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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Maui Wowee

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1970, Billy Cox, Foxey Lady, Hawaii, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Legacy Recordings, Live In Maui, Mitch Mitchell, Purple Haze

Two cherished Jimi Hendrix performances in Hawaii before his untimely death get the release they deserve

Rock Soul

Happy Birthday Tina Turner

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, birthday, Foreign Affair, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Roger Davies, Tina Turner, Tony Joe White

As she approaches 81, Jim Sullivan reflects on an enlightening 1989 interview with the Soul Queen of Rock & Roll

North Americana Rock

Jesse Colin Young Keeps Tripping On His Roots

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Highway Troubadour, Jesse Colin Young, The Youngbloods

The eternal Youngblood gets it together with reflections on music, motorcycles and memories of the Youngbloods

Heavy Metal Progressive Rock

ALBUMS: Alive On Dead Air With Katatonia

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2020, Dead Air, Doom, Katatonia, Peaceville, Progressive Rock, Sweden

The Swedish doom/prog outfit’s latest is a testament to both their artistry and the potential for live music during lockdown

Broadway Rock

Jesus Christ Is 50

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway, Ian Gillan, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mike d'Abo, Murray Head, Original London Cast, Tim Rice

Superstar that is, the musical that put Broadway titans Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber on the map

jazz Progressive Rock

Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Looks for Logic in the Midst of Madness

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Adam O’Farrill, Amirtha Kidambi, María Grand, Mary Halvorson, Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl, Michael Formanek, Robert Wyatt, Tomas Fujiwara

Talking music and politics with the no. 1 guitarist in modern jazz

Country and/or Western Dead Folk Rock

Ripple In Still Water: American Beauty At 50

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 50th anniversary, American Beauty, Attics In My Life, Box of Rain, Grateful Dead, Pigpen, Ripple, Sugar Magonlia, Touch of Grey, Truckin'

A Grateful Dead classic still shines a half-century later

Folk Rock

You Dress In Black, But You Talk Like a Fed: Hawks & Doves at 40

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, David Briggs, Hawks & Doves, Neil Young

Reassessing a previously panned Neil Youg gem released at the cusp of the Reagan Years

Pop Rock

The Golden Guy

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew Gold, Golden Girls, Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology, Thank You For Being A Friend

A stellar new box set dives deep into the career of unsung songwriting superhero Andrew Gold

Rock

LISTEN: 75 Songs for Neil Young’s 75th Birthday

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 75th birthday, Birthdays, Neil Young, Neil Young Archives, Return To Greendale, The Mynah Birds

From the Mynah Birds to Promise of the Real, a look back at the music of a North American Original

Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Johnny Rzeznik Still Won’t Tell ‘Em Your Name

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, A Boy Named Goo, Goo Goo Dolls, Jed, Johnny Rzeznik, Name, Robby Takac, Superstar Carwash

How the Buffalo band’s 1995 hit divided fans, provided therapy and saved its frontman from going back to school

Alternative Rock Indie Rock

Not Your Enemy: Buffalo Tom’s Birdbrain Hits 30

November 9, 2020November 12, 2020 Brad Cohan 1 Comment 1990, 30th Anniversary, Bill Janovitz, Birdbrain, Black Flag, Blake Babies, Buffalo Tom, Chris Colbourn, Dinosaur Jr., Galaxie 500, J Mascis, Lemonheads, Pixies, Rollins Band, Tom Maginnis

On its gamechanging second album, the Massachusetts trio shedded the ‘Dinosaur Jr Jr’ label and took their ace songwriting to the next level

Blues Rock

Two Trains Running: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds and the Blues-Rock Explosion of 1965

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1965, Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Junior Wells & Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin, Link Wray, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Paul Butterfield, Paul Simon, Rick Nelson, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, The Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds

The duel between these blues rock classics helped bring 1965 to a landing with a bang

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Punk

Bob Mould Navigates the American Crisis

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2020, American Crisis, Bob Mould, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Siberian Butterfly, Sugar, Workbook

The Minneapolis punk legend rages and reflects on life in 2020

Alternative Rock Rock

Pleased To Meet Me: The Pleasure’s All Yours

November 2, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Chris Mars, Jim Dickinson, Paul Westerberg, Pleased To Meet Me, Rhino, Sire, Slim Dunlap, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson

A new box set delves into the beauty and the madness of the second Replacements album on Sire Records

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