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Gonna Raise Hell: Cheap Trick’s ‘Dream Police’ at 40

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Bun E. Carlos, CHEAP TRICK, Dream Police, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Rockville, Tom Petersson

The RNR Globe looks back at Mike Damone’s favorite Trick album

New Wave Power Pop Remembrance Rock

Friends, Family and Longtime Colleagues Mourn the Passing of Ric Ocasek on Social Media

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Bad Brains, Courtney Love, Craig Leon, Darryl Jenifer, Elliot Easton, Elvira, Flea, Kesha, Martha Quinn, Mistress of the Dark, Ric Ocasek, RIP, The Cars, Tom Morello, Weezer

Alice Cooper, Courtney Love, Weezer, Billy Corgan and Martha Quinn are just a selection of names paying homage to the New Wave icon

Power Pop Punk Rock

BABY SHAKES: “We’re The Kind of Band That Trashes the Place, and Then the Next Morning Cleans It Back Up”

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1910 Fruitgum Company, 20/20, Alice Cooper, Baby Shakes, Badfinger, Bikini Kill, China, Cock Sparrer, Daddy Long Legs, Dirty Fences, GBH, Johnny Thunders, Mars Bar, MC5, Menace, Mystery Lights, NYC, Portugal, Protex, Rockpile, The Archies, The Beatles, The Equals, The Ramones, The Ronnettes, The Toms, Trash Bags, Unknown Sender, Wyldlife, Zero Boys

An exclusive RNR Globe chat with one of New York City’s most enduring rock ‘n’ roll exports

Power Pop

ALBUMS: Exploring the Floating World of Rob Laufer

September 1, 2019September 3, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Johnny Cash, Rob Laufer, The dB's, The Floating World, Tom Petty

Inspired by the unexpected passing of Tom Petty, this onetime Beatlemania member delivers his own magic on album no. 6

Power Pop

The Lilacs and the Endurance of Pure Chicago Power Pop

August 27, 2019August 30, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment Alchemy Richard Lloyd, Altered Statesman, Art Kim, Blue Spark, Brad Wood, Chicago, David, David Levinsky, Green, John Valley, Ken Kurson, Liz Phair, Material Issue, Monica, Power pop, Pravda Records, Richard Lloyd, Scotty Moore's studio, Shadow of Doubt, Steve Poulton, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Lilacs Rise above the Filth, Tom Whalen

An exclusive chat with the seminal Windy City band still rocking like crazy after all these years

Indie Rock Power Pop

Ezra Furman Wants To Be Yr Girlfriend

August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Bella Union, Cyndi Lauper, Ezra Furman, Lou Reed, The Harpoons, Twelve Nudes

The Skinny on the former Harpoon’s Twelve Nudes

Power Pop

ALBUMS: COME ON LET’S GO! Power Pop Gems From The ‘70s and ‘80s (Big Beat/Ace)

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 David Bash 2 Comments 20/20, Big Beat/Ace, Big Star, Come on Let's Go! Power Pop Gems from the '70s and '80s, Dave Burke, Dwight Tilley Band, Flamin' Groovies, Raspberries, Shoes, The Romantics, The Rooks, The Rubinoos, The Secrets, The Toms, The Tweeds

New compilation highlights material from acts in the power pop multi-verse both obvious and obscure

New Wave Power Pop

The Records’ The Records at 40

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Be Stiff Tour, Joe Strummer, John Wicks, Mutt Lange, Shades in Bed, The Records, The Records' The Records, Virgin Records, Will Birch, Will Burch

They are a band whose name is impossible to Google, but well worth the extra work once you discover them and their classic first LP also known as Shades In Bed

Indie Rock Power Pop

ALBUMS: The Minus 5 Is Back!

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Beatles, Beck, Corin Tucker, Jeff Tweedy, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, Stroke Manor, The Minus 5, Yep Roc

Scott McCaughey beats the odds with Stroke Manor

New Wave Power Pop

‘Get The Knack’ Turns 40: Sizing up a Problematic Pop Landmark

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Doug Fieger, Get the Knack, My Sharona, The Knack

For a brief, shining moment, The Knack’s 1979 debut album made the fledgling band The Beatles of the New Wave era. But how does it stand up four decades later?