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40th Anniversary

New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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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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

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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!

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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

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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

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