Simon Reynolds appears in the following:
Harold Budd's Music Was Heaven On Earth
Thursday, December 10, 2020
The ambient composer and Brian Eno collaborator died this week at the age of 84 from complications brought on by COVID-19.
The Many Electronic Surprises To Be Found In The Nation's Vast Archive Of Folk Music
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Smithsonian Folkways is beloved for its historic collection of recordings and ephemera from folk and roots traditions — but the label's archive of electronic music is just as formidable.
How Florian Schneider And Kraftwerk Created Pop's Future
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter met while studying piano and flute at university in Germany. Before too long, they'd redrawn the entire outline of pop music for the late 20th century.
Mark Hollis And Talk Talk's Brilliant, Nuanced, Stubborn Visions
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Fame in hand, Mark Hollis led Talk Talk away from the '80s pop-rock that had made them and got weird, crafting two albums of intricate, desolate beauty. Afterwards, he ditched the machine completely.
Let's Eat Grandma: Defying Commas And Expectations
Monday, June 26, 2017
These two British teenagers arrived from out of nowhere, young in years but artistically mature and assured — and now the pair is out to reshape and retake.
How Glam Reinvented Rock, Identity, and Culture in the 1970s
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Simon Reynolds, author of the new book “Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century” explores the evolution and cultural impact of glam.
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Pop Will Repeat Itself
Friday, July 29, 2011
We’re living in the age of “re” – reunions, revivals, reissues, remakes and whole lot of retrospection. Music writer Simon Reynolds takes on this nostalgia craze in his new book, “Retromania.” He joins us to reflect on our obsession with pop’s recent past – and to speculate on what it all means for pop’s future.
