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Kings of the Wild Frontier: 40 Years of Antmusic

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, CBS Records, Chris Hughes, Dog Eat Dog, Kevin Mooney, Kings of the Wild Frontier, Marco Pirroni, Merrick, Terry Lee Miall

How Adam & The Ants’ daft cultural collision began the ‘80s with a bang

Beatle Remembrance

“An Unspeakable Tragedy”

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Darby Crash, John Lennon, The Germs, Yoko Ono

What John Lennon’s death means to me

Beatle New Wave Pop

Every Day, In Every Way, It’s Getting Better and Better: Double Fantasy at 40

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 1980, Double Fantasy, Geffen, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Looking back on 40 years of John and Yoko’s immortal love letter to their life together

Beatle Remembrance

Where Were You the Night John Lennon…

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Sam Felder 2 Comments 1980, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Norwegian Wood, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A former on-call intern recounts the assassination that shook the NYC medical community to its core

New Wave Post-Punk Rock

On December 6, 1980, Bono and the Edge Gave Mike and Tim A Private Concert

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 1980, Adam Clayton, Bono, Boy, Generation X, Go For It, I Will Follow, Killing Joke, Larry Mullen Jr., Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Edge, The Ritz, the Ruts/Ruts DC, U2

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of U2’s debut in New York City

Post-Punk

Forty Years Ago, Young Marble Giants Exploded A Graceful Bomb Over Manhattan

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 1980, Allison Statton, Colossal Youth, Hurrah, New York City, Philip Moxham, Stuart Moxham, Tim Sommer, Young Marble Giants

Tim Sommer recalls a show that changed his life

New Wave Post-Punk

The Premonition Is Correct: Killing Joke at 40

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments ], 1980, Flood, Jaz Coleman, Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke, Killing Joke, No Nukes, Youth

How this post-punk masterpiece spoke to a generation of kids waiting for nuclear war

New Wave

Elvis Costello: The Man Who Took Liberties

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, Dave Edmunds, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Girls Talk, The Buzzcocks

Looking back at 40 years of the New Wave icon’s first singles collection

Dub/Reggae New Wave Power Pop Punk

They’ve All Gone…: Beat Crazy Turns 40

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Beat Crazy, Biology, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Fit, Graham Maby, I'm The Man, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson Band, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Look Sharp!, Mad At You, Pretty Boys

That time Joe Jackson subverted Rock ‘n’ Roll but nobody noticed

Folk Rock

You Dress In Black, But You Talk Like a Fed: Hawks & Doves at 40

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, David Briggs, Hawks & Doves, Neil Young

Reassessing a previously panned Neil Youg gem released at the cusp of the Reagan Years

New Wave

Talking Heads Remain Amazing

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Beastie Boys, Chris Frantz, Crosseyed and Painless, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Once In A Lifetime, Remain In Light, Remain In Love, Talking Heads, The Great Curve, The Young Aborigines, Tina Weymouth

Talking 40 years of Remain In Light

Beatle Remembrance

Lennon at 80

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1980, 80th birthday, Imagine, John Lennon, Joy Division, Paul McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A personal reflection on John from a writer who shares a birthday with the late, great Beatle

Funk Reggae Soul

As If You Read My Mind: Hotter Than July at 40

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1980, Happy Birthday, Hotter Than July, Jammin (Master Blaster), Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Lately, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

The 19th studio album from Stevie Wonder kicked off the most successful decade of his career

New Wave Power Pop Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores

Mixed-Up Kids: Times Square at 40

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment “Down in the Park, “Grinding Halt", “I Wanna Be Sedated, “Take This Town, “Walk on the Wild Side, ” Ramones, ” the Talking Heads, ” Tubeway Army, 1980, Allan Moyle, D.L. Byron, Garland Jeffreys, Lou Reed, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Patti Smith Group, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, Roxy Music, RSO, The Clash, The Cure, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, XTC

Looking back at the quintessential rock ‘n’ rebel experience of 1980

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Gimme Some Slack: The Cars’ Panorama at 40

September 7, 2020December 8, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1980, 40th Anniversary, adblock, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Panorama, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, Touch and Go

Guitarist Elliot Easton chats exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about the New Wave legends’ underrated third album

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