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Still The Queen: The Cramps’ Poison Ivy Turns 70

February 20, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Boston, Lux Interior, New York City, Poison Ivy, Punk, Rockabilly, The Cramps, The Rat

Celebrating the career of punk guitar icon

Rock Rockabilly

Downtown 81: Tav Falco Recounts East Village Adventures

August 19, 2022August 18, 2022 Randy Haecker 1 Comment 2022, Alex Chilton, Downtown 81, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Jim Sclavunos, Johnny Thunders, Ken Stringfellow, Memphis, Mike Watt, Panther Burns, Tav Falco, Tav Falco Panther Burns, Will Rigby

The Memphis punkabilly figure is currently on the road through the fall

New Wave Rockabilly

The Blasters Brought Greaser Cool to the Punk Party 40 Years Ago

December 31, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Barry Allen, Dave Allen, Slash, Slash Records, Steve Berlin, The Blasters

One of the greatest albums of the ‘80s was fixated on the ‘50s

Punk Remembrance Rockabilly

Aloha From Hell: Lux Interior Turns 75

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 75th birthday, Alex Chilton, Flamejob, Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, RIP, Smell of Female, Songs The Lord Taught Us, Stay Sick!, The Cramps

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on his years in conversation with the dearly departed Cramps frontman

Bluegrass Blues Country and/or Western Dead Folk Psychedelics Remembrance Rock Rockabilly

Commander Cody, a True Original, Breaks the Bonds of Earth

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Commander Cody, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, George Frayne IV, San Francisco, The Grateful Dead

The San Francisco mainstay and trucker rock icon who defied categorization was 77 years old

Punk Rock Rockabilly

Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets: The Neon Heat Is On

September 17, 2021September 23, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Bad Religion, Big Sandy, Brian Setzer, Buzztop Hurricanes, Greg Antista, Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets, James Intveld, Jessica Kaczmarek, Jorge E. Disguster, Mink Daggers, Russell Scott, Shake Stomp and Stumble, The Adolescents, The Damned, The Hangmen, Under the Neon Heat, Warren Renfrow

The former Joyride guitarist’s handpicked crew of West Coast punk veterans emerge from the pandemic with a wide-ranging second album

Rock Rockabilly

ALBUMS: A Round of Applause for Wanda Jackson’s Encore

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Angaleena Presley, Candi Carpenter, Elle King, Encore, Lori McKenna, Luke Laird, Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson

The Original Riot Grrl gives us one last kick in the ass on her way out the door

Blues Rock Rockabilly Roots

Lara Hope and The Ark-Tones: Rocking Through the Pandemic with the Rockabilly Rebels from Upstate New York

July 12, 2021March 28, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, COVID-19, Eddie Rion, Here To Tell The Tale, Jeremy Boniello, Kingston, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones, Matt Goldpaugh, New York, pandemic, Sower Records, Upstate NY

How this talented husband-and-wife-led band are making Kingston the modern-day capital of New York Rock

Rock Rockabilly

Lee Rocker: Go Cat Go!

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Airstream, Brian Setzer, Gather Round, Lee Rocker, London, Long Island, Rockabilly, Slim Jim Phantom, Stray Cats, Uptight Records

COVID-19 couldn’t keep this Stray Cat out of the house

Rockabilly

Forever The Coolest Cats

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 40, American Bandstand, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Massapequa, Saturday Night Live, Stray Cats, The Midnight Special

Slim Jim Phantom talks with Rock & Roll Globe about the scorching new Stray Cats live album and their London roots

Blues Folk Latin New Wave Pop Pub Rock Punk Reggae Remembrance Rockabilly

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Hammond Jr., Beto O'Rourke, Bob Gruen, Bob Weir, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cherry Glazerr, Dhani Harrison, Hinds, HR of Bad Brains, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Matt Dillon, Save Our Stages, Spider Stacy and Cait O'Riordan of The Pogues, Steve Buscemi, The Clash, Tom Morello

The late punk icon would’ve turned 68

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

Alternative Rock Punk Rock Rockabilly Roots

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

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Ron Hart 2 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

Punk Rockabilly Roots

Touch Me, I’m Sick: The Cramps’ Stay Sick! at 30

February 26, 2020February 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1990, A Date With Elvis, Enigma Records, Lux Interior, Nick Knox, Poison Ivy, Stay Sick!, The Cramps

Basing themselves in L.A., 1990 saw the band usher in the last decade of the 20th century with a renewed vigor and purpose

Rock Rockabilly Surf

Revisiting the Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Career of Los Straitjackets

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 1994, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Daddy-O Grande, Estrus Records, Link Wray, Los Straitjackets, Nashville, Nick Lowe, The Raybeats

The Luchadores of surf guitar celebrate 25 years in modern music

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