Boston Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Minibeast: “Goofy White Guys Entranced by Rhythm”

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Boston, Indie rock, Keith Seidel, Kustomized, Minibeast, Mission of Burma, Niels LaWhite, Noise, On Ice, Peter Prescott, Volcano Suns

This Rhode Island/Massachusetts power-groove trio brings the punk rock star-power with Peter Prescott, but Minibeast is a collaborative band through and through

Indie Rock

Mogwai and the Perils of Rock ‘n’ Roll Shellshock

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Barry Burns, Boston, Mogwai, Stuart Braithwaite, Swans, The Paradise Rock Club, The Ramones

Are Scotland’s premier post-rock heroes too loud for an old punk?

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

Gospel Pop Post-Punk

Nick Cave Returns To Boston With Carnage In Mind

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Boston, Bryan Ferry, Carnage, Concert, Nick Cave, Ric Ocasek, Tour, Wang Theatre, Warren Ellis

With a small band co-led by Warren Ellis, the Goth bard sows the seeds of sorrow and redemption in Beantown

Art Pop New Wave Pop

Wet Leg: From the Chaise Lounge to the Concert Stage

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Boston, Chaise Lounge, Domino Recording Co, The Paradise Rock Club, Wet Leg

Are the critics’ latest darlings as good live as they are in studio?

Remembrance Rock

Grown Up In Public: Lou Reed at 80

March 2, 2022March 12, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Andy Warhol, Boston, Heroin, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, RIP, Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground

Looking back on the man Lester Bangs once called a “pathetic death dwarf” but we hail as a forever hero

New Wave Punk Rock

‘Have A Nice Death’: Chrissie Hynde at 70

September 7, 2021March 29, 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

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

Blues Rock

His Blood Runs Cold: Peter Wolf at 75

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Jim Sullivan 4 Comments 75th birthday, Blues, Boston, Cape Cod, J. Geils Band, Peter Wolf, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Jim Sullivan digs into his archives for a career-spanning 2018 interview with the vibrant frontman for the J. Geils Band

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 16: February 2021

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments " “Crimson & Clover, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, ” Ewan MacColl, Boston, Dean Wareham, Famous Quotes, I think we're alone now, Jim Sullivan, Luna, Roberta Flack, Tom Scholz, Tommy James

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

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 5 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk

IN CONCERT: Cherie Currie and Co. Fire It Up at Hot Stove Cool Music

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Janovitz, Boston, Buffalo Tom, Cherie Currie, Gail Greenwood, Greg Hawkes, Hot Stove Cool Music, Jen Trynin, Kay Hanley, Kim Shattuck, Letters To Cleo, Tanya Donnelly, Ted Leo, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Runaways

The onetime Runaway is joined by members of Buffalo Tom, The Cars, Letters To Cleo, Belly, Speedy Ortiz and more at the 20th anniversary blowout for famed Boston rock ‘n’ jock charity event