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Music Journalism 

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces Its Class of 2021

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmet Ertegun Award, Billy Preston, Carole King, Charley Patton, Clarence Avant, Class of 2021, Early Influence Award, Foo Fighters, Gil Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Musical Excellence Award, Randy Rhoads, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, The Go-Gos, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

Tina Turner, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk and Carole King among the names to be inducted at this year’s ceremony

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Hip Hop Rap 

Wrecking Shop When I Drop: LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out Turns 30

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Def Jam, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Marley Marl, Slick Rick

Remembering the classic that invented the hip-hop comeback album,

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Alternative Rock Experimental Noise Pop Post-Punk Rock 

Put Me In The Equation, It’s Alright: Sonic Youth’s Goo At 30

July 7, 2020July 11, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Chuck D, DGC, Geffen, Goo, Karen Carpenter, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

Their beloved DGC debut has a sense of a band courting the mainstream on their own terms

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

A Few More Words About Neil Peart

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Fear of a Black Planet, Geddy Lee, Hold Your Fire, Limelight, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Neil Peart, Peter Dinklage, Presto, Primus, Public Enemy, RIP, Roll The Bones, Rush, Tom Sawyer, Vinnie Vincent, Vinnie Vincent Invasion

One fan’s reflection on the impact of Rush on the teenaged soul

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Country and/or Western 

Welcome to the Future: Brad Paisley’s American Saturday Night Ten Years Later

November 21, 2019March 21, 2021 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2009, Accidental Racist, American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley, Country Music, LL Cool J

How the country prodigy’s 2009 classic resonates in modern times

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