1977 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Happy Birthday, Elvis Costello

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1977, Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Happy Birthday, Jim Sullivan, Orpheum Theatre, Saturday Night Live

Jim Sullivan recounts his years in conversation with the man born Declan MacManus 66 years ago today

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Glam Music Journalism

REQUIRED READING: Trouser Glitter

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1977, Alex Harvey, Ira Robbins, Irvine Welsh, Marc Bolan, Roxy Music, Sparks, T.Rex, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

Ira Robbins goes glam in his novel ‘Marc Bolan Killed in Crash’

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“You can practically smell the urine cakes wafting from the bathrooms.”

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 1 Comment 1977, Crime, Hal Robbins, Henry Rosenthal, Johnny Strike, San Francisco, San Francisco's Doomed, San Quentin, Superior Viaduct

An incredible 1978 live film of original San Francisco punk legends, Crime, is unearthed, and released with a double-7”

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Dead Boys’ Cheetah Chrome Was Once Called Cheetah Puke

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 1977, Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys, Johnny Blitz, Sire Records, Stiv Bators

And other tales from the camp of the Cleveland punk greats, recounted by a rock scribe who was on the ground when they hit the scene in ’77

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Shutter Punk

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1977, CBGB, Godlis, Punk, The Bowery

A look beyond the camera’s eye with Godlis

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