The Grateful Dead

Dead Remembrance Rock 

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-founder, Gone at 78

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2026, Ace, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, Furthur, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Ratdog, RIP, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones

The legendary guitarist remembered by friends, fans and colleagues

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah Gets 50th Anniversary Expansion

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1975, Bill Kreutzmann, Blues for Allah, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Rhino, Robert Hunter, The Grateful Dead

Digging into their most experimental studio album

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Jeff Hanna Serves Up the Dirt

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Dirt Does Dylan, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Jeff Hanna, Mother Maybelle Carter, NGDB Records, Norman Blake, Poco, Roy Acuff, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Grateful Dead, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singer looks back on his group’s remarkable career

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead’s Mission from Mars

June 22, 2024June 24, 2024 Andrey Henkin 5 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux, From the Mars Hotel, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Rhino, The Grateful Dead

A new deluxe edition shines light on one of the band’s very best studio albums

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Dead Rock 

How Robert Hunter Stepped Out from the Shadows of The Grateful Dead

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1974, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Buddy Cage, David Freiberg, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Round Records, Tales of the Great Rum Runners, The Grateful Dead

Celebrating 50 years of the legendary lyricist’s debut LP Tales of the Great Rum Runners

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Records Retail 

Rhino Gores the Competition on Record Store Day with 39 Exclusive Titles

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Air, Captain Beefheart, Chase Atlantic, Cheech and Chong, David Bowie, Dio, Dwight Yoakam, Faces, Fetty Wap, Fleetwood Mac, Jimmy Cliff, Linda Ronstadt, Lowell George, MUDHONEY, Record Store Day, Rhino, Rhino Entertainment, Rhino Records, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Doors, The English Beat, The Grateful Dead, The Replacements, Yes

A complete rundown of what the venerated catalog label has coming out on April 20th

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Music Journalism 

Marc Masters’ Excellent Cassette Adventure

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Books, Cassettes, High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape, Marc Masters, Talking Heads, tapes, The Grateful Dead

A conversation with the author of High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead Celebrate 50 Years of Wake of the Flood with Deluxe Edition

September 25, 2023September 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Pigpen, The Grateful Dead, Wake of the Flood

Two CD set, which includes demos and live cuts, comes out September 29th

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Dead Rock 

The Rhythm Devil: Mickey Hart at 80

September 11, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 80th birthday, Airto Moriera, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Dead, Dead and Company, Europe '72, Flora Purim, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Sly and the Family Stone, The Dead, The Grateful Dead

Reflections on the Grateful Dead drummer’s Apocalypse Now era

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Dead jazz 

Talking Dead With Dave McMurray

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Blue Note Records, Bob James, Dave McMurray, Detroit, Grateful Dead, Grateful Deadication, Grateful Deadication 2, Griot Galaxy, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Was (Not Was)

The one-time Was (Not Was) saxophonist remains Grateful for the music

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Records Retail 

Rhino Unveils 24 Titles for Record Store Day

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blur, Captain Beefheart, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Madonna, Nuggets, Record Store Day, Rhino Records, Rich Kids, Scott Weiland, Stevie Nicks, The Grateful Dead, The Ramones, Tori Amos, Van Halen

Exclusive titles from Van Halen, The Ramones, Madonna and more on deck this year

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adblock Dead Rock 

A Case For Bob Weir’s Ace

January 16, 2023January 18, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Ace, Bob Weir, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Don Was, Mexicali Blues, Radio City Music Hall, The Grateful Dead, Wolf Bros.

The Dead man’s solo debut gets a belated 50th anniversary revisit

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Dead Psychedelics Rock 

Ramble On Rose: The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 at 50

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1972, Belgium, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Europe, Europe '72, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back at one of rock’s greatest live albums

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Dead Rock 

Of Wolf And Man: Bob Weir Turns 75

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bob Weir, Bobby and the Midnites, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Dead and Company, Jerry Garcia, Kingfish, The Grateful Dead

The music never stops for the iconic co-founder of The Grateful Dead

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Festivals Films Rock Rock Docs Television 

Trainwreck or Clusterf#&k?: Unpacking Woodstock ’99

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 David Seville 0 Comments 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Bob Weir, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cypress Hill, Green Day, Joe Cocker, Kid Rock, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rollins Band, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

A new Netflix docuseries uncovers the controversial festival that serves as a disturbing sign of the times

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