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Monday, June 1, 2020

The Gracefully Aging Def Leppard

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 2020, Def Leppard, Eagle Vision, Hysteria, Joe Elliott, London To Vegas, Phil Collen, Pyromania, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Vivian Campbell

The lavish London To Vegas box set documents a band entering their 60s hungrier than ever

Pop

Take Me Back: Elton John’s 21 at 33 is 40

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1980, 21 At 33, Alvin Taylor, Beach Boys, Bill Champlin, Bruce Johnston, Byron Berline. Curt Boetcher, Don Henley, Elton John, Glenn Frey, Herman’s Hermits, James Newton-Howard, Jim Horn, Peter Noone, Reggie McBride, Steve Lukather, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back at the Rocketman’s first middle age offering that ushered in his 1980s

Beatle Experimental New Wave Pop Rock

Like A Flower: McCartney II at 40

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1980, Coming Up, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Ron Mael, Sparks, The Beatles

If McCartney was Paul McCartney’s declaration of independence from the Beatles, Part II signaled a new kind of freedom

Pop

Sentiments and Notices: Ben Folds’ Songs for Silverman at 15

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2005, Ben Folds, Bucky Baxter., David Henry, Jared Reynolds, John Mark Painter, Lindsay Jamieson, Ned Henry, Songs For Silverman, Weird Al Yankovic

Still the best of the Ben solo years

New Wave Pop Progressive Rock

ALBUMS: Notes On Notes On A Conditional Form

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 2020, Dirty Hit, Foster The People, Interscope, Matty Healy, Music For Cars, Notes On A Conditional Form, The 1975, Walk The Moon

Looking at The 1975’s remarkable and confusing new classic

Glam New Wave Pop Rock

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. II

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Indiscreet, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

The second half of our exclusive chat with Ron Mael

Pop Rock

ALBUMS: Brendan Benson Excises His Emotions

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Brendan Benson, Dear Life, The Raconteurs, Third Man Records

New Album Dear Life is driven and determined

Alternative Rock Pop

“Over My Hot Head, The Wire Was Sparking”: The Breeders’ Pod At 30

May 20, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Belly, Josephine Wiggs, Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Pod, Tanya Donnelly, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Pixies, Throwing Muses

Many great albums are defined by a singular theme or context, but finally unleashed, Kim Deal feels everything at once on her quintessential band’s debut LP

Indie Rock Pop

What Bothers You Today: Yo La Tengo’s Electr-O-Pura Turns 25

May 16, 2020May 19, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, Electr-O-Pura, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, Tom Courtenay, Yo La Tengo

Hoboken’s greatest band made sure you remembered their name in ’95

Glam New Wave Pop

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. I

May 14, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, BMG, Franz Ferdinand, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Cramps

As they release their 24th LP, Ron Mael speaks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about how he and brother Russell are keeping from going COVID crazy