All posts by Chris Gerard
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Classic album revisited: Tina Turner’s “Private Dancer”
By the dawn of the 80s, as the MTV generation was about to awaken, Tina Turner was seen as a relic from an earlier generation....
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Lady Gaga’s “Artpop”: epic disappointment
There is no question that Lady Gaga has delivered some classic pop singles since she burst onto the scene five years ago with her first...
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Lou Reed dies at 71 – a look back at his incredible musical legacy
Lou Reed, one of the most important and influential songwriters and artists in rock and roll history, died yesterday at age 71 following a long...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1982
1982 was a transition year for pop music. ’70s style soft-rock artists were still hanging around on the charts, but MTV was already starting to...
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Simple Minds rock the 9:30 Club
This past Friday night the legendary Scottish band Simple Minds took a sold-out 9:30 Club crowd through a rousing tour of 30+ years of great...
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Remembering Elliott Smith 10 years after his death
Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died on this date 10 years ago, 10/21/2003, at the age of 34. He was an acclaimed songwriter who had released a...
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The Cure’s “Wild Mood Swings” revisited
By the mid-90s, The Cure had become an arena-rock supergroup. Their ascent to mega-success was a long and slow journey. Their 1979 debut album “Three...
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McCartney’s fantastic “New” album hits stores today
Paul McCartney returns with latest album “New,” out today. It’s his 24th post-Beatles studio album overall, and first studio album of all original material since...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1973
Forty years ago this week, Cher — who has just released a new album and is about to launch a major tour — was at...
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Boy George debuts new video for “King of Everything”
Boy George’s latest album, “This is What I Do”, hits stores later this month, and the pop icon has just released a dramatic video for the...
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Yoko Ono’s long journey to “The Land of Hell” and back
Not many 80-year-old women are releasing experimental rock albums while simultaneously hitting the top of the dance charts these days. But then, Yoko Ono has...
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Pet Shop Boys debut new video for “Thursday”
Pet Shop Boys are back with a new video for the song “Thursday” from their latest album “Electric.” Filmed in Shanghai, it features some of...
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Disappointing Dive
Sir Elton John has nothing left to prove. His status in the top tier of rock-and-roll royalty is unquestioned. His 31st studio album, The Diving...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1985
This week we look back at the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week 28 years ago, in the September 28, 1985 edition...
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Classic album revisited: Erasure’s “The Innocents”
Vince Clarke had already been a founding member of two pivotal new wave bands by the time he joined forces with powerhouse vocalist Andy Bell...
