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Alternative Rock North Americana Rock 

LISTEN: Florence Dore Shares New Single “Signs of Life”

October 21, 2024October 22, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, COVID-19, Florence Dore, Mark Spencer, Marshall Crenshaw, Signs of Life, Somewhere Down the Line, Will Rigby

There’s also a cool cover of a deep Marshall Crenshaw cut as well

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Rock Southern Rock 

Blackberry Smoke Will Be Right Here

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 3 Legged Records, Be Right Here, Blackberry Smoke, Brit Turner, Charlie Starr, COVID-19, Dave Cobb, Find a Light, Layla, Ram Dass

Talking with frontman Charlie Starr about the band’s electrifying new album

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Sonny Smith’s Handmade Music

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 j. poet 0 Comments 2023, Ava Lynch, COVID-19, Josiah Flores, Rocks In Your Head Records, San Francisco, Self-Awareness Through Macrame, Sonny and the Sunsets, Sonny Smith

Catching up with San Francisco’s Sunset man

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Punk Rock 

Glen Matlock: Truth or Consequences

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Brexit, Consequences Coming, Constant Craving, COVID-19, Donald J. Trump, Glen Matlock, k.d. lang, Lockdown, The Rich Kids, The Sex Pistols

Talking with the original Sex Pistol about politics and punk rock

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Films Glam New Wave Punk Rock 

The New David Johansen Doc: A Mixed Bag?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, Carlyle, COVID-19, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Leah Hennessey, Martin Scorsese, Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Showtime, the New York Dolls

Where Martin Scorsese’s anticipated film about the New York Doll goes right…and wrong

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Indie Rock Rock 

Blues Lawyer and the Art of Patience

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 j. poet 0 Comments Alejandra Alcala, All In Good Time, Blues Lawyer, COVID-19, Dark Entries Records, Ellen Matthews, Elyse Schrock, Rob Miller

How the band bounced back from pandemic peril with a fab new album

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Alternative Rock Britpop Pop Rock 

How Tim Burgess Crafted An Opus

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Coil, COVID, COVID-19, interview, Julian Cope, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Spiritualized, The Beatles, The Charlatans, The Moody Blues, Thighpaulsandra, Tim Burgess, Typical Music

The Charlatans frontman talks about his new solo double LP Typical Music

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Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: The New Adventures of Bill and Billy in Drag City

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 David Richman 0 Comments Bill Callahan, Billie Eilish, Blind Date, Bonnie Prince Billy, COVID-19, Dave Berman, Drag City, Silver Jews, Steely Dan, Will Oldham

Blind Date Party finds the two towers of Chicago’s preeminent indie rock imprint celebrating the diversity of their forever home

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Music Journalism 

The Trouble With Spotify

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Christopher Treacy 2 Comments Amazon, Apple Music, COVID-19, Joe Rogan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Spotify, T-Pain, Tidal, Youtube

Why the problem with the Swedish streaming giant is bigger than Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Joe Rogan combined

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Indie Rock 

CONCERTS: Tame Impala Takes The Hollywood Bowl

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, COVID-19, Hollywood, Hollywood Bowl, Kevin Parker, Los Angeles, North American Tour, Rushium, Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

No “Rushium” was needed to enjoy the Australian modern rock greats’ two-night stand at the iconic Los Angeles venue

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Funk Soul 

Kool & The Gang Still Imagine A World Full Of Peace

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Celebration, COVID-19, Dennis Thomas, Get Down On It, Kool & The Gang, Kool and the Gang, Ladies Night, Omnivore Recordings, Perfect Union, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Ru-Jac Records, The Pursuit of Happiness

Despite the loss of two key members, the celebrated Jersey City funk icons remain a Perfect Union on first new album in over a decade

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Pop Rock 

The Goo Goo Dolls Bring Happy Back In Los Angeles

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Leena Tailor 2 Comments Better Days, Buffalo, Century City Mall, Concerts, COVID-19, Goo Goo Dolls, Iris, Johnny Rzeznik, Los Angeles, Name, rarities, Robby Takac

“Tonight’s the night the world begins again,” Johnny Rzeznik declares on the band’s first West Coast show since COVID-19

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Hip Hop 

The Juggalo Variant

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Jason Webber 6 Comments 2021, COVID-19, DJ Paul, Gathering of the Juggalos, GWAR, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, Kid ‘N’ Play, R.A. The Rugged Man, Shaggy 2 Dope, Tech N9ne, Vanilla Ice, Violent J

Spreading the cheeks of America’s last subculture at the Gathering of the Juggalos

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Lunch With Sal Maida and Steve Wynn

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments COVID-19, Ed Rogers, Linda Pitmon, Roxy Music, Sal Maida, Sparks, Steve Wynn, The Dream Syndicate

Over burgers and eggs benedict, the longtime friends and contemporaries let Rock & Roll Globe listen in as they catch up on how they kept busy during the past eighteen months – and what’s next for each of them

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Blues Rock Rockabilly Roots 

Lara Hope and The Ark-Tones: Rocking Through the Pandemic with the Rockabilly Rebels from Upstate New York

July 12, 2021March 28, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, COVID-19, Eddie Rion, Here To Tell The Tale, Jeremy Boniello, Kingston, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones, Matt Goldpaugh, New York, pandemic, Sower Records, Upstate NY

How this talented husband-and-wife-led band are making Kingston the modern-day capital of New York Rock

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