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A Funked-Up Fairy Tale: Extreme’s ‘Pornograffiti’ at 30

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Bryan Rolli 0 Comments 1990, Extreme, Extreme II: Pornograffitti, Faith No More, Gary Cherone, More Than Words, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Paul Geary, Poison, Pornograffiti, Queen, The Beatles, Van Halen, Warrant, White Lion

This is the story of a great band caught between hair metal and alternative rock until they hit big with a Beatlesque ballad

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Glam New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock Rockabilly

Ready, Freddie: How The Game Changed Queen 40 Years Ago

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Another One Bites The Dust, Brian May, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Game

In 1980, the arena-rock royals’ finest moment embraced disco, rockabilly, and more

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New Wave Pop Reggae Video

MTV Killed the VIDEOSTAR

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Carey Budnick 2 Comments 999, AC/DC, Bad Manners, Barbara Jones, Body Talk, Buggles, Can’t Get Enough Of You, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Elvis Costello, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime, Feels Like I’m In Love, Genesis, Hanging Around, Hazel O’Connor, Human League, Imagination, In And Out Of Love, In The Air Tonight, Intuition, Japan, Johnny And Mary, Just Can’t Get Enough, Just When I Need You Most, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Korgis, Leo Sayer, Linx, My Simple Heart, No Reply At All, Obsessed, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Queen, Quiet Life, Robert Palmer, Sky, Star, Stevie Nicks, The Three Degrees, Thunder In My Heart, Tina Turner, Toccata, Tunnel Of Love, Video Killed The Radio Star, VIDEOSTARS, Walking In The Sunshine, Whitney Houston

An inside look at the world’s very first music compilation for video cassette

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Music Journalism

Neal Preston: An Exhilarating Eye

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Bradley Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Neal Preston, Queen, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, The Sex Pistols, The Who, Wembley Stadium

The rock photography legend on clickbait headlines, lighting Kate Hudson’s face and who’s still on his photography bucket list.

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Freddie Mercury: The Baddest of Them All

November 8, 2019November 9, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Freddie Mercury, Mr. Bad Guy, Queen, The Great Pretender

A newly remastered “Special Edition” reminds us of the Queen captain’s first solo LP

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Missed Opportunity

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Remi Malek, Roger Taylor

Bohemian Rhapsody paints a family-friendly portrait of Queen

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International Pop Festival Electrifies Liverpool’s Legendary Cavern Club

May 22, 2017April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Ariana Grande, B-Side, Bill Ward, Cavern Club, David Bash, Freddie Mercury, International Pop Overthrow, Jim Ellison, Joe Shanahan, Josh Caterer, JR Jones, Liverpool, Material Issue, Queen, Sean Macreavy, Slyboots, Smoking Popes, The Dream Factory, The Fast Camels, The Lilacs

Ken Kurson plays The Cavern Club in Liverpool, UK, May 21, 2017 (Alma Evert) https://rockandrollglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/International-Pop-Festival-Comes-to-Liverpool-and-Electrifies-Legendary-Cavern-Club.mp3 Yesterday, I played a few of my songs for the crowd at the Cavern Club. Let me write that again because I still can’t believe it occurred. On Sunday, May 21, this 48-year-old fading modernist took the stage at the very place on Mathew Street in Liverpool where The Beatles were discovered and played a

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