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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

Hip Hop Music Journalism

Arrested Development Still Takes You To Another Place

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Arrested Development, Atlanta, Chrysalis Records, Interview with Speech of Arrested Development, Lauryn Hill, Michael Franti, RNR Globe exclusive, Speech

RNR Globe’s exclusive chat with Speech of the groundbreaking Atlanta hip-hop group

Music Journalism

Remembering the Glory Days of MTV News

August 1, 2019August 2, 2019 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Alan Hunter, Doug Herzog, Hugo Largo, JJ Jackson, John Norris, Kurt Loder, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, MTV, MTV News, Tabitha Soren, Tim Sommer

…and revisiting the meaning of Music Television

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Music Journalism Records

Galaxie 500’s On Fire At 30

July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Britta Phillips, Damon & Naomi, Dean Wareham, Galaxie 500, Kramer's Noise New York, Luna, Ralph Carney, This is our Music

The RNR Globe talks exclusively with Dean Wareham on his old group’s sophomore masterpiece

Music Journalism

Bonfire of the Vanities: A Look Back at Woodstock ’99

July 27, 2019July 30, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, Elvis Costello Woodstock, Head like a Hole, Iggy Pop Goose Lake 1970, Kid Rock full Woodstock concert, Metallica full concert woodstock, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, Rome NY, Tori Amos, Woodstock 1969, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Michael Lang still can’t shake the spectre of 20 years ago when “3 Days of Peace, Love and Music” devolved into something worse than Altamont

Music Journalism Rock

Close Encounters of the Rock Star Variety: The Who

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments CHess, Close Encounters, Lee Zimmerman, Roger Daltrey, The Bee Gees, The Who, The Who's Tommy Orchestral, Tim Rice

The Second Time’s the Charm: Dazzled By Daltrey

Music Journalism

Dear Rock ‘n’ Roll: It Is Time To Act

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Mississippi, Mississippi Burning, Nina Simone, Phil Ochs, Woodstock 1969

The vote needs to be rocked again, now more than ever

Music Journalism Pop

Is It Time for Old Guy White Rock Critics To Move Over?

June 5, 2019June 6, 2019 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Music Journalism, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tim Sommer

Our reigning, defending, undispluted heavyweight champion of rock criticism explores the great generational divide at the core of music journalism in 2019