Generation X

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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Rock 

When Eddie Cochran Invented the Modern 

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Dave Davies, Eddie Cochran, Generation X, Heilung, Manic Street Preachers, MC5, Motörhead, Pixies, Sex Pistols, Somethin' Else, The Kinks, The Monks, The Trashmen, The Who

Looking back at the exact moment Rock ‘n’ Roll was transformed forever

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Bluegrass Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Nez: Now It’s Time To Listen To The Band

December 16, 2021April 3, 2022 James Porter 4 Comments Davy Jones, Generation X, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, MTV, Peter Tork, RCA, RIP, The Monkees

Why losing Michael Nesmith means so much more than the death of the “Quiet Monkee”

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New Wave Post-Punk Rock 

On December 6, 1980, Bono and the Edge Gave Mike and Tim A Private Concert

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 1980, Adam Clayton, Bono, Boy, Generation X, Go For It, I Will Follow, Killing Joke, Larry Mullen Jr., Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Edge, The Ritz, the Ruts/Ruts DC, U2

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of U2’s debut in New York City

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