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THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Two Thousand Nineteen, Party Over, Oops, Deluxe Edition Time!

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1982, 1999, Deluxe Edition, First Avenue, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Rhino

Prince’s first major crossover album gets the reissue it deserves

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Stax’s Soul Aftershock

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, David Porter, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnnie Taylor, Stax, Stax Records, Stax Soul Explosion, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays

Looking back at the legendary Memphis soul label’s mini-explosion

Dance Electronics Experimental Funk Glam Gospel Hip Hop Indie Rock New Wave Pop Post-Punk Psychedelics Rock Soul

The 30 Best Music Videos of 2019

December 23, 2019December 30, 2019 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bob Mould, Chemical Brothers, FKA Twigs, Jenny Lewis, Jim Jarmusch, Josef Van Wissem, Mitski, Neneh Cherry, Open Mike Eagle & Sammus, Patrick Stickles, PUP, Ridge Productions, slowthai., Stormzy, that dog., The Oh Sees, Thom Yorke, Tinariwen, William Tyler

Counting down the best clips not shown on MTV

Experimental jazz Rock Soul

Chicago Transit Authority’s 50th Anniversary Recalls a Time When Chicago was Cool

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Peter Cetera, Rhino, Terry Kath

Despite a controversial new remaster, the double-length debut of this legendary big band at its most experimental continues to reveal new shades of fancy colours a half-century later

Hip Hop jazz Soul

Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Bebop and Hip-Hop: Back on the Block at 30

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Back On The Block, Big Daddy Kane, Chaka Khan, George Benson, George Duke, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Siedah Garrett

Quincy Jones’s Grammy-laden 1989 album was an unqualified triumph

Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

Blues Pop Soul

The Entertaining Mr. Jones

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Delilah, Hard To Handle, Janis Joplin, Las Vegas, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas, What's New Pussycat

Looking back at Tom Jones’ Vegas era

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Soul Harping With Brandee Younger

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice Coltrane, Antoine Roney, Brandee Younger, Chelsea Baratz, Chris Beck, Dezron Douglas, Dorothy Ashby, EJ Strickland, Hempstead, Joanna Newsom, Ravi Coltrane, Soul Awakening, Stacy Dillard

Beyonce’s harpist of choice in conversation with the Rock & Roll Globe

New Wave Pop Rock Soul

Rock and Roll, the Cola Wars, I Can’t Take It Anymore!

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1989, Billy Joel, Columbia Records, Levittown, Shameless, Storm Front, We Didn't Start The Fire

A Long Island boy sequestered Upstate remembers Billy Joel’s Storm Front at 30

Folk Funk Rock Soul

The Long Schlep From Queens to The Catskills

October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 Billy Sternberg 1 Comment Alive and Kicking, Canned Heat, Catskills rock, Concord Hotel, Fillmore East, Livingston Taylor, Sly and the Family Stone, The Grass Roots, Tommy James

A personal look back at the iconic Concord’s rock & roll nights of 1970

Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Progressive Rock Punk Rock Soul

NEWS: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, Jann Wenner, John Sykes, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rufus, Soundgarden, T.Rex, the Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Whitney Houston

Whitney, Biggie, T.Rex, Pat Benatar, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails and Thin Lizzy among those included on this year’s list of potential inductees

Psychedelics Soul

Psych-Soul and Tevye’s Lament: The Puzzle of the Temptations

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Berry Gordy, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Motown, Norman Whitfield, Puzzle People, The Band, The Beatles, The Funk Brothers, The Supremes, The Temptations

A look back at a crown jewel of the band’s storied psychedelic era

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NEWS: Frank Ocean Reveals New Music is Forthcoming in W Magazine Cover Story

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Frank Ocean, Odd Future, W Magazine

The Odd Future bard says his next LP will be influenced by Chicago and Detroit house and French electronica

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Pop Top 40: Hot Soul Singles for Week Ending September 28, 1974

September 27, 2019October 3, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Ace Spectrum, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Billy Preston, Blackbyrds, Bobbie Gentry, Bobby Blue BLand, Brother to Brother, BT Express, Chi-Lites, Dionne Warwick, Eddie Kendricks, First Choice, Four Tops, Funkadelic, Independents, James Brown, John Edwards, Johnny Bristol, Kool and the Gang, Little Beaver, Marion Jarvis, Parliament, Paul Kelly, Roberta Flack, Rufus, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Miracles, The Ohio Players, The Persuaders, The Spinners, The Tymes, Tower of Power, Tyrone Davis, Undisputed Truth, William DeVaughn

45 years ago these were the hottest songs in the land…of any genre

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Still Churning After All These Years: Hot Buttered Soul at 50

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bell Records, Burt Bacharach, Hot Buttered Soul, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul, Stax Records

A look back at the rebirth of Isaac Hayes

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