Pop

Pop 

Only the Lonely

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1958, 60th anniversary, Billy Strayhorn, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle

Sinatra’s Noir Masterpiece Turns 60

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Country and/or Western Pop Soul 

Where Is Bobbie Gentry?

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Bobbie Gentry, Capitol Records, Glen Campbell, Ode to Billie Joe

She’s right here on a new 8-CD box set

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Pop Rock Soul 

Uh-oh: Ooh Yeah!

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Daryl Hall, Hall abd Oates, John Oates

30 years ago, Hall & Oates released their final album of the ‘80s

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Pop Rock 

Good Night Goon

October 19, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Australia, Grant McLennan, Louis Forster, Robert Forster, The Go-Betweens, The Goon Sax

The Goon Sax want us to think about them

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Electronic Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

The Value of Shock

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails

Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals at 20

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Pop Punk Rock 

Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Luci Turner 0 Comments Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, New Wave

Elvis Costello and The Imposters present Look Now

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Pop Remembrance Soul 

The Purple One Stripped Down

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1983, Bob Dylan, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark, Prince, Roger McGuinn, The Beatles

A closer look at Prince’s Piano & A Microphone 1983

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Pop Punk 

She’s Gonna Take Me For A Ride

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 John Everhart 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, 4AD, Mark Robinson, Teenbeat Records, Unrest

Unrest’s Perfect Teeth turns 25

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Pop 

Melanie Comes to Chicago and Rips the Joint—at 72

October 15, 2018October 16, 2018 Janet Beveridge Bean 0 Comments boogie nights, Brand New Key, Melanie Safka, Peter Schekeryk

Forty five years after her best-known hit, the pop songstress still has stories, energy and charisma

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Electronic Pop 

Pet Shop Boys Reissues 1990-1997: Best of the Bonus Tracks

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Chris Lowe, Further Listening, Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys, Rhino Records

“Further Listening” is, in this case, a necessity

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Blues Country and/or Western Pop Punk Rock 

Close Encounters of the Rock Star Kind

October 11, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Mick Avory, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Catching up with The Kinks

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Pop Rock 

A Big Day Coming

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo’s Painful turns 25

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Country and/or Western Dub/Reggae Hip Hop Pop Progressive Rock Punk Rock Soul 

No Small Victory

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Saby Reyes-Kulkarni 0 Comments Billy Gould, Chris Cornell, Chuck Mosley, Courtney Love, Faith No More, Jim Martin, Jon Hudson, Mike Bordin, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Paula Frazer, Roddy Bottum, Steve Berlin

A Playlist Companion to New Faith No More Book

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Pop Progressive Rock 

These Foolish Things at 45

October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1973, Bob Dylan, Brian Ferry, Roxy Music, The Beach Boys

Remembering Bryan Ferry’s expansive vision of pop

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Hip Hop Pop Punk Rock Soul 

Cronenberging Up the Whole Place

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Caroleen Stewart 1 Comment Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Rick and Morty, Sub Pop 30, Sub Pop Records

Savoring the therapeutic sounds of the Rick and Morty soundtrack

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