The Aquarian

September 28, 2022 0

So how does a kid from Paterson have a No. 3 hit in the country with “See You In September”...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Get Ready For MusikFest!

August 1, 2022 0

It’s that time of the year again. The 39th Annual Musikfest happens August 5-14 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. America’s largest free...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: ‘The Holy or the Broken’

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

July 27, 2022 0

The most misunderstood song in pop history started out as but a mere deep cut off Leonard Cohen’s brilliant Various Positions album...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Steely Dan & The Dave Stryker Trio Take Woodstock

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

July 19, 2022 1

In 1969, my 18-year old self sat at the Woodstock festival, dazed and confused due to the brown acid I...

Rant’N’Roll: Not-To-Miss Bands at Crawfish Fest

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

June 1, 2022 0

One of the highlights of my musical life was going to Louisiana for the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Last Monkee Standing

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 2, 2022 0

With the deaths of Davy Jones in 2012, Peter Tork in 2019, and Michael Nesmith in 2021, Micky Dolenz is...

Rant ‘N’ Roll – Woody Guthrie

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 11, 2022 0

Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art * Words and Wisdom (Chronicle Books) is a lavish hard-cover book collated by the legendary folk singer’s...

Rant ’N’ Roll – Rickie Lee Jones at MusikFest Café

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

March 18, 2022 0

Rickie Lee Jones, 67, has been on the road for over 40 years, even before her 1979 eponymous debut which...

Rant ’N’ Roll – Remembering Elton

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 7, 2022 0

When Rocket Records threw a New York City party in 1978 for Sir Elton John’s A Simple Man album, they...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: DEATH OF A RAPPER

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 17, 2022 0

Brooklyn hip-hop pioneer The Kangol Kid always wore those hats and he used to say, “I never lose because I’m...

Features

Fear Stalks the Aisles: Horror Hits Broadway

The Darkness: The Toast of the Town & Beyond

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull – Then & Now With a Lyrical ‘Lone Wolf’

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Disturbed Sell Out the Garden for the First Time

James Mastro & The Gold Stars with Renee Maskin at Old Franklin Schoolhouse in Metuchen / March 8, 2025

Judy Collins & Friends: 85 Years of Music & Protest

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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Makin Waves with Al Di Meola: ‘Straight Out in the Open’

On The Record: An Anthology Collects Hits from 1960, plus San Francisco Salsa, & CDs from Lance Cowan & Antonio Andrade

Profonde Musique: Top 10 Most Misunderstood Songs Ever

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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Live Music Choices for a NYC Weekend

The Coolest Live Music in NYC This Week

Spring Begins with Good Live Music in NYC

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

Rant ’N’ Roll: David Libert’s Misadventures

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Get Ready For MusikFest!

Rant ‘N’ Roll: ‘The Holy or the Broken’

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Steely Dan & The Dave Stryker Trio Take Woodstock

Rant’N’Roll: Not-To-Miss Bands at Crawfish Fest

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Last Monkee Standing

Rant ‘N’ Roll – Woody Guthrie

Rant ’N’ Roll – Rickie Lee Jones at MusikFest Café

Rant ’N’ Roll – Remembering Elton

Rant ‘N’ Roll: DEATH OF A RAPPER

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