Pop

African Pop 

Gumboots: Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Ashley Kahn, Graceland, Hearts and Bones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Under African Skies, You Can Call Me Al

New book shines light on a pop masterpiece

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Wonderlick Reminds Us That ‘You Are Loved’

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Appalachia, Jay Blumenfield, Tim Quirk, Too Much Joy, Virginia, Wonderlick, Wonderlick Loves You, You Are Loved

New album, Wonderlick Loves You, out Oct. 9

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Dance Funk Hip Hop New Wave Pop 

Tom Tom Club Delivers Definitive Box Set

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chris Frantz, Genius of Love, Let There Be Love, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

‘Let There Be Love’ out now on Rhino

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Mike Score Talks About A Flock Of Seagulls’ Enduring Legacy

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026 Bryan Reesman 0 Comments A Flock of Seagulls, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley, Gord Deppe, I Ran, Kevin Rankin, Mike Score, Pando, Paul Reynolds, Totally Tubular Festival

The New Wave legends are part of the Totally Tubular tour

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jazz Pop Punk 

Kira Roessler Turns to Jazz on ‘Enigma’

August 4, 2026August 5, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Black Flag, Dave Bach, Enigma, Kira, Kira Roessler, ORG Music, Paul Roessler, Ron Carter

A conversation with the former Black Flag bassist about her second solo LP

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Pop Rock 

The Cyrkle’s Fab Days

July 22, 2026July 23, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1966, Candlestick Park, Don Dannemann, Neon, Red Rubber Ball, The Beatles, The Cyrkle, Tom Dawes

An exclusive chat with Don Dannemann about opening for The Beatles and ‘Red Rubber Ball’ at 60

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Pop Synth 

Soft Cell to Release Final Studio LP

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Danceteria, Dave Ball, Marc Almond, Republic of Music, Soft Cell

Danceteria due out Sept. 25

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Bonnie Tyler

July 12, 2026 Carey Allan 0 Comments Bonnie Tyler, Faster Than The Speed of Night, Jim Steinman, Kathleen Turner, Lauren Bacall, RIP, Total Eclipse Of The Heart

The Welsh hitmaker gone at 75

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New Wave Pop Synth Techno 

New Order In Flux

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments (the best of) New Order, (the rest of) New Order, 1994, 1995, 2026, Armand Van Helden, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Paul Oakenfold, Peter Hook, Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris

Founding members step away as expanded ‘Best Of’ emerges  

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Pop Synth 

He Wrote the Book Of Love

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1986, Book Of Love, Depeche Mode, Jade Lee, Lauren Roselli, Rhino Entertainment, Susan Ottaviano, Ted Jensen, Ted Ottaviano

A Pride Parade interview with synthpop pioneer Ted Ottaviano

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Pop Records Remembrance Rock 

Artists Remember Clive Davis

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow., Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Melissa Manchester, Patti Smith, RIP, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Music biz titan has died at age 94

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Pop 

Peter Melnick Responds to 2023 Attack on Israel with ‘Bring Them Home’

June 19, 2026June 20, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bring Them Home, Daniel Melnick, Israel, Peter Melnick, Richard Rodgers

Debut single from third generation composer out now

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Is ‘Invisible Touch’ the Best Worst or Worst Best ’80s Pop Album?

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Genesis, In Too Deep, Invisible Touch, Land of Confusion, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Throwing It All Away, Tony Banks

At 40, how has the polarizing Genesis blockbuster aged?

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New Wave Pop Synth 

The Human League Spans ‘Generations’

May 30, 2026 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments a, Alison Moyet, Dare, Heaven 17, Joanne Catherall, Philip Oakey, Soft Cell, Susan Ann Sulley, The Human League

Philip Oakey talks about the new wave legends’ tour with Soft Cell and Alison Moyet

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Fusion jazz Pop Rock 

Haitian Divorce: Steely Dan’s ‘The Royal Scam’ at 50

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1976, 50th anniversary, Bernard Purdie, De La Soul, Dean Parks, DMX, Donald Fagen, Jay-Z, Killswitch Engage, Larry Carlton, Mos Def, My Dying Bride, Nas, Steely Dan, The Royal Scam, Walter Becker

Their smooth music and ugly tales refracted through movies, books and rap lyrics

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