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Strange Phenomena: Kate Bush’s The Kick Inside at 45

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Harvest Records, Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, Wuthering Heights

Looking back on the album that ascended her to the top of the charts

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New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock 

WATCH: Chris Church Shares Video For New Single

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments "Going 'Til We Go", 2023, Big Stir Records, Chris Church, Judas Priest, Letterkenny, Mark Forward

“Going ‘Til We Go” pays homage to bit from a favorite comedian

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Too Much Information: ‘Duran Duran’ at 30

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1993, Andy Taylor, Come Undone, Duran Duran, John Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Nick Rhodes, Ordinary World, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon, Too Much Information

Duran Duran’s second self-titled album offers some belated glories

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Dancing Wiv Herself: An Interview With Billy Nomates

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Billy Nomates, Bristol, Cacti, England, Florence Welch, Geoff Barrow, Iggy Pop, Invada Records

Catching up with one of Iggy Pop’s new faves

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

Best Wishes, Simpleton: 30 Years of Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 Rachel Linhart 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Andy Sturmer, Chris Manning, Eric Dover, Jason Faulkner, Jellyfish, Roger Joseph Manning, Skylarking, Spilt Milk, Tim Smith, XTC

Looking back on the classic album that destroyed the band but cemented its legacy

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Pop Remembrance 

Burt Bacharach Gone at 94

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Austin Powers, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Costello, RIP, Tom Jones

The legendary pop composer enjoyed an unprecedented 70-year career

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: Eyelids Share Video for “Lyin’ In Your Tomb”

February 9, 2023February 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Colossal Waste Of Light, Boston Spaceships, Camper Van Beethoven, Chris Slusarenko, Dolorean, Eyelids, Jealous Butcher Records, John Moen, Jonathan Drews, No. 2, Paulie Pulvirenti, Peter Buck, R.E.M., The Decemberists, Victor Krummenacher

The Portland supergroup’s Peter Buck-produced LP, A Colossal Waste Of Light, due out March 10th

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentleman: An Interview with Robert Forster

February 8, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Australia, Grant McLennan, Karin Bäumler, Robert Forster, Tapete Records, The Candle and the Flame, The Go-Betweens, The Goon Sax

The former and forever Go-Between on love, illness and the healing power of music

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Electronics New Wave Pop Remembrance 

Song of the Neuromancer: Remembering Yukihiro Takahashi

February 3, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments Japan, Japanese, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soul Train, Synthesizers, Synthpop, Yellow Magic Orchestra, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi

Saluting the synth-pop pioneer who slipped away too soon

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Alternative Rock Dream Pop Noise Rock 

New You: A Decade of My Bloody Valentine’s m b v

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 2013, Blinda Butcher, Colm O'Cloisig, Kevin Shields, m b v, MBV, My Bloody Valentine

Reflecting upon 10 years of the band’s long-delayed third LP

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Looking For Changes: Paul McCartney’s Off The Ground at 30

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1993, 30th Anniversary, Biker Like An Icon, Capitol Records, Elvis Costello, Linda McCartney, Off the Ground, Paul and Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, The Beatles

Is it an underappreciated gem or Macca’s weakest solo album?

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Music Journalism Pop Rock 

Pop Top 40: Top LPs & Tapes for Week Ending January 27, 1973

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Al Green, Carly Simon, Carole King, Curtis Mayfield, Helen Reddy, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Los Babys, Neil Diamond, Pop Top 40, Rolling Stones, Slade, Stevie Wonder, The Moody Blues

50 years ago, soft rock was dominating the chart

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Alternative Rock Dream Pop Pop Rock 

Put On Your Black Dress: Belly’s Star Turns 30

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, 4AD, Belly, Chris Gorman, Feed The Tree, Fred Abong, Gail Greenwood, Gepetto, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Slow Dog, Star, Tanya Donelly, Tom Gorman

Revisiting the band’s classic 1993 debut LP

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New Wave Pop Rock 

I Guess It’s Just a Feeling: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) at 40

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, David A. Stewart, Eurythmics, New Wave, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Who's That Girl

Eurythmics’ pop breakthrough is sneakily subversive

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Classical Pop 

This Sad Burlesque: Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters at 30

January 19, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Elvis Costello, Ian Belton, Jaqueline Thomas, Michael Thomas, Paul Cassidy, The Brodsky Quartet, The Juliet Letters, Warner Bros. Records

The New Wave icon entered 1993 with strings attached

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