Marianne Faithfull

Britpop Pop 

As Years Go By: Marianne Faithfull at 75

December 29, 2021January 5, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 75th birthday, As Tears Go By, Barry Reynolds, Broken English, CMJ New Music Seminar, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan reflects on his decades in conversation with the dark queen of English pop

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adblock Dance Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Post-Punk 

Drive It In Between: Nightclubbing at 40

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Sadkin, Barry Reynolds, Chris Blackwell, David Bowie, Demolition Man, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nightclubbing, Pull Up To The Bumper

Grace Jones’ fifth album is “The Empire Strikes Back” of her Compass Point Trilogy

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Soul 

Dig the Slowness: Roberta Flack’s Chapter Two at 50

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 3 Comments 1970, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bernard Purdie, Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Chapter Two, Chuck Rainey, Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, Harry Belafonte, Hugh McCracken, King Curtis, Kingston Trio, LaVern Baker, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Paul & Mary, Quiet Fire, Richard Tee, Roberta Flack, The Smothers Brothers

The portrait of an artist looking for an audience at the intersection of enlightened soul and contemporary singer-songwriter pop

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Records Remembrance 

Amarcord Hal Willner: His Five Greatest Albums

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 1 Comment Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Kurt Weill, Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull, Nino Rota, Saturday Night Live, Walt Disney Concert Hall

The beloved SNL composer’s production work runs as deep as his love for music

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New Wave Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Prayers for Marianne Faithfull

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Blazing Away, Broken English, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Marianne Faithfull, Strange Weather

Early accounts confirm the beloved English singer is currently in hospital battling COVID-19

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Music Journalism Rock 

Famous Quotes Vol. 5: March 2020

March 9, 2020April 15, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 30 Seconds to Mars, George Thorogood, Jared Leto, Jaz Coleman, Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke, Killing Joke, Marianne Faithful, Marianne Faithfull, Pete Shelley, Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks, The Buzzcocks

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the fifth installment of his inquisitive column

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Blues Pop Rock 

Step Right Up: The Blurry Eyed Royalty of the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

A new box set looks back at the quintessential rock commune under the Big Top

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Pop Rock 

About Negative Capability

December 9, 2018January 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Warren Ellis

A look at Marianne Faithfull’s beautiful and dark new album

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Pop 

The Girl at the Party

December 9, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments British Invasion, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Marianne Faithfull in the sixties

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