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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Fountain of Brilliance: Losing Adam Schlesinger

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, COVID-19, Fountains of Wayne, Governor Phil Murphy, Ivy, RIP, Tinted Windows, Tom Hanks

Friends, colleagues, superstars and statesmen all come together to share memories, express sorrow over the passing of a most beloved American pop auteur

New Wave Pop Power Pop

Say Hello, (New) Wave Goodbye: Mad Love at 40

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 1980, Asylum Records, Billy Steinberg, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Linda Ronstadt, Mad Love, Mark Goldenberg, Peter Asher

Linda Ronstadt started the 1980s trying to figure out new wave. Kinda.

Folk New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

The Miracle of Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment #447 (1999), Beatlemania, Marshall Crenshaw, My Truck Is My Home (1994), Pat DiNizio, Razor & Tie, Shiny-Tone Records, The 9 Volt Years (1998), The Miracle of Science, The Smithereens, What’s in the Bag?

As he rolls out an anticipated string of 90s reissues and hits the road with The Smithereens, the post-New Wave pop auteur speaks exclusively to the Rock & Roll Globe

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk

IN CONCERT: Cherie Currie and Co. Fire It Up at Hot Stove Cool Music

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Janovitz, Boston, Buffalo Tom, Cherie Currie, Gail Greenwood, Greg Hawkes, Hot Stove Cool Music, Jen Trynin, Kay Hanley, Kim Shattuck, Letters To Cleo, Tanya Donnelly, Ted Leo, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Runaways

The onetime Runaway is joined by members of Buffalo Tom, The Cars, Letters To Cleo, Belly, Speedy Ortiz and more at the 20th anniversary blowout for famed Boston rock ‘n’ jock charity event

Power Pop Punk Remembrance Rock

Farewell Kim Shattuck

February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Jack Rabid 3 Comments Angry Samoans, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Kim Shattuck, Leaving Trains, No Holiday, Paul Collins’ Beat, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Coolie, The Fastbacks, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Ramones, The Saints, The Who, Troggs, Zeros

A tribute and a belated, rescheduled interview with Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett, on her life and their band’s final album, No Holiday.

Pop Power Pop Records Rock

Come and Get It: Badfinger’s ‘Magic Christian Music’ at 50

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, Apple Records, Badfinger, Come and Get It, Magic Christian Music, Pete Ham, The Bee Gees, The Iveys

On its Apple debut, the former Iveys reimagined themselves in their bosses’ spirit

New Wave Power Pop

Greatest Hits That Never Were – The Rue Morgue Catalogue is Back in Print

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment G.E. Smith, Mick Ronson, Radioactive, Reptiles In Motion, Roger C. Reale, Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue, Rue Morgue, The Collection

An exclusive RNR Globe chat with Roger C. Reale about creating some of the best power pop you never heard

Power Pop

Big Star: Space Is The Place

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 2005, AFGHAN WHIGS, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Big Star, Chris Bell, In Space, Jody Stephens, Omnivore Recordings, Primal Scream, R.E.M.

An exclusive chat with Jody Stephens about the Memphis rock band’s newly expanded 2005 comeback LP

Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock

CONCERTS: Eight Acts That Rocked the International Pop Overthrow 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Ron Hart 1 Comment Arlene's Grocery, David Bash, I Saw Her First, International Pop Overthrow 2019, Joe Benoit, Ken Kurson, Pianos on Ludlow, Rodney Bingenheimer, Rose Cora Perry and The Truth Untold, Slyboots, The Lilacs, The Mercury Lounge, The Midnight Callers, Wendy Ip

David Bash’s power pop pilgrimage enjoys second successful stint at Pianos NYC

New Wave Pop Power Pop Psychedelics

Pop-O-Rama #3!!!

October 28, 2019October 30, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Ape House Records, Cherry Red Records, Craft Recordings, Dukes of Stratosphear, Esoteric Recordings, International Pop Overthrow, International Pop Overthrow festival, Monster, Mustard, Psurroundabout Ride, R.E.M., R.E.M. Monster, Ron Wood Mustard, Roy Wood, XTC

International Pop Overthrow’s David Bash digs into three boffo new pop reissues

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk

Your Favorite Thing: Sugar’s ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ at 25

October 4, 2019October 8, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Bob Mould, David Barbe, File Under: Easy Listening, Husker Du, Rykodisc, Sugar

The second full-length from the second band led by Bob Mould found the Minneapolis punk pioneer in peak form

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk Remembrance

There’ll Be No Sad Tomorrow: Remembering Kim Shattuck

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Ron Hart 1 Comment ALS, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Kim Shattuck, Lou Gehrig Disease, Mary Lou Lord, Omnivore Recordings, RIP, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Muffs, The Pixies, Veruca Salt

Pixies, Billie Joe Armstrong, Veruca Salt and more share their memories and condolences on social media following the death of the influential Muffs singer/guitarist