Rock and Roll Globe

Rock and Roll Globe

Real writing about real music.

  • Rock
  • Punk
  • Hip Hop
  • Soul
  • About
  • Shop
    • My account
    • Cart
    • Checkout

70th Birthday

New Wave Rock 

Superstar Without Portfolio: Bob Geldof at 70

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Atlantic Records, Bob Geldof, Brenda Spencer, British Empire, I Don't Like Mondays, Live Aid, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Queen Elizabeth II, The Boomtown Rats, The Vegetarians of Love

Jim Sullivan revisits his 1990 interview with the Irish rock great, New Wave pioneer and co-founder of Live Aid

Read more
New Wave Punk Rock 

‘Have A Nice Death’: Chrissie Hynde at 70

September 7, 2021September 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Boston, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers, New Wave, Orpheum Theatre, Pete Farndon, Pretenders, Punk, Ray Davies, Stockholm, The Buzzcocks, The Kinks, The Pretenders

Looking back on over 40 years of seeing the fiery Pretenders frontwoman on stage

Read more
Folk Indie Rock Pop 

Jonathan Richman Surrenders To 70

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Asa Brebner, Boston, David Robinson, Jerry Harrison, Roadrunner, The Modern Lovers. Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground

Celebrate this milestone birthday of the Boston bard by paying closer attention to his solo catalogue

Read more
New Wave Pop 

Chris Frantz at 70

May 8, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 70th Birthday, Blondie, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Genius of Love, Son of Sam, Talking Heads, Television, The Cramps, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

Jim Sullivan catches up with the groundbreaking drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club on his 70th trip around the sun

Read more
New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Peter Gabriel at 70 — A Rock & Roll Globe Playlist

February 13, 2020June 24, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Genesis, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Scratch, So. Up, Us

Celebrating 7 decades of life and a half century of music with a stroll through the catalog of the Godfather of Global Pop

Read more
  • Next →

Recent Posts

  • Ween Unveils ‘Boognish Provides’
  • Stevie Wonder’s Declaration of Independence
  • Hole’s Eric Erlandson: ‘I’m the Steward’
  • Artists Praise ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ for its 50th Anniversary
  • Ringo Gets Back to the Garden

Recent Comments

  • handwriting to text converter on Flesh Cartoons: Robyn Hitchcock’s Eye at 30
  • Danny Thompson on Revisiting the ‘Magic’ of The Grateful Dead ’85
  • Ron Hart on Revisiting the ‘Magic’ of The Grateful Dead ’85
  • Russ on Revisiting the ‘Magic’ of The Grateful Dead ’85
  • Tim Simoulis on Ramble On Rose: The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 at 50

Social

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Subscribe to Rock and Roll Globe

Editor: Ron Hart, [email protected]
|
General Manager & Advertising: Kevin Sanders, [email protected]
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
Sea of Reeds
Check us out:
  • Audiohopper. Real news. Narrated.
  • Book and Film Globe
  • Fine Art Globe
  • Media Globe
  • Modern Consensus
  • The Book House
  • Rock and Roll Globe
  • Wine and Whiskey Globe
©Sea of Reeds Media. All Rights Reserved.