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Like A Flower: McCartney II at 40

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1980, Coming Up, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Ron Mael, Sparks, The Beatles

If McCartney was Paul McCartney’s declaration of independence from the Beatles, Part II signaled a new kind of freedom

Alternative Rock Experimental Noise

Death Poems for the Living Gods of America: Sonic Youth’s NYC Ghosts and Flowers Turns 20

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2000, Geffen, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, NYC Ghosts & Flowers, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

Where Pitchfork went wrong about SY’s most underrated LP

Dance Electronic Experimental Hip Hop Industrial New Wave Pop Psychedelics Remembrance

Florian Schneider April 7, 1947 – April 30, 2020: Year Zero Not Only Can Be Beautiful, It Must Be Beautiful

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Florian Schneider, Jimmy Fallon, Klaus Dinger, Kraftwerk, Michael Rother, Ralf Hütter, Sonic Youth, Suicide, Sun Ra, Sunn O))), Terry Riley, The Eagles, The Rascals, The Strokes, Tom Hanks

Tim Sommer bids Auf Wiedersehen to Herr Schneider, a man responsible for a half-century of innovation in pop musik

Experimental Indie Rock Noise Post-Punk Records

Satan Is Boring: Bad Moon Rising Turns 35

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Bert, Homestead Records, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Martin Bisi, Sonic Youth, Susstones, Thurston Moore

The Rock & Roll Globe talks exclusively with Lee Ranaldo, Bob Bert and producer Martin Bisi about Sonic Youth’s early masterpiece

Classical Experimental Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores

Therondy to Krzysztof Penderecki

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Classical, Krzysztof Penderecki, RIP, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Known for adding extra doses of dread and fear to thrillers like The Shining and Shutter Island, the late Polish composer had an extensive compositional range than went far beyond film

Experimental Folk Pop

Flesh Cartoons: Robyn Hitchcock’s Eye at 30

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1990, Eye, Queen Elvis, Robyn Hitchcock, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, The Soft Boys

In 1990, the chief Egyptian casts his vision towards further fancies

Experimental Pop

American Helen

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Books, comic art, Green Porcelain, Helen America, Igor Stravinsky, Jherek Bischoff, Red Sun, X-Ray Spex

Multidisciplinary artist Helen America creates dark beauty for uncertain times with latest project

Experimental Pop

Remembering Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Dias Records, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Genesis P-Orridge, Merzbow, Psychic TV, RIP, Ryan Martin, Throbbing Gristle

The pioneering icon of industrial music and the Avant Garde passes away at 70

Dub/Reggae Electronic Experimental

Something I Wrote High to Massive Attack v Mad Professor’s No Protection Which Is Now 25, Hooray!

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, 3D, Caroline Records, Dub, High Fidelity, Mad Professor, Massive Attack, Mushroom, No Protection, Robert De Naja, Tracey Thorn

In other words, how to properly experience the best remix album of the 1990s for its silver anniversary

Experimental Pop Post-Punk

Credit In The Straight World: Colossal Youth at 40

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Allison Statton, Colossal Youth, Courtney Love, Credit In The Straght World, Hole, Philip Moxham, Rough Trade, Stuart Moxham, Young Marble Giants

In 1980, Young Marble Giants stripped post-punk down to its minimalist core

Experimental Indie Rock Remembrance

Artists Honor Rain Parade/Opal/Mazzy Star Guitar Innovator David Roback

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments David Roback, Hope Sandoval, Kendra Smith, Mazzy Star, Opal, RIP, RIP David Roback, SST, The Dream Syndicate, The Rain Parade

The Paisley Underground luminary has died, aged 61

Experimental Pop

IN CONCERT: Poppy’s Pet Sounds

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Celine Dion, Faith No More, I Disagree, Mr. Bungle, Philadelphia, Poppy

This “one woman Faith No More” is wowing young crowds across the country on her latest tour

Experimental Pop

ALBUMS: OOIOO’s Nijimusi Explodes With Joy

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jennfer Kelly 0 Comments 2020, Boredoms, Japan, Nijimusi, OOIOO, Thrill Jockey, Yoshimi P-We

Yoshimi P-We’s Boredoms offshoot makes intricate ecstatic chaos from traditional rock instruments

Experimental Heavy Metal

Heilung: The Must-See Band of 2020 is The Flinstones in Hell

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Christopher Juul, Heilung, Iron Maiden, John Cale, Kai Uwe Faust, Kate Bush, Maria Franz, Scandinavia, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Velvet Underground, Vikings

Tim Sommer checks in from the Viking rockers’ recent two-night stand at Webster Hall

Experimental Music Journalism Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics

No Good Trying: Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs at 50

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, 50th, 50th anniversary, David Gilmour, EMI, Harvest Records, Jokers Wild, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Rock & Roll Globe contributor Bill Kopp shares an excerpt from his acclaimed book Reinventing Pink Floyd

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