‘The Name of This Band is R.E.M.’ Review: Indie Rock’s Georgia Pioneers
A low-key quartet from a southern college town, R.E.M. didn’t look like the type to blaze a whole new path for pop music.
How Andy Summers used chord fragments and an Echoplex to change the sound of rock guitar
The former Police guitarist told us how the group's evolution in the midst of punk led him to his breakthrough achievement as ...
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The story of Punk and New Wave comes to a Peterborough theatre
Bringing to life iconic punk songs and legends is the riotous new show Pretty Vacant, heading to Peterborough next month – ...
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Alt-rock Indiana Jones uncovers long-lost Ramones guitar case, trove of rare records in NYC home: ‘Like finding the Mona Lisa’
Brian Gorsegner appears to be your average punk rocker-turned New Jersey dad, but in truth he’s really an alt-rock Indiana ... other seminal punk bands from the ’70s and ’80s.
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The punk cult hero who unwittingly became Lou Reed’s drug dealer
The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man ...
Entertaining cover band plays '70s favorites at the Lucky Horseshoe
Long-running hard rock and metal cover band Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance brings its two-fisted celebration of heavy sounds to the the Lucky Horseshoe in Bernal Heights Saturday night.
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Obituary: Beej Chaney, original Suburbs punk-rock guitarist, dies at 67
Beej Chaney, the founding guitarist of local band The Suburbs who was known for his raucous punk-rock energy during ... during the band’s late-’70s and early-’80s heyday, Barghini said ...
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After Nearly 50 Years, D.C. Punk Refuses to Die
Scott Crawford, who came of age amid D.C.’s blossoming punk scene ... good tunes of the late ’70s and early ’80s, personified by pop, disco, and some rock bands. Minor Threat and Susie ...
50 Years Later: How 1975’s No. 1 albums hold up after a half-century
The year 1975 was a very good one for Elton John and Chicago. It was pretty good as well for artists from Olivia Newton-John ...
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ROCK STARS’ REUNION | Lead singers of After Image, Color It Red, Prettier Than Pink, and Orient Pearl in one concert
The concert’s title, Frontmen & Rock Chix, could use more wit and imagination. But what’s more important is, it’s happening on Jan. 25 at the Music Museum, featuring four of the most popular lead ...
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Premiere: New Music From Seattle’s Cutest Band Name
They bring that renewed love of music—and making music together—into their new self-titled album, due out May 23. It's somewhat of an ode to the songs that made them want to make music in the first ...