Posts From Jim Sullivan
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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Joan Baez Interview: On Dylan, Aging and the Rock Hall
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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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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Mark Farner on Grand Funk Railroad’s Highs & Lows
In a wide-ranging conversation, GFR’s guitarist recalls the band’s early days, peak years and the often bitter aftermath
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Ian Anderson Talks About Tull, Rock Hall
The longtime Jethro Tull leader talks about the band’s namesake, his opinion on the Hall of Fame, and Frank Zappa, in this far-ranging Interview
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Deaths of Older Rock Legends Continue to Shake Us
A wave of deaths of older rock legends has given boomers reason to pause. Is 67 or 70 the new 27? “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”
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Tom Scholz Talks About Boston’s Recording Process
On the eve of the band’s big 2017 Hyper Space Tour, the mastermind behind one of classic rock’s biggest bands spoke to us about touring, recording and more
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Alice Cooper: ‘None of Us Planned to Live Past 30’
In a wide-ranging interview, the legend talks about many of the original Hollywood Vampires, a reunion and the ‘Wow’ he got from Paul McCartney
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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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