How England Made The Beatles
The Beatles are not a divinity, but the product of causes and conditions
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Tim Sommer
Remembering the Glory Days of MTV News
In honor of today being the 40th anniversary of MTV’s debut on cable television, the Rock & Roll Globe is proud to bring you this “remastered” edition of Tim Sommer’s inside account of working for MTV News in the 80s and early 90s
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Champagne Like Coca-Cola: Lola Versus The Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One at 50
A half-century later, The Kinks’ timeless classic makes us yearn for the problematic music industry of yore
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Forty Years Ago, Young Marble Giants Exploded A Graceful Bomb Over Manhattan
Tim Sommer recalls a show that changed his life
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Is It Time for Old Guy White Rock Critics To Move Over?
Our reigning, defending, undispluted heavyweight champion of rock criticism explores the great generational divide at the core of music journalism in 2019
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Scott Walker January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019
There are many fine obituaries of the great Scott Walker, which will provide details of his long, fascinating and productive life. This does not claim to be one of those.
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