Billy Idol

Music Journalism 

Rock & Roll Globe Presents the 32 Great Music Videos of 2024

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, Armand Hammer, Billy Idol, FKA Twigs, Kendrick Lamar, Kim Deal, Knocked Loose, Lady Gaga, Les Savy Fav, Louis Armstrong, Magdalena Bay, Music videos, Stevie Nicks, Sturgill Simpson, SZA

Yes, Virginia, videos still exist despite the gutting of MTV

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Hard Rock Rock 

Bullets and Octane Talk Shop With Steve Stevens

July 16, 2024July 17, 2024 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Atomic Playboys, Billy Idol, Bullets and Octane, Keith Forsey, No One Gets Out Alive, Steve Stevens

Collaborative single, “No One Gets Out Alive,” out now

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Experimental jazz New Wave Remembrance Rock 

Mars Williams, Jazz and New Wave Saxophone Great, Gone at 68

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Ayler, Billy Idol, Billy Squier, Kesha, Mars Williams, Massacre, Ministry, RIP, The Killers, The Power Station, The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses

The key member of The Waitresses and The Psychedelic Furs was 68

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

Flesh For Fantasy: Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell at 40

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Billy Idol, Catch My Fall, Eyes Without A Face, Flesh For Fantasy, Generation X, Keith Forsey, Rebel Yell, Steve Stevens

Looking back on his star-making second solo album

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

Billy Idol Releases Expanded Edition of 1982 Solo Debut

July 29, 2023July 31, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, Billy Idol, Dancing With Myself, expanded edition, Generation X, Hot In The City, reissue, Universal Music Enterprises, White Wedding

Updated version includes a remix in Dolby Atmos and live bonus disc

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Alternative Rock Garage Rock New Wave Punk Rock Rockabilly Roots 

Meet “The Brains” of Modern Psychobilly

June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 Steve Kirwan 0 Comments Billy Idol, Colin Irvine, Colin the Dead, Depeche Mode, Gui Kitty, Montreal, Psychobilly, Quebec, Rene De La Muerte, Rene Garcia, Soft Cell, The Brains, The Cure

Digging the untamed sounds of the renowned Montreal trio

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Rock 

My Mind’s Such A Sweet Thing: Tommy James at 75

April 29, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 75th birthday, Billy Idol, Crimson and Clover, I think we're alone now, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lene Lovich, Mony Mony, Tiffany, Tommy James, Tommy James and the Shondells

The Michigan hitmaker reflects on the Mob, “Mony Mony” and a magical career

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Holiday 

A Rock & Roll Globe Guide to Holiday Music V. 2021

December 19, 2021December 20, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bad Bad Hats, Billy Idol, Busy Signal, Christmas, Christmas Albums, Disco People, Hanukkah, Kat Edmonson, Kelly Finnigan, The Beaumonts

We could all use the cheering up, right?

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New Wave Pop Radio Rock 

ALBUMS: An Unbreakable Heart

December 3, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 1 Comment 2020, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts, RCA

Essentially, Plastic Hearts represents “The Freedom of Miley Cyrus”

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