Posts From Jim Sullivan
Interview: Ringo Starr’s Drum Beat Can’t Be Beat
Is it possible that he’s underrated? Our assessment of the 2015 Rock Hall inductee’s Beatles and solo career says “yes.”
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10 Songs That Defined New Wave Music
New wave music wasn’t easily defined, but most fans knew it when they heard it. We chose 10 songs that, to us, were the best of the genre.
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Mark Farner Interview: Grand Funk Railroad’s Legacy
What was it like to be in a band popular enough to sell out Shea Stadium, even while rock critics despised you? We asked Mark Farner.
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‘1971’ Book Makes a Strong Case for Best Rock Year
Was 1971 a peak year in rock? Maybe the peak year in rock? A book makes the case for that thesis quite vigorously and well.
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10 More Songs That Defined New Wave Music
Part 2 of our series on songs that defined the new wave movement of the ’70s and ’80s with the B-52’s, Pretenders, Devo and more.
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Joan Baez 2018 Interview: On Bob Dylan and Aging
Says the folk legend: “I’m comfortable and happy. I’m not trying to reach notes that I can’t reach anymore. I’m working on what I have, which I like a lot.”
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Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett: The Early Years
We take a close look at the formative years of one of rock’s greatest bands, and their ‘madcap’ leader who was a shining star of the psychedelic era
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‘Dylan Goes Electric!’ Book Author Talks Newport 1965
Author and folklorist Elijah Wald explores the myths, context and events surrounding the famous electric live debut at the Folk Festival
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Producer Jack Douglas on John Lennon, Cheap Trick
After producing classic albums by Aerosmith, Jack Douglas helped a band from Illinois gets its start. Then came December 1980
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10 Classic Punk Rock Songs
Any list of top songs of any genre are going to be subjective. But, says its author, here are ones by Blondie, Devo and more for punk rock
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