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DISCOVER: Oceanside With Corvair

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brian Naubert, Corvair, Eux Autres, Heather Larimer, Pop Sickle, Portland, Ruston Mire, The Service Providers, Tube Top

Catching up with Portland, OR’s indie pop power couple

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

Electronic New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores

ALBUMS: Every Day Is Halloween

February 5, 2021February 11, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2021, John Carpenter, John Carpenter Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, Sacred Bones Records

John Carpenter’s Best Sequel Yet – Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

Indie Rock New Wave

Paul Darrah and the Power of “Poof Pop”

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Bryan Ferry, David Sylvain, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Japan, LGBTQ, New Wave, Poof Pop, Roxy Music, Tenant From Zero, The Thompson Twins

The sole proprietor of Brooklyn New New Romantic act Tenant From Zero on the sounds that define his being

jazz New Wave Progressive Rock Rock

Nine 1980 Albums That Deserve More Love

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Tracy Deaton 1 Comment Glass Moon, Grace Slick, Group 87, Kate Bush, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Sky, Sky 2, Steve Tibbetts, the Outlaws

From Kate Bush to The Outlaws to Al Stewart, each of these titles merit a second spin

Art Pop Elvis New Wave Rock

ALBUMS: Punch The Clockface

December 27, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments Cole Porter, Concord Records, Elvis Costello, Hey Clockface, Le Quintette Saint Germain, Steve Nieve

On his latest solo outing, Elvis Costello still surprises, mixing at least two distinct styles for a complicated look at the passing of time and more

New Wave

Kings of the Wild Frontier: 40 Years of Antmusic

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, CBS Records, Chris Hughes, Dog Eat Dog, Kevin Mooney, Kings of the Wild Frontier, Marco Pirroni, Merrick, Terry Lee Miall

How Adam & The Ants’ daft cultural collision began the ‘80s with a bang

adblock Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Hip Hop New Wave Pop Rock

Well, Did You Evah: Red Hot + Blue at 30

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, AIDS, Cole Porter, Fine Young Cannibals, Jimmy Somerville, Jody Watley, Jungle Brothers, Les Negresses Vertes., LGBTQ, Red Hot + Blue, Red Hot Organization, Salif Keita, Sinead O'Connor, The Pogues, Tom Waits, U2

The Red Hot Organization was launched in 1990 with a Cole Porter tribute album

Beatle New Wave Pop

Every Day, In Every Way, It’s Getting Better and Better: Double Fantasy at 40

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 1980, Double Fantasy, Geffen, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Looking back on 40 years of John and Yoko’s immortal love letter to their life together

New Wave Post-Punk Rock

On December 6, 1980, Bono and the Edge Gave Mike and Tim A Private Concert

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 1980, Adam Clayton, Bono, Boy, Generation X, Go For It, I Will Follow, Killing Joke, Larry Mullen Jr., Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Edge, The Ritz, the Ruts/Ruts DC, U2

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of U2’s debut in New York City

New Wave Pop Radio Rock

ALBUMS: An Unbreakable Heart

December 3, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 1 Comment 2020, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts, RCA

Essentially, Plastic Hearts represents “The Freedom of Miley Cyrus”

New Wave Post-Punk

The Premonition Is Correct: Killing Joke at 40

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments ], 1980, Flood, Jaz Coleman, Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke, Killing Joke, No Nukes, Youth

How this post-punk masterpiece spoke to a generation of kids waiting for nuclear war

New Wave North Americana Power Pop

Perfect Teeth

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, A Shot In The Arm, Box sets, Can't Stand It, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Rhino, She's A Jar, Summerteeth, Wilco

An expanded version of Summerteeth explores Wilco’s shifting stance

New Wave

Elvis Costello: The Man Who Took Liberties

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Dave Edmunds, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Girls Talk, The Buzzcocks

Looking back at 40 years of the New Wave icon’s first singles collection

Dub/Reggae New Wave Power Pop Punk

They’ve All Gone…: Beat Crazy Turns 40

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Beat Crazy, Biology, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Fit, Graham Maby, I'm The Man, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson Band, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Look Sharp!, Mad At You, Pretty Boys

That time Joe Jackson subverted Rock ‘n’ Roll but nobody noticed

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