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The Album First Came Out on June 16, 1972
Jun 16, 2022
By Austin Saalman
A seminal year in glam, 1972 yielded the releases of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, T. Rex’s The Slider, and Lou Reed’s Transformer, each record advancing the evolving sound of rock and steering youth culture away from the earthy optimism of the previous decade, ushering in an era in which popular culture’s eschatology was dictated by sexuality, decadence, and high fashion. More
Tour Will Kick Off in September; St. Vincent Will Be Supporting Act
Mar 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Roxy Music have announced their first tour in 11 years. The upcoming tour will be in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. St. Vincent will be a supporting act on every North American stop of the tour (except Boston). More
Music From the Pen Gala 1983 Out Now via Loma Vista
Nov 22, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Local Natives have shared a new EP consisting of soft rock covers which they performed on an episode of the Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door. The EP, entitled Music From the Pen Gala 1983, includes covers of songs by Roxy Music, Michael McDonald, 10cc, and Gerry Rafferty. It is out now via Loma Vista. More
Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories Due Out May 7 on Jagjaguwar
Mar 30, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Angel Olsen has announced a new box set, Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories, which will be out on May 7 via Jagjaguwar. The set features Olsen’s albums All Mirrors and Whole New Mess, along with a bonus LP titled Far Memory and a 40-page book collection. Olsen has also shared a new song from Far Memory titled “It’s Every Season (Whole New Mess),” an alternate version of the title track from Whole New Mess which was recorded during the All Mirrors sessions. More
All Mirrors Out Now via Jagjaguwar
Mar 30, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Angel Olsen has joined the litany of musicians who have performed from their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and the mass self-quarantine, covering Roxy Music’s “More Than This” and posting it to her Instagram account. More
Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, and The Zombies Also Inducted
Dec 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Nominees for the 2019 induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced back in October. Today it has been announced who actually made the cut and is being inducted next year. More
Rage Against the Machine, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, and Others Also Nominated
Oct 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Nominees for the 2019 induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. They include Radiohead, The Cure, Devo, Janet Jackson, MC5, Rage Against the Machine, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, and more. More
Interviews
Sep 09, 2022
By Hays Davis
It’s the news that their fans may not have dared to hope for. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Roxy Music—Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson—have embarked on an arena tour that brings the band back together for the first time since their 2011 For Your Pleasure shows. More
Reviews
Sep 15, 2022
By Hays Davis
The DC crowd at Capital One Arena rose to their feet with a sea of smiles that could easily have reflected joy and/or disbelief that Roxy Music was back in the U.S. More
Aug 03, 2022
By Matthew Berlyant
When Brian Eno (credited with “synthesizers and treatments”) left Roxy Music after the touring cycle for their incredible second LP, For Your Pleasure, in 1973, the band was at a crossroads. More
Jun 20, 2022
By Austin Saalman
By 1975, a thin white David Bowie was busy crooning plastic soul tunes to young Americans, Marc Bolan had since vanished behind the cutout of Zinc Alloy, Iggy Pop was spiraling into a manic dope haze (but not before having recorded Raw Power, his finest album), and Lou Reed was busy pissing the world off with Metal Machine Music. More
