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Strange Phenomena: Kate Bush’s The Kick Inside at 45

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Harvest Records, Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, Wuthering Heights

Looking back on the album that ascended her to the top of the charts

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Lawyers, Guns and Money: Warren Zevon’s Excitable Boy at 45

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Excitable Boy, Lawyers Guns and Money, Warren The Headless Thompson Gunner, Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London

Looking back on the legendary songwriter’s most popular album

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Funk Music Journalism

Arista Records and the P-Funk Multiverse

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1978, All The Woo In The World, Arista Records, Barry White, Bernie Worrell, Chaka Khan, Glenn Goins, Mitchell Cohen, Parliament-Funkadelic, Quazar, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, Stevie Wonder, Tom Vickers

Read the funkiest excerpt from Mitchell Cohen’s Looking for the Magic: New York City, the ‘70s and The Rise of Arista Records

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40 Years of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Winterland

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Pat Daly 2 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band

December 15th, 2018, marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest rock show ever.

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So Alone at 40

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 1978, Johnny Thunders, Paul Cook, Phil Lynott, Steve Jones, Steve Lillywhite

An interview with the legendary Steve Lillywhite, producer of Johnny Thunders’ solo debut

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Was It The Dead Or Was It Disco?

December 1, 2018August 1, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead

Regardless, Garcia and Company got into a groove on Shakedown Street

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How You Gonna See Me in 40 Years

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Warner Bros.

A look back at Alice Cooper’s From the Inside

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“I do Lou Reed better than anybody”

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1978, Lou Reed, RCA, Robert Christgau

Live: Take No Prisoners Turns 40

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40 Years of Phantom

October 28, 2018October 29, 2018 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Kiss, NBC, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

Tonight back in 1978, Kiss invaded national television with their campy cult classic

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They Wanted Everything

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, CBGB, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, John Holmstrom, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Punk Magazine, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

A chat with Punk Magazine’s John Holmstrom about Road to Ruin by The Ramones

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Stage at 40

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie’s teutonic peak?

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And It Was A Gas

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 Luci Turner 1 Comment 1978, 40th Anniversary, Blondie, CBGBs, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destri

Blondie’s Parallel Lines at 40

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Dub/Reggae Soul

Kaya at 40

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Stephen Marley

A potent classic still informs Bob Marley’s mantra four decades on

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‘The 70s Album We Enjoyed the Most Making’

August 31, 2018September 1, 2018 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 1978, 40th Anniversary, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Wire

We mark the 40th Anniversary of Wire’s Chairs Missing with a lot of adjectives from Tim and insightful comments from Colin Newman

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