40th Anniversary Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Story of the Ghost: Celebrating 40 Years of a Classic Police Album

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, A&M Records, Andy Summers, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Ghost in the Machine, Hugh Padgham, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World, Stewart Copeland, Sting, The Police

1981’s Ghost in the Machine underscores the trio’s fast ascent to superstar success

Punk

Shiftless When Idle: 40 Years of Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

October 4, 2021October 13, 2021 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone

With an expanded box set of their scrappy debut coming out this month via Rhino Records, the Rock & Roll Globe celebrates The Replacements at their rawest

Pop Progressive Rock Rock

Like It Or Not: Abacab Turns 40

September 20, 2021September 29, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1981, 40th Anniversary, Abacab, Atlantic, Earth Wind and Fire, Genesis, Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, No Reply, Phil Collins, Tony Banks

From Prog to Pop, this 11th Genesis LP marked another new bold beginning for the legendary trio

New Wave Pop

It’s All in the Draw of the Cards: Mistaken Identity at 40

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bette Davis Eyes, Draw of the Card, EMI, EMI America, Kim Carnes, Mistaken Identity, SiriusXM, Voyeur, Waddy Watchel

Looking back at Kim Carnes’s fluky #1 album, and her brief hit-making career

jazz New Wave Pop

We The Cats: Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive at 40

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Jim Allen 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, AM, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brian Setzer, Cab Calloway, Graham Maby, Joe Jackson, Jumpin' Jive, Louis Jordan, Night and Day

In the Summer of ’81, a New Wave firebrand became the first neo-swing king

Dub/Reggae Pub Rock Punk Rap

A Funny Thing Happened En Route To Seeing The Clash At Bond International Casino….

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bonds International Casino, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, New York City, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Times Square, Topper Headon

One fan’s unique remembrance of catching the British punk godfathers on Broadway 40 years ago this month

Hard Rock Rock

The Last Rock Star: When Billy Squier Blew Up

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Billy Squier, Capitol, Capitol Records, Don't Say No, MTV, Piper

40 years ago, America said yes to Don’t Say No

adblock Dance Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Post-Punk

Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

New Wave Rock

Face Dances At 40: How The Who Moved On Without Moon

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Another Tricky Day, Face Dances, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, You Better You Bet

In 1981, the rock gods rebounded from tragedy by getting in tune with the times

jazz New Wave

How Landscape’s Subversive Synth-Pop Helped Shape the ‘80s

March 9, 2021March 15, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Blitz, Einsten A Go Go, Jazz, Kraftwerk, Landscape, New Romantic, New Wave, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox, Yellow Magic Orchestra

Follow the journey from jazz to New Romantic as “Einstein a-Go-Go” turns 40

Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock

Pump Up The Volume: Stands For Decibels at 40

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Big Star, CBGB, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Hurrah’s, Irving Plaza, Maxwell's, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, the Mudd Club, Will Rigby

An exclusive chat with The dB’s about their classic debut album

Heavy Metal

Diamond Head Marks 40 Years Of Lightning To The Nations

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Am I Evil?, Diamond Head, Heavy Metal, Lightning To The Nations, Metallica, New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), The Prince

A new recording of the British New Wave of Heavy Metal gives a stone classic an exciting new jolt

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

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

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

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