Sparks

Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Sal Maida (1948-2025): All-Star Bassist and More

February 5, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Little Italy, Milk 'N' Cookies, New York City, RIP, Roxy Music, Sal Maida, Sparks

Playing with Roxy Music and Sparks was only the tip of the iceberg

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Video 

Our 30 Favorite Music (and Music Related) Videos of 2023

December 22, 2023February 19, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments aja monet, Amon Tobin, Caterina Barbieri, Chase Dobson, Danny Brown, Doja Cat, Hamell On Trial, Jesse Malin, Jimi Hendrix, Joell Ortiz, Kate Davis, Kosha Dillz, L'Orange, Lucy Dacus, Marshall Allen, Mega Ran, Megan Thee Stallion, Metallica, Nandi Bushnell, Ólafur Arnalds, Pussy Riot, Robert Fripp, Sparks, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tay627, The Hives, The Last of Us, Thelonious Monk, Vera Farmiga, Young M.A.

Looking back on a visual year of hip-hop realism, nature porn and Oz cosplay rules

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Records 

The Rock & Roll Globe Top 40 Albums of 2023

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Aesop Rock, Andre 3000, Anohni and the Johnsons, Armand Hammer, Billy Woods, Bob Dylan, boygenius, Caroline Polachek, Danny Brown, Extreme, Gina Birch, Gorillaz, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jesse Drayton, JPEGMAFIA, Kassa Overall, Kelela, Kenny Segal, Lana del Rey, Lil Yachty, Low Cut Connie, Lucinda Williams, Mammoth WVH, Margo Price, Meshell Ndegeocello, Mitski, Noname, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Paul Simon, Queens of the Stone Age, Samantha Fish, Screaming Females, Slowdive, Sparks, Sufjan Stevens, Sunny War, Travis Scott, Water From Your Eyes, Wilco. Bully, Yo La Tengo, Zach Bryan

Counting down the releases that sparked the most joy this year

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Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Have a “Latte” Fun in Boston

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 2023, Blackie Lawless, Boston, Indiscreet, Kimono My House, Propaganda, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, W.A.S.P.

Despite a late start, the Mael brothers delivered the beans in Beantown

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Records 

ALBUMS: May 2023 In Review

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, bar italia, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Island Records, Matador Records, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, Tracey Denim, Warner Music

Digging the new works of Sparks, bar italia and Brandy Clark this month

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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Films 

Tune In, Turn On: The Best Music Docs of 2021

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Apple TV+, Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James, Don't Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES, IDLES, Mr. Saturday Night, On Demand, PBS, Rick James, Robert Stigwood, Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, Showtime, Sparks, The Sparks Brothers, This Is Pop, Tina, Tina Turner

This year the streaming services runneth over with quality content for every music fan

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Lunch With Sal Maida and Steve Wynn

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments COVID-19, Ed Rogers, Linda Pitmon, Roxy Music, Sal Maida, Sparks, Steve Wynn, The Dream Syndicate

Over burgers and eggs benedict, the longtime friends and contemporaries let Rock & Roll Globe listen in as they catch up on how they kept busy during the past eighteen months – and what’s next for each of them

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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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Music Journalism 

It Is Time for SNL to Lose Live Music 

February 18, 2021February 5, 2024 Tim Sommer 5 Comments Captain Beefheart, Fear, Kid Creole, Lone Justice, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Mink DeVille, Percy Sledge, Roy Orbison, Saturday Night Live, Sparks, Wynton Marsalis

An open letter to Lorne Michaels

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Glam Music Journalism 

REQUIRED READING: Trouser Glitter

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1977, Alex Harvey, Ira Robbins, Irvine Welsh, Marc Bolan, Roxy Music, Sparks, T.Rex, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

Ira Robbins goes glam in his novel ‘Marc Bolan Killed in Crash’

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Beatle Experimental New Wave Pop Rock 

Like A Flower: McCartney II at 40

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1980, Coming Up, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Ron Mael, Sparks, The Beatles

If McCartney was Paul McCartney’s declaration of independence from the Beatles, Part II signaled a new kind of freedom

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Glam New Wave Pop Rock 

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. II

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Indiscreet, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

The second half of our exclusive chat with Ron Mael

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Glam New Wave Rock 

Tony Visconti Lets Sparks Fly

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments A Steady Drip Drip Drip, David Bowie, George Martin, Indiscreet, Paul McCartney, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Tony Visconti

Jim Sullivan talks exclusively with the legendary producer about his history with the Mael Brothers

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Glam New Wave Pop 

Sparks and the Steady Drip, Drip, Drip of Success Pt. I

May 14, 2020May 22, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2020, A Steady Drip Drip Drip, BMG, Franz Ferdinand, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Cramps

As they release their 24th LP, Ron Mael speaks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about how he and brother Russell are keeping from going COVID crazy

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