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“Are You Ready, Black People?”: Summer Of Soul Takes Us Higher

July 6, 2021July 15, 2021 James Porter 2 Comments Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harlem Cultural Festival, Questlove, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Chambers Brothers, The Fifth Dimension, The Roots

In his directorial debut, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson celebrates the great lost music festival of 1969

Pop Records World

France Gall – A Chic Habit Worth Picking Up

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Baby Pop, Bridgette Bardot, France, France Gall, Francoise Hardy, Jack White, Third Man Records, Ye Ye Pop

Third Man Records reissues three seminal mid-60s albums from the ye-ye pop legend

Blues Folk Hard Rock jazz World

LISTEN: Physical Graffiti @ 45: A Rock & Roll Globe Playlist

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1975, 45th Anniversary, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Kashmir, Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti, Robert Plant

We dance and sing in celebration for Led Zeppelin’s greatest album by jumbling it all up

Hard Rock World

WATCH THIS: Israeli Rock Star Ninet Tayeb Delivers Fiery Rendition of Joni’s ‘Woodstock’

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bethel Woods, Israel, Joni Mitchell, Netflix, Ninet Tayeb, Pat Benatar, PJ Harvey, Rough Trade, The Zombies, When Heroes Fly, Woodstock

Catch the rising singer/actress on tour with The Zombies this month

African Blues Funk jazz Latin Rock Soul World

Santana Speaks

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1999, Carlos Santana, Concord Records, Rick Rubin, Santana, Supernatural, Woodstock 1969

A conversation with the celebrated guitarist and bandleader on the occasion of some momentous anniversaries

jazz World

Heart Still Beating Strong: Jazz Master Chick Corea’s New ‘Antidote’

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Chick Corea, Chick Corea The Spanish Heart Band Antidote Heart Band Antidote, Concord Records, Fusion, Return To Forever, Ruben Blades

An exclusive chat with the fusion icon about his roots in Latin Jazz

Blues Electronic Experimental Folk Funk Gospel Hip Hop jazz North Americana Soul World

All That Jazz…and More: Summer Brings Musical Magic To Montreal

June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Jazz, Montreal, Music Festivals

RNRG’s exclusive preview of what’s ahead at this year’s wildly diverse Montreal International Festival on its 40th anniversary

Disco Funk Rock Soul World

Kid Creole & The Coconuts: From Paris With Love

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment 1985, August Darnell, Kid Creole, Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Swinging World Music Superstar, August Darnell, Looks Back on 1985

Electronics Soul World

Guess We Found A Way

April 4, 2019April 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Africa, Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine

Ibibio Sound Machine is the modern sound of Urban Africa

Electronic Experimental Folk Progressive Rock World

Anti-War Psychedelia

January 15, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Drag City, ESP-DISK, Pearls Before Swine, Tom Rapp

A new reissue on Drag City shines a light on Pearls Before Swine’s freak classic

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Sounds From The Deep Heart’s Core

December 20, 2018 j. poet 0 Comments Arji OceAnanda, Dallas Acid, Laaraji

A conversation with Laraaji

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Reminiscing On Ravi

December 4, 2018 Meghan Roos 0 Comments George Harrison, Norah Jones, Raga, Ravi Shankar, The Beatles

You never forget your first musician interview—especially if it’s with Ravi Shankar.

Pop World

The Apple of India

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments George Harrison, Jane Birkin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music at 50

Rock World

Twilight Serenades

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 j. poet 0 Comments Capitol Studios, DeVotchKa, Gypsy, Nick Urata, World Music

Talking with Nick Urata about the cinematic new DeVotchKa LP, This Night Falls Forever

Country and/or Western Hip Hop Pop Punk Rock Soul World

7 Acts to Catch at Mondo.NYC

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Ron Hart 1 Comment Bitcoin, Blockchain, Bobby Haber, CMJ, Cryptocurrency, Music Festivals

CMJ Founder’s new music conference is picking up steam in its third year

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