1977

Alternative Rock Britpop 

Nineteen Forever: Ash’s 1977 at 25

June 9, 2021August 4, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1977, 25th Anniversary, Ash, Blur, Britpop, Northern Ireland, Oasis, Star Wars, Supergrass, Tom Wheeler

Looking back at the auspicious debut from the (former) teen babes of Northern Ireland

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Pop Remembrance Rock Soul 

Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Greatest Dreamer

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Jason Webber 0 Comments 1977, Bat Out Of Hell, Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, Bonnie Tyler, Epic, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Sisters of Mercy, Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Why Jim Steinman was my favorite songwriter

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New Wave 

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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Punk Rock 

“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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Punk 

Dead Boys’ Cheetah Chrome Was Once Called Cheetah Puke

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 Jim Sullivan 4 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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Punk 

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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