Pub Rock

Country and/or Western Pub Rock Remembrance Rock 

Joe Ely: Feb. 9, 1947 – Dec. 15, 2025

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Joe Ely, Saint Vitus, Stereolab, Texas

Paying tribute to the spirit of a rock ‘n’ roll outlaw

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Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

One More Drop of Poison: The Pogues’ Rum Sodomy & the Lash at 40

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1985, 40th Anniversary, Cait O'Riordan, Ireland, MCA Records, Rhino, Rum Sodomy and The Lash, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Stiff Records, The Pogues

Celebrating one of rock’s most realized albums

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Shine on Brightly: A Chat with Jon Langford

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Jon Langford, Jon Langford and Skull Orchard, Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners, Mekons, Men of Gwent, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Where It Really Starts

The Mekon, Waco Brother and Man of Gwent on old friends, new music and the surprise favorite of his albums 

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Folk Irish Pub Rock Punk Remembrance Rock 

The Ghost of a Smile: Remembering Shane MacGowan

December 1, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cait O'Riordan, Dublin, Elvis Costello, Ireland, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Shane MacGowan and The Popes, Spider Stacy, The Clash, The Nipple Erectors, The Nips, The Pogues

The rowdy and rambunctious leader of Celt-rock combo The Pogues died at age 65

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Pub Rock Punk Rock 

The Gaslight Anthem Hit The History Books

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alex Levin, Alex Rosamilia, Benny Horowitz, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, History Books, Rich Mahogany Recordings, the Gaslight Anthem

Drummer Benny Horowitz shines a light on the New Jersey band’s welcome return

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Color Me Impressed: The Replacements’ Hootenanny at 40

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Deborah Sprague 5 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Color Me Impressed, Hootenanny, Lovelines, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone, Within Your Reach

It might not be their best offering, but it’s definitely their most Mats-like

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Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Streams of Whiskey: Shane MacGowan at 65

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cait O'Riordan, CBGB, Christmas, Die Hard, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, The Pogues

Looking back on the career of the Christmas-born Irish punk king

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Folk Pub Rock Punk 

Mr. Love & Justice: Billy Bragg at 65

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Billy Bragg, England, folk, Michelle Shocked, Punk, The Clash

Jim Sullivan recounts his adventures with the English folk-punk legend

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New Wave Pop Pub Rock Rock 

And You’ll Hum This Tune Forever: Dexys Midnight Runners’ Too-Rye-Ay at 40

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Blue Ox Babes, Come On Eileen, Dexys Midnight Runners, Elvis Costello, Kevin Archer, Kevin Rowland, The Bureau, The Chieftains, The Style Council, TKO Horns, Too-Rye-Ay, Van Morrison

There’s so much more to this album than “Come On Eileen”

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Elvis Costello: The Boy Comes Back To Boston

August 18, 2022August 19, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Boston, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Nicole Atkins

The New Wave legend is on tour with longtime cohort Nick Lowe through August

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Films Pub Rock Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Alex Cox’s Walker at 35: A Punk-Rock Western That Stands the Test of Time

May 4, 2022February 19, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Akira Kurosawa, Alex Cox, Circle Jerks, Courtney Love, Criterion, Criterion Collection, Grace Jones, Joe Strummer, Sam Peckinpah, The Clash, The Pogues, Walker

Honoring a 1987 cinematic classic that kept Joe Strummer vital in ’87

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Bruce Pub Rock Rock 

Down The Road Apiece: American Babylon at 25

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments American Babylon, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Grushecky, Nick’s Fat City, Pittsburgh, The Houserockers, The Iron City Houserockers

Joe Grushecky’s Springsteen-assisted live masterpiece finds new life as an expanded anniversary edition 

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pub Rock Punk 

Bloodshot On The Tracks

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Bloodshot Records, Bobby Bare Jr., Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, Mark Pickerel, Neko Case, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Robbie Fulks, Ryan Adams, Sally Timms, Split Lip Rayfield, the Meat Purveyors, The Old 97's, The Sadies, Whiskeytown, Young Criminals’ Starvation League

With news of its purchase by Exceleration Music, it’s a good time to shine a light on some of the Chicago label’s deepest gems

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Dub/Reggae Pub Rock Punk Rap 

A Funny Thing Happened En Route To Seeing The Clash At Bond International Casino….

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bonds International Casino, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, New York City, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Times Square, Topper Headon

One fan’s unique remembrance of catching the British punk godfathers on Broadway 40 years ago this month

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Dub/Reggae Folk Pub Rock Punk Reggae Rock 

ALBUMS: Eternal Strummer

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Assembly, Dark Horse Records, Dhani Harrison, Earthquake Weather, George Harrison, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Rudie Can’t Fail, The Clash

The third or fourth Joe Strummer compilation in a decade captures the quintessence of the late Clash frontman

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