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Alternative Rock Rock 

Where It Got Them: R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 30

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1996, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Patti Smith, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Looking back at the band’s last great album

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Pop Records Remembrance Rock 

Artists Remember Clive Davis

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow., Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Melissa Manchester, Patti Smith, RIP, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Music biz titan has died at age 94

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Poetry Punk 

Patti Smith: Earth Angel

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 1 Comment Blondie, Bread of Angels, Fred Sonic Smith, Ivan Kral, Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, St. Martin’s Press, Talking Heads, Television, The Patti Smith Group, Todd Smith, Tony Shanahan

The Godmother of Punk’s new memoir is the book of a lifetime

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Records 

Rock & Roll Globe’s Best Reissues of 2025

December 22, 2025December 23, 2025 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Carly Rae Jepsen, Christopher Cross, David Bowie, John Weider, Lotti Golden, Moonrider, Patti Smith, Rain Parade, Split Enz, The Beatles, The Beckies, The Dream Syndicate, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Monkees, The Pharcyde, The Who, Tina Turner, Unrest

Looking back at our favorite catalog releases of the year

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Remembrance Rock 

Rick Derringer Gone at 77

May 27, 2025May 28, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Edgar Winter, Hulk Hogan, Johnny Winter, Patti Smith, Rick Derringer, RIP, Steely Dan, The McCoys, Thurston Moore, Weird Al Yankovic

Renowned guitarist blurred the lines between rock and pop

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Punk Rock 

Patti Smith Honored on Night of Music, Poetry and Power

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Alison Mosshart, Bruce Springsteen, Carnegie Hall, Charlie Sexton, Courtney Barnett, Flea, Johnny Depp, Lenny Kaye, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan

Carnegie Hall comes alive in tribute to a New York City legend

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Alternative Rock Rock 

A Belated Birthday Wish to Michael Stipe

January 9, 2025January 14, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 65th birthday, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Singin' in the Rain, Tim Sommer

Celebrating the stalwart R.E.M. frontman’s 65th from the Kingdom of Outsiders

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adblock Pop 

The Prose of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department

April 23, 2024May 24, 2024 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Dylan Thomas, Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch, Matty Healy, Patti Smith, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, William Wordsworth

For her 11th studio album, the Chairman of the Board delivers a lecture on the art of literary allusion 

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Punk Rock 

Patti Smith Falls Ill in Italy

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Bologna, Italy, Patti Smith, Patti Smith and Her Band, Rizzoli, Tour

The punk legend recovering after being rushed to the hospital in Bologna

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Beatle Pop Rock 

John Lennon: Our Four Favorite Reissues

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 83rd Birthday, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Kurt Cobain, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon, Sonic Youth, Stephen Brodsky, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Going through our stash for his 83rd birthday

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Music Journalism 

Joe Bonamassa Is Right About Jann Wenner

September 17, 2023September 18, 2023 Ron Hart 5 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde, David Marchese, Jann Wenner, Jon Landau, Patti Smith, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone

I hope this op-ed is articulate enough for the Rolling Stone founder

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Alternative Rock Punk Remembrance Rock 

Guiding Light: Remembering Tom Verlaine

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Billy Ficca, CBGB, Fred Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty, Marquee Moon, New York City, Patti Smith, Richard Lloyd, RIP, Television, Tom Verlaine

The legendary Television guitarist never stopped looking for adventure

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Holiday Pop 

Special Indeed: A Very Special Christmas at 35

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Very Christmas, A&M Records, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Christmas, John Mellencamp, Madonna, Patti Smith, Run DMC, Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Eurythmics, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, U2, Whitney Houston

The greatest modern-era Christmas compilation was released in 1987; here’s why it’s so memorable

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Retail 

Record Store Day 2022: What To Buy

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2022, Alice Cooper, Alice in Chains, Charles Mingus, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Detective, Harper Valley P.T.A., I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos, Jeannie C. Riley, Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Legacy Recordings, Light in the Attic Records, Lou Reed, Madonna, ORG Music, Patti Smith, Real Gone Music, The Doors, The Rolling Stones

Rarities from Lou Reed, Charles Mingus and Darlene Love highlight the 15th anniversary of the music industry’s annual shoppers holiday

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