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Why Has Sirius Lost a Million Subscribers?

December 14, 2021December 21, 2021 Ken Kurson 2 Comments Apple Music, BAMTech LLC, Blondie, Bob Michelson, Disney, HBO and Hulu, James Woodell, Joe Inzerillo, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Netflix, Nirvana, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Pravda Records, Richard Lloyd, Rodney Bingenheimer, Sirius, Sonic Youth, Spotify, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Ramones, The Wall Street Journal, X

The greatest radio ever built has to stop acting like a radio

Music Journalism Rock Rock Docs

Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

Punk Remembrance

Long Live The King: Remembering Dee Dee

September 18, 2021September 19, 2021 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments ” Ramones, CBGB, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Max's Kansas City, Mickey Leigh, the Mudd Club, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

Honoring the 70th birthday of the legendary bassist for the Ramones with his beloved first wife Vera

New Wave Pop

Chris Frantz at 70

May 8, 2021August 4, 2021 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 70th Birthday, Blondie, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Genius of Love, Son of Sam, Talking Heads, Television, The Cramps, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

Jim Sullivan catches up with the groundbreaking drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club on his 70th trip around the sun

Glam Pop Power Pop Punk Remembrance

Les McKeown 1955 – 2021: Ultrapop, Erotic Terror, and Punk’s Proof of Concept

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Tim Sommer 4 Comments Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard, Klaatu, Les McKeown, Malcolm McClaren, MC5, RIP, Sweet, The Mumps, The Ramones, The Rollers

The best-known vocalist for the Bay City Rollers died suddenly this past week at age 65.

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Joey Ramone

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Andy Shernoff, Dee Dee Ramone, Don't Worry About Me, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Maria Bartiromo, Motörhead, Scott Kempner, The Dictators, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

Remembering the American punk idol 20 years after his heartbreaking death

Rock

Why Billy Childish Matters

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments BILLY CHILDISH, Bob Dylan, Charles Ives, Louis Jordan, Moondog, Phil Ochs, Scott Muni, The Circle Jerks, The Kinks, The Lurkers, The Ramones, Thee Headcoats, Vini Reilly, Wilko Johnson, Wire

Like, more than anyone else in Rock & Roll

New Wave Post-Punk

Solid Gold Entertainment!

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Andy Gill, Box Set, Dave Allen, Entertainment!, Gang of Four, GANG OF FOUR 77-81, Hugh Burnham, Jon King, Matador Records, Sire Records, Solid Gold, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Jon King discusses the new Gang of Four stacked new box set covering the band’s first four years

Southern Rock

ALBUMS: Drive-By Truckers Share a Perilous Journey

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, American Band, ATO Records, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, Southern Rock Opera, The Dirty South, The New OK, The Ramones

With their latest album, The New OK, these sons of the south probe the darker depths of a deep divide

Music Journalism Remembrance

All You Need to Know About Van Halen by Someone Who Was an Actual Teenager in the 1970s

October 9, 2020October 19, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Billy Joel, Blondie, Bread, CHEAP TRICK, CSN, James Taylor, Kansas, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Little River Band, Neu!, Styx, The Ramones, Van Halen, Wilko Johnson, Wire

A remembrance of the era that gave us Eddie Van Halen from someone on the ground during their ascension to superstardom

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 4 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

Punk Rap

Dee Dee Ramone’s Rap ‘N’ Roll

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, Brain Drain, Chinese Dragons, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Funky Man, Happy Birthday, Standing In The Spotlight, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

For the Ramones bassist’s 69th birthday in Heaven, former Boston Globe music critic Jim Sullivan revisits his 1989 story chronicling Dee Dee’s short-lived hip-hop career

Art Pop New Wave Post-Punk

Siouxsie Comes In Colors

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, AC/DC, Budgie, Happy House, John McGeoch, Kaleidoscope, Robert Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Jones, The Cure, The Professionals, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Kaleidoscope

Radio

Rockin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Revisited

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bloodrock, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Desmond Dekker and The Aces, Jane Birkin, Johnny Cash, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Radio, Serge Gainsbourg, The Ramones

Jim Sullivan recounts 10 songs outside of rock that defined the FM airwaves for him

Power Pop Punk Remembrance Rock

Farewell Kim Shattuck

February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Jack Rabid 3 Comments Angry Samoans, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Kim Shattuck, Leaving Trains, No Holiday, Paul Collins’ Beat, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Coolie, The Fastbacks, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Ramones, The Saints, The Who, Troggs, Zeros

A tribute and a belated, rescheduled interview with Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett, on her life and their band’s final album, No Holiday.

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