Charlie Doherty
Senior Music Editor and Culture & Society (Sports) Editor at Blogcritics Magazine; Prior writing/freelancing ventures: copy editor/content writer for Penn Multimedia; Boston Examiner, EMSI, Demand Media, Brookline TAB, Suite 101 and Helium.com; Media Nation independent newspaper staff writer, printed/published by the Boston Globe at 2004 DNC (Boston, MA); Featured in Guitar World May 2014. Keep up with me on twitter.com/chucko33
July 19, 2022
Metal, Music, Music Genres, Music News, Punk Rock, Rock
The hardcore/metal quartet featuring Faith No More's Mike Patton and Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer) are back with a thrashing new single and have announced the October 2022 release of the second album, 'II'.
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January 31, 2022
Alternative Rock, Blues, Classic Rock, Country and Americana, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Music, Music Genres, Music Review Lists, Pop, Punk Rock, R&B, Reviews music, Rock, Top Stories
A brief but varied list of favorites of 2021 that includes Neil Young, SZA, Jesse Malin, Julien Baker, War on Drugs, and more.
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August 17, 2021
Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Feature Articles music, Interviews music, Metal, Music, Music Genres, Pop, Rock
Some of the many topics with the Collective Soul co-founder include: Tommy Shaw (Styx), Eddie Van Halen, and unreleased albums and songs both new and old.
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February 6, 2021
Alternative Rock, Blues, Classic Rock, Country and Americana, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Music, Music Genres, Music Review Lists, Pop, Reviews music, Rock, Top Stories
My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.
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August 12, 2020
Blues, Classic Rock, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Feature Articles music, Feature Stories, Interviews music, Music, Music Genres, Rock
In part 2, Nils Lofgren talks life on the road with The Boss, writing with Lou Reed, and his recent reunion with Neil Young.
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August 12, 2020
Blues, Classic Rock, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Feature Articles music, Feature Stories, Interviews music, Music, Music Genres, Rock, Top Stories
In Part 1, Nils discusses his 50+ years in the music biz, his new live 2-CD set 'Weathered,' the great Cindy Mizelle, Willie Nile, and more.
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May 21, 2020
Blues, Country and Americana, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Music, Music Genres, Reviews In Brief music, Top Stories
Soulful Americana is alive and well on the new release by Jarrod Dickenson.
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January 30, 2020
Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Country and Americana, Dance Music, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Music, Music Genres, Music Review Lists, Pop, Punk Rock, Reviews music, Rock
Young artists and veteran hitmakers alike created an abundance of memorable tunes in 2019. Post Malone, Jay Som, Beck, and Sharon Van Etten are among them.
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January 26, 2020
Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Country and Americana, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Folk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Music, Music Genres, Music Review Lists, Pop, Punk Rock, R&B, Reissues, Rock, Top Stories
Just in time for the 2020 Grammys, here is my annual list of top releases of 2019 (including Baroness, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lizzo, and Slipknot).
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June 13, 2019
Album Reviews, Editor Pick: Music, Editor Picks, Metal, Music, Music Genres, Reviews music, Rock, Top Stories
'Blue Record' was the peak of Baroness's metal prowess, but 'Gold & Grey' is their crowning achievement.
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