The Mekons

Country and/or Western Indie Rock Punk 

We (Still) ❤️ Mekons

July 18, 2025July 19, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, City Winery, Dave Trumfio, Gang of Four, Jon Langford, Rico Bell, Sally Timms, Susie Honeyman, The Mekons, Tom Greenhalgh

Catching up with Jon Langford in Boston as the country-punk legends tour behind Horror

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Shine on Brightly: A Chat with Jon Langford

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Jon Langford, Jon Langford and Skull Orchard, Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners, Mekons, Men of Gwent, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Where It Really Starts

The Mekon, Waco Brother and Man of Gwent on old friends, new music and the surprise favorite of his albums 

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Indie Rock Music Journalism New Wave Rock 

Print the Legend: Interrogating The Paranoid Style

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 2024, Bar-None Records, Chrissie Hynde, Elizabeth Nelson, Northport, Peter Holsapple, Taylor Swift, The Interrogator, The Interrogator Long Island, The Mekons, The Paranoid Style

Elizabeth Nelson on her band’s brilliant new album, the state of the arts and the subtle link between Taylor Swift and fascism

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Punk Remembrance 

Jon Langford Remembers Chris Bailey

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Jon Langford 0 Comments Chris Bailey, Down on the Farm Festival, Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire, The Mekons, The Saints

Mekons founder fondly recalls the great Aussie leader of The Saints

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New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance 

Delta 5 Singer Julz Sale Dies In Thailand

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Apple+, Delta 5, England, Gang of Four, iPhone, Julz Sale, Kill Rock Stars, Leeds, Mind Your Own Business, Post-Punk, RIP, The Mekons

Alongside the Mekons and Gang of Four, she was a key figure in the famed Leeds post-punk movement

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Blues Dylan Folk 

On Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul”

March 30, 2020April 1, 2020 Tim Sommer 18 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Murder Most Foul, Phil Ochs, The Beatles, The Mekons

The Bard to his generation: “You Fucked Up”

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Records 

A Valentine’s Day Musical Massacre

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Amerigo Gazaway, Hamish Kilgour, I used to love H.E.R., I was made to love her, Jon Langford, Kosha Dillz, My Baby Just Cares for Me, Nights in White Satin, Pauline Black, Sage Francis, Scientific Love, Scott Kempner, The Mekons, The Selecter, Valentine's Day, What I like most about you is your girlfriend

Artists pick the good, the bad and the weird for love songs

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Post-Punk Punk Remembrance 

Hugo Burnham Remembers Andy Gill

February 4, 2020February 10, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Gill, Dave Allen, Entertainment!, G04, Gang of Four, Hugo Burnham, Jon King, Not Great Men, Paradise Club, RIP, RIP Andy Gill, The Mekons

In this exclusive chat, Jim Sullivan and the original Gang of Four drummer share their memories of the pioneering guitarist and songwriter

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Folk Indie Rock Music Journalism 

Jim Allen: Here Comes The Sun

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments House Concerts, Jim Allen, Joanna Sternberg, Music Journalism, Rock & Roll Globe, Steve Goulding, The Mekons, Where The Sunshine Bit You

An exclusive chat with the acclaimed singer-songwriter and regular RNR Globe contributor about his new solo album, house concerts and more

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Country and/or Western Punk 

Cacti and Coyotes

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bloodshot Records, Jon Langford, Steve Goulding, The Mekons

The Mekons take a desert trip

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