune, Fiona Apple, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza 1992, Ministry, No Encore! Musicians Reveal Their Weirdest Wildest Most Embarrassing Gigs, The Strokes

An exclusive chat with Drew Fortune, whose book No Encore! has some of the world’s top music acts spilling the beans on their craziest gigs

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