Long Island

Folk Pop Remembrance 

Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1981, Cat's In The Cradle, Do Something: The Harry Chapin Story, Harry Chapin, Jimmy Carter, Long Island, RIP, Tom Chapin, When In Doubt, World Hunger Year

40 years after tragedy struck on the Long Island Expressway, Jim Sullivan reminds us why the beloved singer-songwriter was so much more than one hit song

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Hip Hop Rap 

How’d You Get My Name and Number?: De La Soul Is Dead at 30

May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, De La Soul, De La Soul Is Dead, Long Island, Maseo, Plug 1, Plug 2, Plug 3, Posdnuos, Prince Paul, Tom Waits, Tommy Boy, Trugoy, Trugoy The Dove

Still unavailable on streaming services, the second De La Soul albums nevertheless remains a high-water mark in hip-hop creativity

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Rock Rockabilly 

Lee Rocker: Go Cat Go!

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Airstream, Brian Setzer, Gather Round, Lee Rocker, London, Long Island, Rockabilly, Slim Jim Phantom, Stray Cats, Uptight Records

COVID-19 couldn’t keep this Stray Cat out of the house

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Remembrance Rock 

Farewell, Mr. Mahoney

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Billy Joel, Eddie Money, Levittown, Long Island, RIP

A loose, loving salute to Levittown legend Eddie Money

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Remembrance 

FIVE ALBUMS RELEASED ON 9/11/01

September 11, 2019September 22, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 9/11, Bob Dylan, Jay-Z, Long Island, Mercury Rev, Slayer, The Moldy Peaches

These LPs endured their arrival on the worst day in American history to become classics with a tragic asterisk

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

Surfing the New Wave

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 j. poet 1 Comment Documentaries, FM, Long Island, Radio, WLIR

Documentary on influential Long Island radio station WLIR-FM 92.7 arrives on DVD

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Rock 

River of Dreams at 25

August 9, 2018August 14, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Long Island, Piano pop

An observance on the last Billy Joel pop album

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