The Aquarian

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It’s that time of the year again. The 39th Annual Musikfest happens August 5-14 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. America’s largest free...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: ‘The Holy or the Broken’

Mike Greenblatt

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July 27, 2022 0

The most misunderstood song in pop history started out as but a mere deep cut off Leonard Cohen’s brilliant Various Positions album...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Steely Dan & The Dave Stryker Trio Take Woodstock

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

July 19, 2022 1

In 1969, my 18-year old self sat at the Woodstock festival, dazed and confused due to the brown acid I...

Rant’N’Roll: Not-To-Miss Bands at Crawfish Fest

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

June 1, 2022 0

One of the highlights of my musical life was going to Louisiana for the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Last Monkee Standing

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

May 2, 2022 0

With the deaths of Davy Jones in 2012, Peter Tork in 2019, and Michael Nesmith in 2021, Micky Dolenz is...

Rant ‘N’ Roll – Woody Guthrie

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

April 11, 2022 0

Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art * Words and Wisdom (Chronicle Books) is a lavish hard-cover book collated by the legendary folk singer’s...

Rant ’N’ Roll – Rickie Lee Jones at MusikFest Café

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

March 18, 2022 0

Rickie Lee Jones, 67, has been on the road for over 40 years, even before her 1979 eponymous debut which...

Rant ’N’ Roll – Remembering Elton

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 7, 2022 0

When Rocket Records threw a New York City party in 1978 for Sir Elton John’s A Simple Man album, they...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: DEATH OF A RAPPER

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 17, 2022 0

Brooklyn hip-hop pioneer The Kangol Kid always wore those hats and he used to say, “I never lose because I’m...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: PREMIERE: Mike Pride’s ‘America’s So Straight’ Gets Exclusive U.S. Drop

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

December 1, 2021 0

Hardcore band MDC was born in 1982 Austin at a time when punk bands were trying to be as shocking...

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The Cult at the Rooftop at Pier 17 / July 20, 2022

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On The Record: A Superlative Grateful Dead Concert Album, plus Brother Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, Tom Paxton & Friends, & Triptides

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

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