Rock and Roll Globe

Lauren Anderson: Rocking the Blues in Nashville

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Call Me Baby, Honey, Lauren Anderson, Music Therapy, Nashville, Won't Stay Down

The Music City maven talks music therapy and life on the road with the RNR Globe

Rock Rockabilly

In California, Dave Alvin Is Still The King

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Bateman, Blue Blvd., Columbia Records, Country Dick Montana, Craft Recordings, Dave Alvin, Greg Leisz, Gun Club, Hightone Records, June Carter Cash, King of California, Memphis Slim, Merle Haggard, Mojo Nixon, Museum of Heart, National Steel, Romeo's Escape, Steve Berlin, The Beat Farmers, The Blasters, The Flesheaters, The Go-Gos, The Knitters, The Pleasure Barons

Americana punk pioneer revisits his best solo album for its 25th anniversary

Pop Rock

Let’s Talk About Night Owl

August 9, 2019August 13, 2019 Jedediah Smith 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Can I Have My Money Back?, Gerry Rafferty, Michael McDonald, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Thompson, Stealer’s Wheel, The Humblebums, Walter Egan

40 years later, Gerry Rafferty’s 1979 LP has aged quite well, all things considered, yes?

Psychedelics Rock

The Amazing Aoxomoxoa

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1969, Aoxomoxoa, Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Fillmore West 11/7/1969, Grateful Dead on Tom Snyder, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Pigpen, Rhino Records, The Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead

In 1969, The Grateful Dead swung from Psychedelic to Sylvan on their underrated third studio LP

Indie Rock Remembrance

I Believe Stars Are the Headlights of Angels: Remembering David Berman

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Actual Air, American Water, Bob Nastanovich, David Berman, Drag City, I'm getting back into getting back into you, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, Pavement, RIP, Starlite Walker, Stephen Malkmus, Tanglewood Numbers, The Natural Bridge, The Silver Jews

The beloved poet, songwriter and leader of indie rock institution The Silver Jews was 52

Alternative Rock Dub/Reggae Hip Hop

A Quarter Century of Omaha Style: Grassroots at 25

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, 311, 311 Voyager, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills, Capricorn Records, Chad Sexton, Doug "S.A." Martinez, Grassroots, Nick Hexum, P-Nut, Sublime, Tim Mahoney

311’s second album established the foundation for their music going forward

Power Pop

ALBUMS: COME ON LET’S GO! Power Pop Gems From The ‘70s and ‘80s (Big Beat/Ace)

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 David Bash 2 Comments 20/20, Big Beat/Ace, Big Star, Come on Let's Go! Power Pop Gems from the '70s and '80s, Dave Burke, Dwight Tilley Band, Flamin' Groovies, Raspberries, Shoes, The Romantics, The Rooks, The Rubinoos, The Secrets, The Toms, The Tweeds

New compilation highlights material from acts in the power pop multi-verse both obvious and obscure

Folk Indie Rock Pop

Cindy Lee Berryhill’s Garage Days Revisited

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beck, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Crawdaddy!, Garage Orchestra, Living Room 16, Naked Movie Star, Omnivore Recordings, Straight Outta Marysville, Who's Gonna Save the World

Eloquent Alt-Folk singer/songwriter shares the story of two of her most seminal works

New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock

CONCERTS: Bryan Ferry Plays the Opera House in Boston, MA On August 5, 2019

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 Jim Sullivan 8 Comments Boston, Boston Opera House, Bryan Ferry, Chris Spedding, Jojora Chalmers, Roxy Music

Roxy Music’s silver fox brings his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame victory lap to Beantown

Rock

CONCERTS: The Rolling Stones at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on August 5, 2019

August 6, 2019August 7, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 21 Jump Street, Bernard Fowler, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Metlife Stadium, No Filter Tour, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, WPLJ, You Got me Rocking, You Got the Silver

The second night of the Stones’ Garden State stop on the No Filter Tour was a gas gas gas

Radio Rock

Chris Carter: A 5th Beatle for the 21st Century

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Lily Moayeri 2 Comments Breakfast With The Beatles, Chris Carter, Dramarama, SiriusXM, The Beatles

RNR Globe’s exclusive chat with the esteemed host of SiriusXM’s Breakfast With The Beatles

Pop

Pop Top 40: Week Ending August 5, 1989

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Cher, De La Soul, Don Henley, Jody Watley, Madonna, Neneh Cherry, Prince, Winger

A look back at the hits of 30 years ago this week

New Wave Power Pop

The Records’ The Records at 40

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Be Stiff Tour, Joe Strummer, John Wicks, Mutt Lange, Shades in Bed, The Records, The Records' The Records, Virgin Records, Will Birch, Will Burch

They are a band whose name is impossible to Google, but well worth the extra work once you discover them and their classic first LP also known as Shades In Bed

Bossa Nova Pop Rock

Summer of ’64: The Beatles and a Girl From Ipanema

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments Astrud Gilberto, Brazil, Dave Clark 5, Dusty Springfield, George Harrison, Joao Gilberto, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, She Loves You, Stan Getz, Summer 1964, The Beatles, The Girl From Ipanema, WNEW

Mitchell Cohen reminisces about a summer to remember for New York radio

Alternative Rock Dance New Wave

Calm Like A Bomb

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Johnny Marr, Matt Johnson, Mind Bomb, Sinead O'Connor, The The

A look back at The The’s decade-ending 1989 classic Mind Bomb