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We Were Happy There: Peter Holsapple on 40 years of The dB’s Repercussion

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1982, Albion Records, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Peter Holsapple, Repercussion, The dB's, Will Rigby

How a 1982 merger of Power Pop and New Wave became a cult classic

Indie Rock

SONG PREMIERE: Down & Out in Raleigh with Thirsty Curses

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Down & Out, Let's Active, Mitch Easter, North Carolina, Raleigh, The dB's, Thirsty Curses, Wilson Getchell

The Rock & Roll Globe is honored to debut the first single off the band’s forthcoming LP

Rock

The Top 10 Rock ‘n’ Roll Reissues of 2021

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Be Bop Deluxe, Fire of Love, Gypsy, Help Yourself, John Du Cann, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, LAMF: The Found ’77 Masters, Marshall Crenshaw, Passing Through, Punk and Disorderly: The Albums, Reissues, Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher (50th anniversary edition), Spirit, Spiritualized, The Beat Farmers, The dB's, The Del Fuegos, The Gun Club, The Heartbreakers, The World’s Not Big Enough

The Rev goes deep for his picks of this year’s choicest archival offerings

Music Journalism

They Are The White Label Promo Preservation Society

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Amy Rigby, Dave DiMartino, HoZac Books, HoZac Records, Ira Robbins, Jeff Tamarkin, Marshall Crenshaw, Mike Stax, Mitchell Cohen, Peter Holsapple, Radney Foster, Sal Maida, Steve Wynn, Susan Whitall, The dB's, Trouser Press, Ugly Things, White Label Promo Preservation Society, Wreckless Eric

On the eve of its celebration at New York’s famed Cutting Room, one more dive into this year’s most indispensable album guide

Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock

Pump Up The Volume: Stands For Decibels at 40

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Big Star, CBGB, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Hurrah’s, Irving Plaza, Maxwell's, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, the Mudd Club, Will Rigby

An exclusive chat with The dB’s about their classic debut album

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop

ALBUMS: Strumming and Thrumming Left of the Dial

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1983-1987, 2020, Barbara Manning, Captured Tracks, R.E.M., Salem 66, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987, The dB's, Various Artists, Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

The overlooked mid-80s American College Rock movement finally gets its salute with Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk

PYLON: The Art Students Who Took Their Fun Seriously

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments “Cool”, Athens, Chomp, Curtis Crowe, Georgia, Gyrate, Michael Lachowski, New West Records, Pylon, Pylon Box, R.E.M., Randy Bewley, The dB's, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

A stacked new box set offers the most complete look at the band who helped put Athens, GA, on the map

Pop Power Pop Remembrance

Fountains of Wayne Were a Modern Day Lennon/McCartney

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Ryan Maffei 6 Comments Adam Schlesinger, Big Star, Chris Collingwood, Fountains of Wayne, Jody Porter, RIP, Shoes, The dB's, The Go-Betweens, Utopia Parkway, Welcome Interstate Managers

Adam Schlesinger had a lot of collaborators — but none brought out his best like Chris Collingwood

Power Pop

ALBUMS: Exploring the Floating World of Rob Laufer

September 1, 2019September 3, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Johnny Cash, Rob Laufer, The dB's, The Floating World, Tom Petty

Inspired by the unexpected passing of Tom Petty, this onetime Beatlemania member delivers his own magic on album no. 6

Pop

20th Century Boy: Chris Stamey Rewrites History

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments Chris Stamey, Ella Fitzgerald, Let's Do it, New Songs for the 20th Century, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, The Great American Songbook, The Sneakers

The revered musician who helped break Chris Bell the solo act and pioneered power pop as a member of Sneakers and The dB’s pitches a new Great American Songbook