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Saturday, July 4, 2020

Hell Bent For Leather Tuscadero

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Blondie, Cherie Currie, Chris Franz, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Detroit, documentary, Fishbone, Joan Jett, John Norwood Fisher, Kathy Valentine, Leather Tuscadero, Lita Ford, Mickie Most, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro, Talking Heads, The Go-Gos, The Runaways, Tina Weymouth

A new documentary shines a long overdue spotlight on rock legend Suzi Quatro

Alternative Rock Punk

Give It Up For Rocket From The Crypt!

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Hot Charity, John Reis, Pitchfork, Rocket From the Crypt, San Diego, Scream Dracula Scream, Swami, The State of the Art is On Fire

With three records in one year, 1995 made their case for being the best and hardest working band in rock

Glam New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock Rockabilly

Ready, Freddie: How The Game Changed Queen 40 Years Ago

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Another One Bites The Dust, Brian May, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Game

In 1980, the arena-rock royals’ finest moment embraced disco, rockabilly, and more

Rock

1980: The Year Huey Lewis Started Spreading The News

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Clover, Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis and the News, Johnny Colla, Mario Cipollina, My Aim Is True, Sean Hopper

Celebrating 40 years of a most auspicious eponymous debut

Progressive Rock

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Us: Jethro Tull’s ‘Benefit’ at 50

June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1970, Beardfish, Benefit, Big Big Train, Chrysalis Records, Cream, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Martin Barre, Mick Abrahams, Phideaux Xavier, Rikard Sjöblom

Fifty years later, Benefit remains one of Jethro Tull’s most ageless, individualized and tight records

Rock

Social Dist-dancing: “The Twist” at 60

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, American Bandstand, Cameo-Parkway Records, Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp, Dick Clark, The Twist

Chubby Checker’s signature hit promoted the no touch dance for entirely different reasons six decades ago

Records Rock

ALBUMS: Homegrown’s Just Alright With Me

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1975, Emmylou Harris, Homegrown, Neil Young, Neil Young Archives, Reprise Records, The Band

Was the original follow-up to On The Beach worth the 45 year wait for Neil Young fans?

Beatle Pop Rock

LISTEN: They Say Its Macca’s Birthday

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Flood, Happy Birthday, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Rhianna, Super Furry Animals, The Beatles, Wings

For Paul McCartney’s 78th, we day trip through his last 20 years of studio and live material

Alternative Rock Punk Rock Rockabilly Roots

Our Favorite Reissue of 2020 (So Far): The Full Mojo

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beat Farmers' Country Dick Montana, Bill Davis, Debbie Gibson, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, John Doe, Manifesto Records, Mojo Nixon, Skid Roper, The Beat Farmers, the Del Lords.

Listen to cowpunk legend Mojo Nixon talk with Rock & Roll Globe about his new box set and the rough and rowdy ways of his adventurous career in music

Comedy Pop Rock

The Sweet Idiocy of Neil Innes

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1973, Grapefruit Records, How Sweet To Be An Idiot, Monty Python, Neil Innes, Reissues, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Rutles

A new reissue of his classic solo album may help in getting people to rediscover its charms

Alternative Rock Electronics Industrial

Everything’s Blue In This World: Nine Inch Nails’ Further Down The Spiral Turns 25

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1995, Aphex Twin, Coil, Further Down The Spiral, Marilyn Manson, nin, Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine, Rick Rubin, The Downward Spiral, Trent Reznor

The Downward Spiral remix album is so much more than a remix album

Glam Remembrance Rock

Steve Priest Was The Passionate One

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Andy Scott, Ballroom Blitz, Brian Connolly, Fox on the Run, Mick Tucker, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, RIP, Steve Priest, Sweet

The renowned glam rocker and Sweet survivor gone at age 72

Blues Rock

Dion’s American Tune

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Billy Gibbons, Blues With Friends, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Vivino, Patti Scialfa, Paul Simon, Rory Block, Sam Cooke, Samantha Fish, Van Morrison

On Blues With Friends, Mr. DiMucci enters his seventh decade in rock with a gang of famous pals

Alternative Rock Rock

Phones, Letters and Frustration: Soul Asylum Meditates On Communication With Hurry Up and Wait

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2020, Dave Pirner, Hurry Up and Wait, Loud Fast Words, Michael Bland, Minneapolis, Ryan Smith, Soul Asylum, Winston Roye

Dave Pirner talks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about a busy year put on hold

Rock Southern Rock

The Allman Brothers Band: A Half Century of Southern Solidarity

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King, Berry Oakley Jr, Black Cat Bones, Brownsville Station, Butch Trucks, Cactus, Canned Heat, Capricorn Records, Cream, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Fleetwood Mac (1967-1969), Gary Moore’s Skid Row, Gregg Allman, Humble Pie, Jamoie, Killing Floor, Leaf Hound, Nitzinger, Pot Liquor, Savoy Brown, Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack, Status Quo, Tear Gas, Ten Years After, the Groundhogs, Trouble No More, Vinegar Joe, Warren Haynes

A definitive new box set looks back at a career that defied the racial divide in America

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