http://www.therockologist.com/ The Rockologist en Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:41:00 GMT Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:41:00 GMT info@therockologist.com info@therockologist.com http://www.therockologist.com/the-boss-is-back-new-single-album-and-more/ The Boss Is Back. After a relatively quiet few months following the announcement of an impending new album and European tour dates late last year, Bruce Springsteen fans were treated... http://www.therockologist.com/the-boss-is-back-new-single-album-and-more/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/the-boss-is-back-new-single-album-and-more/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:41:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/2012-tour-preview-who-rules-the-road/ Barely a week into the new year, and 2012 is already shaping up to be a potentially huge one for the concert industry. Step aside Lady Gaga, because it looks... http://www.therockologist.com/2012-tour-preview-who-rules-the-road/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/2012-tour-preview-who-rules-the-road/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/in-defense-of-coldplay/2/ After watching them blow up the Space Needle here in Seattle, I spent a quiet New Years Eve at home. Channel surfing through the various network offerings ringing in the... http://www.therockologist.com/in-defense-of-coldplay/2/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/in-defense-of-coldplay/2/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:53:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/music-2011-the-rockologists-top-ten-album-picks/ Ladies and gentlemen, we don't have a winner. As the year in music 2011 draws to a close, the biggest news is that -- unlike 2010's near universal anointing of... http://www.therockologist.com/music-2011-the-rockologists-top-ten-album-picks/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/music-2011-the-rockologists-top-ten-album-picks/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:08:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/some-girls-when-the-whip-came-down-for-the-rolling-stones/2/ 1978 was a curious time for the self-proclaimed "greatest rock and roll band in the world." For the very first time in their at-the-time still young history, the Rolling Stones... http://www.therockologist.com/some-girls-when-the-whip-came-down-for-the-rolling-stones/2/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/some-girls-when-the-whip-came-down-for-the-rolling-stones/2/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:21:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/twenty-years-later-its-achtung-baby-all-over-again/ It must be getting close to Christmas time. That would certainly explain all the expanded editions and boxed sets that have come down the pike in recent weeks. From The... http://www.therockologist.com/twenty-years-later-its-achtung-baby-all-over-again/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/twenty-years-later-its-achtung-baby-all-over-again/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:22:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/the-enduring-20-year-legacy-of-nirvanas-nevermind/ Unless you've been off living in a cave somewhere these past few weeks, you've no doubt been unable to escape all the hype surrounding the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's landmark... http://www.therockologist.com/the-enduring-20-year-legacy-of-nirvanas-nevermind/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/the-enduring-20-year-legacy-of-nirvanas-nevermind/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:53:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/nyfaq-sooner-or-later-it-all-gets-real/ It's shameless self promotion and hype time, folks. As some of you who follow this site regularly may already know, I have a book coming out. Neil Young FAQ is... http://www.therockologist.com/nyfaq-sooner-or-later-it-all-gets-real/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/nyfaq-sooner-or-later-it-all-gets-real/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:16:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/the-rock-and-holy-roller-noise-of-kings-of-leon/ Sometimes it takes something like watching a movie to really "get" an artist or band. This week, after watching multiple screenings of Stephen C. Mitchell's Talahina Sky: The Story of... http://www.therockologist.com/the-rock-and-holy-roller-noise-of-kings-of-leon/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/the-rock-and-holy-roller-noise-of-kings-of-leon/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:03:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/phil-ochs-artist-activist-and-american/ DVD Review: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune Kenneth Bowser's Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune is a fascinating documentary overview of the largely unheralded, overlooked sixties protest singer who... http://www.therockologist.com/phil-ochs-artist-activist-and-american/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/phil-ochs-artist-activist-and-american/ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:16:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/making-sense-of-amy-winehouse-and-the-27s-tragedy/ The death of Amy Winehouse is a tragedy. But what might be the saddest commentary of all has been all of the Monday morning speculation -- both in the media... http://www.therockologist.com/making-sense-of-amy-winehouse-and-the-27s-tragedy/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/making-sense-of-amy-winehouse-and-the-27s-tragedy/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:08:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/goodnight-in-jungleland-remembering-clarence/ When I first heard the news on Saturday night, June 18 at about 7 p.m. that Clarence Clemons had died as a result of complications from a massive stroke he... http://www.therockologist.com/goodnight-in-jungleland-remembering-clarence/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/goodnight-in-jungleland-remembering-clarence/ Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:59:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/the-rockologist-macca-in-mono-and-other-pitfalls-of-remastered-recordings/1/ Familiarity sells records. For proof of this, look no further than the endless stream of repackaged, remastered, and in far too many cases, regurgitated deluxe reissues and boxed sets of... http://www.therockologist.com/the-rockologist-macca-in-mono-and-other-pitfalls-of-remastered-recordings/1/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/the-rockologist-macca-in-mono-and-other-pitfalls-of-remastered-recordings/1/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:59:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/the-revolution-has-had-its-final-telecast-rip-gil-scot-heron/ If anyone has any doubts of Gil Scott Heron's impact or influence, just go back and listen to the Revolution Will Not Be Televised and Public Enemy's Nation Of Millions... http://www.therockologist.com/the-revolution-has-had-its-final-telecast-rip-gil-scot-heron/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/the-revolution-has-had-its-final-telecast-rip-gil-scot-heron/ Sun, 29 May 2011 21:11:00 GMT http://www.therockologist.com/on-leon-russell-and-elton-john/1/ So I have to honest here. The first time I ever heard of Leon Russell was as a pre-teen kid cruising my way through the pages of Circus Magazine, where... http://www.therockologist.com/on-leon-russell-and-elton-john/1/#comments http://www.therockologist.com/on-leon-russell-and-elton-john/1/ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:11:00 GMT