Ira Robbins

Music Journalism 

Tim Sommer Punches Up for the ‘Outsiders’

August 11, 2026August 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Dispatches from the Kingdom of Outsiders, Ira Robbins, MTV, Noise the Show, Tim Sommer, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

A pundit of punk and pop tells tales about U2, The Clash and more in new book

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Music Journalism 

Before It Was Easy: Ira Robbins Talks Trouser Press’s 50th Birthday

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 Jim Allen 2 Comments 50th anniversary, Big Country, Devo, Elvis Costello, Ira A. Robbins, Ira Robbins, Jimmy Page, Magazine, New Wave, Pete Townshend, Rory Gallagher, The Who, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books, Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974-1984

A seminal rock magazine gets an awesome anthology

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Music Journalism 

Trouser Press Celebrates 50 Years in March at New York’s Bowery Electric

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bowery Electric, Chris Stamey, Dennis Diken, Dot Dash, Ira Robbins, New York City, Peter Holsapple, The Smithereens, Trouser Press, Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974-1984

Revered New York music magazine also honored with upcoming anthology as well

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Alternative Rock Music Journalism Power Pop Rock 

Freda Love Smith In Conversation at The Book House

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Agate Publishing, Freda Love Smith, I Quit Everything, Ira Robbins, The Blake Babies, The Book House, Trouser Press

The former Blake Babies drummer will be in Millburn, NJ, to promote her new book I Quit Everything

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Music Journalism Records 

The Return of the White Label Promo Preservation Society

October 6, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 2023, Bud Scoppa, Dana Gillespie, Dave DiMartino, David Johansen, Detroit with Mitch Ryder, Dusty Springfield, Fishbone, HoZac Books, Ira Robbins, Jeff Tamarkin, Johnny Mathis, Michael "Cub" Koda, Mitchell Cohen, Mott the Hoople, Music Journalism, Records, Sal Maida, Susan Whithall, The Dead Boys, The James Gang, White Label Promo Preservation Society, White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol. 2

Inside the second volume of the book series that looks beyond the Billboard charts

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Music Journalism 

They Were There: Two Legendary Rock Writers Sitting Around Talking Pt. 2

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Jim Allen 1 Comment Blondie, Gene Sculatti, Greg Tate, Ira Robbins, Nick Tosches, Ralph J. Gleason, Television, The Catalog of Cool, The Marbles, The Mumps, The Ramones, Trouser Press

A candid conversation with Ira Robbins and Gene Sculatti, continued

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Music Journalism 

They Were There: Two Legendary Rock Writers Sitting Around Talking, Part One

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments Big Brother and the Holding Company, CBGB, Crawdaddy!, Creem, Gene Sculatti, Hit Parader, Ira Robbins, Melody Maker, Mojo Navigator, Music Journalism, New York City, San Francisco, Talking Heads, Television, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The Who Sell Out, Trouser Press

A candid conversation with Ira Robbins and Gene Sculatti

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Music Journalism 

They Are The White Label Promo Preservation Society

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Amy Rigby, Dave DiMartino, HoZac Books, HoZac Records, Ira Robbins, Jeff Tamarkin, Marshall Crenshaw, Mike Stax, Mitchell Cohen, Peter Holsapple, Radney Foster, Sal Maida, Steve Wynn, Susan Whitall, The dB's, Trouser Press, Ugly Things, White Label Promo Preservation Society, Wreckless Eric

On the eve of its celebration at New York’s famed Cutting Room, one more dive into this year’s most indispensable album guide

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Glam Music Journalism 

REQUIRED READING: Trouser Glitter

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1977, Alex Harvey, Ira Robbins, Irvine Welsh, Marc Bolan, Roxy Music, Sparks, T.Rex, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

Ira Robbins goes glam in his novel ‘Marc Bolan Killed in Crash’

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