Beck

Indie Rock Psychedelics Rock 

Listen To Zack Rosen

March 1, 2023March 2, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Beck, Chimera Music, Connor Grant, John Frusciante, Jon Brion, Sean Ono Lennon, Syzygy, Zack Rosen

Posthumous full-length, Syzygy, captures genius of NYC artist taken before his time

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Indie Rock 

WATCH: Western Shout Shares “The Bird & The Cage”

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beck, Bird & Cage, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brain Johnstown Massacre, Damien Rice, Lauryn Hill, Philip Watts, Rye Coalition, Space Hog, The Bird and the Cage, The Western Shout

The title track to the debut album arrives on Christmas Eve

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Indie Rock Pop Rock Seattle 

Rediscovering Beat Happening On Vinyl

December 12, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Beat Happening, Beck, Calvin Johnson, Jamboree, K Records, Nirvana, Olympia, Pavement, Seattle, SEBADOH, Washington

Domino Records reissues the Olympia, WA pop greats’ seminal catalog on wax

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

Let the Golden Age Begin: Beck’s Sea Change at 20

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2002, 20th Anniversary, Beck, Beck Hansen, DGC Records, Dust Brothers, Lost Cause, Mellow Gold, Midnite Vultures, Mutations, Nigel Godrich, Odelay, Paper Tiger, Sea Change, The Golden Age

How a broken-hearted Mr. Hansen expressed himself pastorally

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: All Eyes On Emma Ayz

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Angel Olsen, Animus, Beck, Emma Ayz, Judy, Karla Bonoff, Los Angeles, Michael Bolton, Perfume Genius, Phoebe Bridgers

The first single from the young L.A. songwriter/musician is a sweet tribute to a friend’s mom

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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Music Journalism 

Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Devo, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Fela Kuti, Lionel Richie, MC5, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!

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Folk Remembrance 

If Roy Orbison Sang For the Lonely, For Whom Did Leonard Cohen Sing? 

November 7, 2021April 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry, Beck, Bryce Dessner, Damien Rice, Daniel Lanois, Death Cab for Cutie, I'm Your Man, Ian McCulloch, Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen, Leslie Feist, Nick Cave, The Future, The National, Zae Rae

Celebrating the Bard of Canadian folkmusic five years after his passing

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 24: October 2021

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 9 to 5 (Morning Train), Beck, Bill Million, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Sheena Easton, The Feelies

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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Alternative Rock Electronic 

“The Guy With The Best Nads Gets His Armpit Licked” – Whale’s We Care celebrates 25 Years

August 13, 2020August 18, 2020 Nathan Carson 4 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Beck, Curve, Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe, MTV, Suede, Tricky, We Care, Whale

Diving deeper than “Slobo Babe” with Sweden’s infectious, obnoxious concoction

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Britpop 

I’m Hoping I Don’t Freeze Here: The Hour of Bewilderbeast at 20

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, Damon Gough, Doves, Elliott Smith, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, Travis

How the first Badly Drawn Boy album set the scene for 21st Century Post Britpop

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Pop Rock 

‘Bono, Meet Perdomo…’

March 23, 2020December 26, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beck, Bono, Brian Wilson, Cat Power, Fernando Perdomo, Jakob Dylan, Let Your Love Be Known, Netflix, Norah Jones, Pink Floyd, Regina Spektor, U2

In an age of isolation, the U2 frontman’s solo performance is given a powerful postscript

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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

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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

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