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RIP Meat Loaf: (Heaven Must Be) Glowing Like The Metal On The Edge Of A Knife

January 21, 2022January 23, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Cher, Ellen Foley, Fight Club, Jim Steinman, Marvin Aday, Meat Loaf, Paradise By The Dashboard Light, RIP

The mountain of a man with talent and heart to match was 74

Pop Rock

Ronnie Spector: The Baddest Bad Girl

January 13, 2022January 18, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Amy Winehouse, Be My Baby, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Thunders, RIP, Ronnie Spector, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, The Beatles, The Chantels, The Rolling Stones, The Shirelles

Saying goodbye to a New York Original and an American Treasure

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance

Dig Out The Cigar Box: Budgie’s Burke Shelley Is Dead

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Nathan Carson 2 Comments Breadfan, Budgie, Burke Shelley, Iron Maiden, Metallica, RIP, Soundgarden

The lead singer of the influential Welsh hard rock group was 71

Films jazz Remembrance

Sidney Poitier and the Burden of Responsibility

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Blackboard Jungle, Daniel Petrie, Diahann Carroll, Joanne Woodward, Norman Jewison, Paris Blues, Paul Newman, RIP, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer

How music helped match the finest moments in the film legend’s greatest roles

Festivals Music Journalism Remembrance Rock

Michael Lang Goes Back To The Garden

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Ron Hart 3 Comments Blind Melon, Blue Cheer, Blues Image, Bob Dylan, cancer, Carlos Santana, Chuck Berry, Green Day, John Lee Hooker, John Scher, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, RIP, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Following a valiant battle with a rare form of cancer, the renowned and controversial Woodstock co-founder passed away on January 8 at 77

Alternative Rock Art Pop Remembrance Rock

There’s A Starman Waiting In The Sky: David Bowie at 75

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Bowie, Bowie 75, David Bowie, Lake Street Dive, Reeves Gabrels, RIP, Tin Machine, Tony Visconti

Ahead of his heavenly milestone birthday, Jim Sullivan reflects on his decades in conversation with the late, great Duke

Bluegrass Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock

Remembering Nez: Now It’s Time To Listen To The Band

December 16, 2021December 21, 2021 James Porter 4 Comments Davy Jones, Generation X, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, MTV, Peter Tork, RCA, RIP, The Monkees

Why losing Michael Nesmith means so much more than the death of the “Quiet Monkee”

Dub/Reggae Reggae Remembrance

The Eternal Bloodlight of Robbie Shakespeare

December 10, 2021December 14, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Bass Guitar, Beenie Man, Bob Marley, Bounty Killer, Bunny "Striker" Lee, Capleton, Dub, King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Reggae, RIP, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly & Robbie, Sly and Robbie, The Revolutionaries

Legendary Bass Player, Songwriter and Record Producer has died

Beatle Remembrance

George Harrison Left the Material World 20 Years Ago Today

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Ron Hart 4 Comments 20th Anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Cloud Nine, Electronic Sound, Eric Clapton, Extra Texture, George Harrison, Get Back, Live In Japan, Peter Jackson, RIP, The Beatles, Thirty Three and 1/3

Looking back on five of his most underrated solo albums

Broadway Pop

Stephen Sondheim and the Hills of Tomorrow

November 27, 2021December 1, 2021 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Bernadette Peters, Broadway, Company, Mandy Patinkin, Merrily We Roll Along, RIP, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Theater

Remembering the legendary American theater composer and lyricist, who left us on November 26th at age 91

Britpop Pop Progressive Rock Rock

Despite the Passing of Drummer Graeme Edge, His Legacy Lingers

November 12, 2021November 17, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 6 Comments 1967, Deram Records, Graeme Edge, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, RIP, The Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues

We remember the longest-surviving member of the Moody Blues with his own words

Art Pop Folk New Wave Remembrance

And Then There Were Two: Remembering Maggie Roche

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Maggie Roche, RIP, Robert Fripp, Roches, Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, The Roches

Suzzy and Terre of The Roches share stories and memories of their sister on her 70th birthday

Punk Remembrance Rockabilly

Aloha From Hell: Lux Interior Turns 75

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Alex Chilton, Flamejob, Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, RIP, Smell of Female, Songs The Lord Taught Us, Stay Sick!, The Cramps

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on his years in conversation with the dearly departed Cramps frontman

Blues New Wave Remembrance

Money Never Changed Tom Gray

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Bonnie Bramlett, Carlene Carter, Cyndi Lauper, Delta Moon, Manfred Mann, Money Changes Everything, RIP, Steve Lillywhite, The Brains, Tom Gray

The hit songwriter, lap-steel wizard and unsung hero of the New Wave era was 70

Heavy Metal Remembrance

Remembering Cliff Burton: Orion in Iron

September 27, 2021October 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1986, Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Kill 'Em All, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Orion, Ride The Lightning, RIP

Looking back on the artistry of the legendary Metallica bassist on the 35th anniversary of his tragic passing

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