2019 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Why 24-7 Spyz Matter

June 27, 2021June 29, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2019, 24-7 Spyz, Bad Brains, Fishbone, Jimi Hazel, Living Colour, Philip "Fish" Fisher, Rick Skatore, Ronny Drayton, The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy, Tony "T-Money" Lewis

These South Bronx skate metal legends didn’t need to prove that Black folks can rock, but went ahead and schooled the fools anyway

Progressive Rock Rock

Shed A Light: A Chat With Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2019, Bruce Soord, Dissolution, Gavin Harrison, Hold Our Fire, King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief, Widsom of Crowds, Yes

One of the hottest guitarists and songwriters in modern UK art rock sits down with the Rock & Roll Globe ahead of their upcoming show this Saturday in the Netherlands

jazz

ALBUMS: A Double Shot of Dave Douglas

December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments 2019, Andrew Cyrille, Anna Webber, Carla Bley, Dave Douglas, Devotion, Engage, Greenleaf Label, Jazz, Kate Gentile, Nick Dunston, Tomeka Reid, Uri Caine

Two exquisite and exploratory new albums on the trumpet great’s Greenleaf label continue to showcase his fearlessness in flight

New Wave

ALBUMS: Beck Launches a New Chapter

December 23, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 2019, Beck, Capitol Records, Hyperspace, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes

Mr. Hansen finds room to breathe on his 14th album Hyperspace

jazz Southern Rock

ALBUMS: A Big Band of Brothers

December 20, 2019December 21, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2019, A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band, Allman Brothers Band, Big Band of Brothers, Jai Johahnay Johanson, New West Records

A swinging take on Allman Brothers classics

Pop

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: A Little More Conversation

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, 2019, Box sets, Conversation Piece, David Bowie, Rhino, Space Oddity, Tony Visconti

David Bowie’s Space Oddity saga finally gets its unabridged homage in gorgeous new box set

Dance Pop

IN CONCERT: A Cher-cember To Remember

December 11, 2019December 14, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2019, ABBA, Cher, Concerts, Farewell Concert, Sonny Bono

The Queen Bee of American Pop makes Boston believe again

Hip Hop

ALBUMS: The Best Rap LP of 2019 Is Its Darkest

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2019, Backwoodz Studioz, Billy Woods, Hidden Places, Kenny Segal, Tom Waits

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal’s Hiding Places is to music what Parasite is to the big screen

Holiday North Americana

Saw Black & the Toys Mix Christmas Whimsy and Melancholy On New Album

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments 2019, Americana, Christmas, Christmas In The Background, Justin Black, Recluse Raccoon, Saw Black & The Toys

Richmond-based band offer 12 holiday songs wrapped in shiny tinsel and dry wit

Hard Rock

ALBUMS: Slash Is Living The Dream!

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2019, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Guns 'N' Roses, Living The Dream Tour, Living The Dream Tour (Live), Myles Kennedy, Slash, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist once again proves his solo prowess on powerful new live LP

Folk Pop Roots

ALBUMS: Thanks for the Dance is Leonard Cohen’s Letter from Eternity

November 22, 2019November 27, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2019, Arcade Fire, Beck, Damien Rice, Daniel Lanois, Feist, Happens to the Heart, It's Torn, Jennifer Warnes, Legacy Recordings, Leonard Cohen, Thanks for the Dance, The National, The Night of Santiago, You Want it Darker

The master songwriter’s posthumous envoi arrives

Blues Rock

The North Mississippi Allstars are Up and Rolling

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments 2019, Cody Dickinson, Jim Dickinson, Luther Dickinson, New West Records, North Mississippi Allstars, Otha Turner, Up and Rolling

Cody and Luther Dickinson continue to keep the Delta tradition alive on their 10th studio LP

Folk Rock

Joseph Arthur Comes Back to the World

October 25, 2019October 28, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 2019, Alejandro Escovedo, Arthur Buck, Ben Harper, Better Than Ezra, Big City Secrets, Come Back World, Come to where I'm grom, Greg Dulli, Jesse Malin, Joseph Arthur, Kevin Griffin, Marc Cohn, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Rosanna Arquette

The New York singer-songwriter gets personal on his 14th studio album