Pop

Disco Hard Rock Pop 

Disco Kiss At 40

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Casablanca Records, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

Dynasty remains the Kabuki rock icons’ most polarizing album

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"Shoegaze" Indie Rock Pop Post-Hardcore Psychedelics 

Trupa Trupa Is Coming to America!

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Fugazi, Gdansk, King Crimson, Lovitt Records, NPR, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hook, Pink Floyd, Poland, Ride, Spiritualized, Trupa Trupa, Union Pool

The celebrated Polish psych rockers to play three dates in the United States following the September release of their forthcoming LP Of The Sun; Watch New Video

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Pop 

20th Century Boy: Chris Stamey Rewrites History

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments Chris Stamey, Ella Fitzgerald, Let's Do it, New Songs for the 20th Century, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, The Great American Songbook, The Sneakers

The revered musician who helped break Chris Bell the solo act and pioneered power pop as a member of Sneakers and The dB’s pitches a new Great American Songbook

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Folk Pop 

If I Had A Rocket Launcher: 35 Years of Bruce Cockburn’s Stealing Fire

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1979, 35th Anniversary, 40th Anniversary, A&M Records, Bruce Cockburn, Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, If I Had a Rocket Launcher, Lovers In a Dangerous Time, Peggy's Kitchen Wall, Rumours of Glory, Stealing Fire, The Trouble with Normal

On the anniversary of the Canadian songwriter’s classic 13th LP, its relevance remains strong.

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Pop Rock 

Happy Birthday Ringo Starr!

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

As the man born Richard Starkey turns 79, we salute the fabbest Fab with a run through his archives

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Classical Folk Hip Hop Pop 

CONCERTS: Arlo Guthrie, Queen Latifah and More Celebrate The Fourth of July in Boston

July 5, 2019July 6, 2019 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Arlo Guthrie, Boston Pops Orchestra, July 4th, Queen Latifah, Woody Guthrie

The Boston Pops Orchestra’s annual fireworks extravaganza offered a jolt of proper patriotism on a most divisive Independence Day

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Country and/or Western Pop 

Glen Campbell: The Legacy of a Guitar Legend

July 4, 2019July 9, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Capitol Records, Capitol Studios, Chevrolet pitch man, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Legacy 1961-2017, The Wrecking Crew

A revamped and updated box set serves as a fitting posthumous testament to the former session man and hitmaker

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

In Transience With Wreckless Eric

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Amy Rigby, Creepy People, Father to the Man, Graham Parker, Ian Dury, Madness, Pogues, Steve Goulding, Stiff Records, The Clash, The Damned, The Ramones, Tiny House, Wreckless Eric

The pub punk great continues to enjoy a stellar career renaissance with his second solo LP in less than a year

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Electronic Experimental Hip Hop Indie Rock Pop Punk Records 

Ten Albums From the First Half of 2019 That Need More Love

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 100 gecs, Charly Bliss, Dumb Club Nites, Emily A. Sprague, Emily A. Sprague Mount Vision, Fontaines D.C., Malibu Ken, Open Mike Eagle, Pronoun I'll Show You Stronger, PUP, Pup Morbid Stuff, Stella Donnelly, Stella Donnelly Beware of the Dogs

From hip-hop to punk rock to pure pop to avant electronics, there is quite a lot the critics missed in the last six months

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Pop Rock 

Spin It On: Denny Laine on Wings’ ‘Back to the Egg’ at 40

July 1, 2019July 2, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Back to the Egg, Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, Moody Blues, Paul McCartney, Rockestra, The Beatles, Wings, Wings Last Flight

A look inside the last LP from Paul McCartney’s celebrated post-Beatles band

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Experimental Glam Pop 

Total Eclipse: Rediscovering Klaus Nomi

June 29, 2019July 1, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Bowie and Nomi SNL 1979, David Bowie, Klaus Nomi, Real Gone Records

A new vinyl reissue of his singular debut has the world talking about the German-born, New York-based art pop pioneer and his avant cabaret

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Pop 

In Dreams: Chris Isaak’s Heart Shaped World at 30

June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Chris Isaak, James Calvin Wilsey, The Avengers

The San Francisco crooner struck platinum by finding a middle ground between ominous and amorous on his classic third LP

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Experimental Folk Pop 

Charming Disaster: Spells, Rituals, Incantations and Enchantment

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Blacksnake, Charming Disaster, Ellia Bisker, Gothic, Jeff Morris, Spells + Rituals

This charming band provides an illuminating look at the dark side of pop

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop 

ALBUM DEPT: On Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen Rides in the Whirlwind

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Wrecking Crew

A look inside the LP being hailed as The Boss’s best since Magic

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Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Miley Cyrus Through the Looking Glass

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Ashley O, Ashley Too, Black Mirror, Miley Cyrus, Netflix, NIN Head like a hole

With her Black Mirror episode, pop’s most unapologetic skin-shedder returns to the medium that made her a star

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