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New Wave Power Pop Rock 

Inside The New Kids On The Street Box Set

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Bram Tchaikovsky, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elvis Costello, Kids On The Street, New Wave, Patti Smith Group, Power pop, The Distractions, The Jags, The Jam, The Motors, The Pretenders, The Records, The Stiffs, The Teardrop Explodes, XTC

The latest Cherry Red compilation focuses on the peak years of UK Power Pop and New Wave

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Punk 

Bad Religion: Damned To Be Free

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Bad Religion, Brett Guerwitz, Brian Baker, Elvis Costello, Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, King Crimson, The Dead Boys, The Jam, The Ramones

Looking back on 40 years of the punk legends’ first classic How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

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Music Journalism 

Throwaway Lines Often Ring True

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Ian Dury, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Roxy Music, The Jam, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground

Ten song lyrics that remain open to interpretation

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Folk Glam Rock 

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

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adblock Music Journalism 

The Ballad of Virus Van and COVID Clapton

December 10, 2020December 14, 2020 Tim Sommer 8 Comments COVID-19, Eric Clapton, Miley Cyrus, No More Lockdown, Phil Ochs, The Jam, Van Morrison

Van Morrison is a cranky old man, and that’s okay. Eric Clapton is a crappy old racist, and that’s not okay. 

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. XIII: November 2020

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Free Drink Ticket”, “Thunder Kiss ’65", Chad Smith, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Joey Santiago, Merrill Nisker, Mystery Girl, Paul Weller, Peaches, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Roy Orbison, The Jam, The Pixies, White Zombie

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Punk Remembrance 

R.I.P. Pierre Kezdy, 1962-2020: Goodbye to a Good Guy

October 26, 2020October 29, 2020 Jack Rabid 2 Comments Chicago, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Pierre Kezdy, Punk, Satyricon, Steve Diggle, Strike Under, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Ruts, Touch and Go Records

Jack Rabid pays homage to a friend and essential figure in Chicago punk

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Pop Punk Soul 

ALBUMS: The Sun Never Sets For Paul Weller

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Jim Slusarek 1 Comment 2020, David Bowie, On Sunset, Paul Weller, Polydor, The Jam, The Style Council

The former Jam man’s latest solo album is his most soulful set since The Style Council days

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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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Pop Punk Rock 

Transformative Revival

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Paul Weller, The Jam, The Style Council

25 years ago, Paul Weller released Wild Wood

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