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Friday, September 25, 2020

Mixed-Up Kids: Times Square at 40

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments “Down in the Park, “Grinding Halt", “I Wanna Be Sedated, “Take This Town, “Walk on the Wild Side, ” Ramones, ” the Talking Heads, ” Tubeway Army, 1980, Allan Moyle, D.L. Byron, Garland Jeffreys, Lou Reed, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Patti Smith Group, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, Roxy Music, RSO, The Clash, The Cure, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, XTC

Looking back at the quintessential rock ‘n’ rebel experience of 1980

New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

Clem Burke: Full Moon, Empty Hearts

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andy Babiuk, Blondie, CBGB, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Ed Stasium, Elliot Easton, Jon Varvatos, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cars, The Chesterfield Kings, The Empty Hearts, The Romantics, Wally Palmar

An exclusive chat with the Blondie drummer about the second album from his current band and the good old days on The Bowery

New Wave

Gimme Some Slack: The Cars’ Panorama at 40

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Panorama, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, Touch and Go

Guitarist Elliot Easton chats exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about the New Wave legends’ underrated third album

Art Pop New Wave Post-Punk

Siouxsie Comes In Colors

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, AC/DC, Budgie, Happy House, John McGeoch, Kaleidoscope, Robert Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Jones, The Cure, The Professionals, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Kaleidoscope

New Wave

Happy Birthday, Elvis Costello

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1977, Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Happy Birthday, Jim Sullivan, Orpheum Theatre, Saturday Night Live

Jim Sullivan recounts his years in conversation with the man born Declan MacManus 66 years ago today

Blues Folk Latin New Wave Pop Pub Rock Punk Reggae Remembrance Rockabilly

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Hammond Jr., Beto O'Rourke, Bob Gruen, Bob Weir, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cherry Glazerr, Dhani Harrison, Hinds, HR of Bad Brains, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Matt Dillon, Save Our Stages, Spider Stacy and Cait O'Riordan of The Pogues, Steve Buscemi, The Clash, Tom Morello

The late punk icon would’ve turned 68

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk

ALBUMS: London Plane Flies High

August 15, 2020August 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, 285 Kent, Baby Jupiter, Brownies, London Plane. New York City, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ronettes

On their breakthrough second album, the Brooklyn band takes flight despite in a city grounded by COVID-19

New Wave

The Ghost In You Returns

August 14, 2020August 18, 2020 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2020, Cooking Vinyl, Dinosaur Jr., Love Spit Love, Made Of Rain, Mars Williams, President Gas, Richard Butler, The Psychedelic Furs, Tim Butler

A Chat with Tim Butler of the Psychedelic Furs

New Wave Post-Punk

ALBUMS: A Hero’s Death for Ireland’s New Punk Heroes

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 2020, A Hero's Salute, Echo & The Bunnymen, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Johnny Marr, Mazzy Star, Partisan Records

Dublin’s Johnny Marr-approved Fontaines D.C. punch up the romance on their second album

New Wave

How Ultravox Created The ’80s With Vienna

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Billy Currie, Classix Nouveaux, Connie Plank, Duran Duran, Midge Ure, Spandau Ballet, Steve Strange, Ultravox, Vienna, Visage

One band’s reinvention became the New Romantic mission statement

Alternative Rock Heavy Metal New Wave

Pregnant With All This Space: Deftones’ White Pony at 20

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Abe Cunningham, Black Flag, Chi Cheng, Chino Moreno, Deftones, Radiohead, Sade, Suicidal Tendencies, White Pony

Why the art metal band’s third album is still their best

Indie Rock New Wave Pop Post-Punk

The Soft Boys: This Was Us

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Chris Parker 0 Comments 1980, I Wanna Destroy You, Insanely Jealous, Kemberley Rew, Robyn Hitchcock, The Soft Boys, The Stranglers, Underwater Moonlight, Wire

Underwater Moonlight offers the mentally unbalanced view of love

Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Pop Punk Radio Rap Reggae

LISTEN: Debbie Harry Is 75

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 75th birthday, Blondie, Debbie Harry, Happy Birthday, KooKoo

We celebrate the birthday of a New York City icon with an exclusive solo years mixtape

Glam New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock Rockabilly

Ready, Freddie: How The Game Changed Queen 40 Years Ago

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Another One Bites The Dust, Brian May, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Game

In 1980, the arena-rock royals’ finest moment embraced disco, rockabilly, and more

New Wave Post-Punk

On 10:20, The Wire Miracle Continues

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 10:20, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Margaret Fielder, Matthew Simms, Pink Flag, Robert Gotobed, Robert Grey, Wire

The English post-punk institution continues its latest hot streak with LP no. 18

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