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Folk Indie Rock Pop 

New York Duo Low Tide Release New Album ‘Bread & Roses’

October 23, 2026October 24, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bread and Roses, Courtney Robbins, Eli Oberman, Low Tide, New York

Listen to the full LP below

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Indie Rock Pop 

Brooklyn’s Alejandro Debuts With ‘¡Con Gusto!’

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments ¡Con Gusto!, Alejandro, Alex Silva, Anaheim, Beach Fossils, Brooklyn, Real Estate

Watch Coney Island-based video for first single ‘Anaheim’ below

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Pop Rock 

Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Celebrates 50 Years with New Box Set

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1976, 50th anniversary, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, New York State of Mind, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Turnstiles

5-disc set with 54 unreleased tracks out Dec. 11

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Matt Pond PA Releases New LP

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Chris Hansen, Matt Pond, Matt Pond PA, Permanent Change Part 1, Sonder House Records

‘Permanent Change Part 1’ in stores now

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Pop Synth 

Soft Cell Returns to ‘Danceteria’

September 26, 2026 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2026, Andy Warhol, BMG, Danceteria, Dave Ball, Gloria Jones, Marc Almond, Soft Cell, Tainted Love

Marc Almond discusses the synth legends’ final LP

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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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