Yep Roc

Alternative Rock Rock 

Sloan Delivers A ‘Best Seller’

October 3, 2025October 2, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 1 Comment 2025, Based On the Best Seller, Canada, Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson, John Lennon, Patrick Pentland, Paul McCartney, Ryan Haslett, Sloan, The Beatles, Yep Roc

Canada’s finest return with another LP of indelible alt-pop 

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Marshall Crenshaw: Field Day of Dreams

July 24, 2023July 26, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Beatlemania, Buddy Holly, Chris Donato, Field Day, Marshall Crenshaw, Robert Crenshaw, Steve Lillywhite, Warner Bros. Records, Yep Roc

A 40th Anniversary reissue revisits the New Wave great’s classic sophomore LP

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Rock Roots 

Daddy Long Legs: Back On The Street

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 j. poet 0 Comments 2023, Brian Hurd, Charley Patton, Daddy Long Legs, Fred McDowell, Furry Lewis, Howlin' Wolf, Josh Styles, Muddy Waters, Murat Akturk, Slim Harpo, Son House, Street Sermons, Willie Dixon, Yep Roc

A chat with frontman Brian Hurd about the band’s hot new album

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Marshall Crenshaw on Marshall Crenshaw

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1982, Gin Blossoms, John Lennon, Marshall Crenshaw, Warner Bros. Records, Yep Roc

Celebrated singer-songwriter on the 40th anniversary expanded edition of his eponymous 1982 debut

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New Wave Punk 

Scream, Werewolf, Scream!

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, CBGB, Child of the Moon, The Face Of The Screaming Werewolf, The Fleshtones, The Rolling Stones, Yep Roc

The Fleshtones are still rockin’ and rollin’, still writing hits, after 45 years together

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Alternative Rock North Americana Punk Rock 

ALBUMS: What Makes Chuck Prophet Dance?

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 2020, Chuck Prophet, Dan Stuart, Green On Red, Steve Simkin, The Land That Time Forgot, The Paisley Underground, What Makes The Monkey Dance: The Life and Music of Chuck Prophet and Green On Red, Yep Roc

The former Paisley Underground crewman proves his staying power on The Land That Time Forgot

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Indie Rock North Americana 

FIRST LISTEN: “Love Doesn’t Come From The Barrel Of A Gun” by Chuck Prophet

July 10, 2020July 16, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chuck Prophet, Green On Red, Jonathan Richman, The Land That Time Forgot, The Paisley Underground, Tom Petty, Yep Roc

The Rock & Roll Globe premieres the latest song from the Paisley Underground vet’s new album The Land That Time Forgot

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Blues Indie Rock 

Daddy Long Legs: Going Back to the Roots of the Blues

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Brooklyn, Daddy Long Legs, Lowdown Ways, Yep Roc

The Brooklyn trio gets “Lowdown” on new album

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

ALBUMS: The Minus 5 Is Back!

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Beatles, Beck, Corin Tucker, Jeff Tweedy, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, Stroke Manor, The Minus 5, Yep Roc

Scott McCaughey beats the odds with Stroke Manor

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Rock 

Sloan: Past, Present and Future

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Canada, Indie rock, Power pop, Sloan, Yep Roc

Talking with guitarist Jay Ferguson about the Halifax power pop vets and their great new album 12

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