40th Anniversary Archives -

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Give It A Whirl

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Split Enz, Tim Finn

Split Enz’s Frenzy at 40

Electronics jazz

Staying In Step

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis

Forty years after Directstep, Herbie Hancock’s oft-overlooked album stands as a symbol of what was to come

New Wave Pop Punk Rock

A New Wave Masterpiece Turns 40

January 26, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions

Armed Forces further fuels Elvis Costello’s transatlantic invasion

Rock

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

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Pat Daly 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band

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

Rock

Was It The Dead Or Was It Disco?

December 1, 2018December 2, 2018 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

Rock

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

Pop Rock

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

Punk

They Wanted Everything

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Eric Davidson 0 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

Rock Soul

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?

Pop Punk Rock

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

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

Pop Punk Rock

‘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

Pop Punk Rock

Q: Are We Not Men is 40?

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Devo, Gerard Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, New Wave

A: By Devo it is!

Rock

Who Are You at 40

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

More songs about songs and songwriting on The Who’s final album with Keith Moon

Rock Soul

Street-Legal at 40

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Eric Clapton, Street-Legal

A closer gaze at an oft-overlooked work in the Bob Dylan canon