By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) May 28th, 2026 From Reagan to Red Skies: How 1980’s Music Became a Weapon Against War Setting the scene: “In the early 1980s, children in Europe practiced nuclear drills […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Film Review: “Something Better Change” The punk rock band D.O.A. is one of the formative groups in punk rock history. But what happens when a punk rocker gets older? By all […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton For sheer entertainment value, it is hard to beat Ybor City, one of Tampa, FL’s small neighborhoods. It may try to do too much – mixing a video game arcade in […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) May 15th, 2026 When the war “ended,” the music didn’t—it evolved. “By the late ’70s, peace music didn’t always sound peaceful—sometimes it sounded like a disco beat, a distorted […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) May 12, 2016 Why are millions of people buying vinyl again in the streaming age? In an era where almost every song ever recorded lives inside a smartphone, something […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) April 27, 2026 Peace Amplified: The Soundtrack of Resistance, 1967–1970s There was a moment—somewhere between 1968 and 1971—when music stopped being just music. It became a question. A protest. […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) April 15, 2026 🇺🇸 Protest & Peace Music: The Short History Before the Explosion Before protest music filled stadiums and radio waves, it lived in taverns, churches, and fields—passed […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Last night on the bloated carcass that is called American Idol (more on this in a moment), the Class of 2026 for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was announced. […]
By Anita Stewart, Managing Editor (Retired) March 5, 2026 What Transforms Rock and Roll into Southern Rock? There’s a moment in certain songs when the guitars stop sounding polished and start sounding like dirt roads. […]
By “Tampa” Earl Burton Later than usual, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced its long-awaited nominees for induction in 2026. The list was heavily dominated by first-time nominees (ten) and by […]
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