HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura Vinny Cecolini Albums February 23, 2020
On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases Columns November 22, 2024
On The Record: The Allman Brothers Band, plus Renaissance, Frank Sinatra, a David Olney Tribute, & More New Releases Columns November 15, 2024
Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more. Bryan Reesman Queued Up February 24, 2020
Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally Dan Alleva Going On in NYC March 4, 2020
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Delbert Mike Greenblatt Columns May 31, 2016 0Bethlehem, Pennsylvania—He can do it all: honky-tonkin’ red-blooded Americana soulful R&B alt-country jazzy balladry backwater blues rock ‘n’ rollin’ hillbilly...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Real Rock ‘N’ Roll Sprouts Up Thru Cracks In The Mainstream Sidewalk Mike Greenblatt Columns May 25, 2016 0Bluesman Robert Johnson was murdered in Baptist Town, Mississippi, just north of Greenwood, in 1938 at the age of 27....
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Louisiana Rock, Texas Folk, Indonesian Fusion & Weird Cello Music Mike Greenblatt Columns May 18, 2016 0Tommy Malone of The Subdudes (whose Primitive Streak was one of the best rock records of 1996) and Ray Ganucheau...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: No One Gets Out Of Here Alive Mike Greenblatt Columns May 11, 2016 0“Those are people who died, died/They were all my friends and they died.”—Jim Carroll Soul singer Billy Paul,...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Tasha Taylor, Carlo Ditta & Town Mountain Mike Greenblatt Columns May 4, 2016 0Singer/songwriter/guitarist Tasha Taylor was born in Dallas and raised on a tour bus. Her promising 2008 Revival debut preceded 2011’s...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: British Babes Of Dubious Distinction Mike Greenblatt Columns April 27, 2016 2London’s Ace Records has just released Love Hit Me: Decca Beat Girls 1962-1970. It’s filled with guilty pleasures, fascinating rhythms,...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Sarah Vaughan Forever Mike Greenblatt Columns April 20, 2016 0You could make a case for Newark’s own Sarah Vaughan [1924-1990] as the greatest American voice of them all. They...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Jazz Page Mike Greenblatt Columns April 13, 2016 0Bassist Brian Bromberg has come Full Circle on his new 11-track Artistry Music CD. Opening and closing with his dad’s...
We Banjo 3: From Ireland To New York Mike Greenblatt Going On in NYC April 12, 2016 0They come from Galway to spread what they call their “Celt-Grass,” a combo of American bluegrass and Irish folk. Consisting...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: New Orleans, Kansas City, Nashville Mike Greenblatt Columns April 6, 2016 0Loretta Lynn has come Full Circle on her new Legacy Recordings CD. The 83-year-old coal miner’s daughter has sold over...